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Subequent Events - Narrative (Details) |  | 9 Months Ended
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Mar. 21, 2017 USD ($) customer | Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)
Senior notes | Senior Notes, 5-Year Maturity |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument term |  | 5 years
Senior notes | Senior Notes, 10-Year Maturity |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument term |  | 10 years
Cash Flow Hedge | Treasury Lock | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Senior notes | Senior Notes, 5 and 10 Year Maturities |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Deferred gain |  | $ 30,200,000
Cash Flow Hedge | Treasury Lock | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Senior notes | Senior Notes, 5-Year Maturity |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Notional value |  | 500,000,000.0
Cash Flow Hedge | Treasury Lock | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Senior notes | Senior Notes, 10-Year Maturity |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Notional value |  | $ 1,000,000,000.0
Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Number of customers (more than) | customer | 1,000,000 |
G&K Services | Subsequent Event |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |
Consideration transferred | $ 2,200,000,000 |
Consolidated revenue | $ 6,000,000,000 |

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