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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Components of Income Before Income Taxes | Income before income taxes for continuing operations consists of the following components for the fiscal years ended May 31:
(In thousands) | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
U.S. operations | $ | 1,061,505 |  |  | $ | 798,215 |  |  | $ | 673,055 |
Foreign operations | 40,894 |  |  | 42,786 |  |  | 14,349 |
| $ | 1,102,399 |  |  | $ | 841,001 |  |  | $ | 687,404 |
Components of Income Taxes | Income tax expense (benefit) for continuing operations consists of the following components for the fiscal years ended May 31:
(In thousands) | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Current: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | 134,174 |  |  | $ | 124,861 |  |  | $ | 184,130 |
State and local | 40,949 |  |  | 32,322 |  |  | 30,201 |
Foreign | 9,882 |  |  | 15,103 |  |  | 6,996 |
| 185,005 |  |  | 172,286 |  |  | 221,327 |
Deferred | 34,759 |  |  | (115,217 | ) |  | 8,791 |
| $ | 219,764 |  |  | $ | 57,069 |  |  | $ | 230,118 |
Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense Using the Statutory Rate and Actual Income Tax Expense | Reconciliation of income tax expense for continuing operations using the statutory rate and actual income tax expense is as follows for the fiscal years ended May 31:
(In thousands) | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Income taxes at the U.S. federal statutory rate | $ | 231,503 |  |  | $ | 245,322 |  |  | $ | 240,677 |
Permanent differences (1) | (51,201 | ) |  | (47,137 | ) |  | (29,414 | )
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit | 31,687 |  |  | 24,783 |  |  | 19,210 |
Other (2) | 6,506 |  |  | (4,451 | ) |  | (355 | )
Impact of the Tax Act: |  |  |  |  |
Deemed repatriation of non-U.S. earnings, net of foreign tax credits and other (collectively, transition tax) | 153 |  |  | 9,768 |  |  | — |
Non-U.S. withholding taxes related to certain non-U.S. earnings subject to repatriation | 690 |  |  | 4,363 |  |  | — |
Remeasurement of U.S. net deferred tax liabilities from 35% to 21% | 426 |  |  | (175,579 | ) |  | — |
| $ | 219,764 |  |  | $ | 57,069 |  |  | $ | 230,118 |
(1) | Includes the excess tax benefits related to share based compensation.
(2) | Primarily consists of adjustments for uncertain tax positions, tax credits and return to provision adjustments.
Components of Deferred Income Taxes | The components of deferred income taxes included on the consolidated balance sheets are as follows at May 31:
(In thousands) | 2019 |  | 2018
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 9,495 |  |  | $ | 8,209 |
Inventory obsolescence | 9,257 |  |  | 10,425 |
Insurance and contingencies | 45,339 |  |  | 43,482 |
Stock-based compensation | 77,697 |  |  | 64,376 |
Net operating loss and foreign related carry-forwards (1) | 9,109 |  |  | 12,882 |
Treasury locks | 5,806 |  |  | — |
Deferred compensation and other | 48,922 |  |  | 37,319 |
| 205,625 |  |  | 176,693 |
Valuation allowance | (7,308 | ) |  | (11,302 | )
| 198,317 |  |  | 165,391 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Uniform and other rental items in service | 194,939 |  |  | 170,157 |
Property and equipment | 159,186 |  |  | 126,273 |
Service contracts and other intangible assets | 210,531 |  |  | 215,455 |
Treasury locks | — |  |  | 4,185 |
Capitalized contract costs | 70,228 |  |  | — |
State taxes and other | 1,612 |  |  | 1,902 |
| 636,496 |  |  | 517,972 |
Net deferred tax liability | $ | 438,179 |  |  | $ | 352,581 |
(1) | The majority of these net operating losses and carryforwards have a five-year expiration period and generally expire in fiscal year 2020 to 2025
Summary of Valuation Allowance | The progression of the valuation allowance is as follows at May 31:
(In thousands) | 2019 |  | 2018
Balance at beginning of year | $ | (11,302 | ) |  | $ | (18,088 | )
Additions | — |  |  | (3,268 | )
Subtractions (1) | 3,994 |  |  | 10,054 |
Balance at end of year | $ | (7,308 | ) |  | $ | (11,302 | )
(1) | Primarily related to expiration of net operating loss carryforwards.
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of the gross unrecognized tax benefits (exclusive of interest and penalties) is as follows:
(In thousands) |
Balance at June 1, 2017 | $ | 17,357 |
Additions for tax positions of the current year | 10,164 |
Additions from G&K acquisition (1) | 6,394 |
Additions for tax positions of prior years | 5,675 |
Statute expirations | (2,943 | )
Balance at May 31, 2018 | $ | 36,647 |
Additions for tax positions of the current year | 3,641 |
Additions for tax positions of prior years | 10,239 |
Statute expirations | (1,812 | )
Balance at May 31, 2019 | $ | 48,715 |
(1) | Increase in unrecognized tax benefit associated with unrecognized benefits assumed in the G&K acquisition.

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