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Supplemental Guarantor Information - Income Statement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2019 | Feb. 28, 2019 | Nov. 30, 2018 | Aug. 31, 2018 | May 31, 2018 | Feb. 28, 2018 | Nov. 30, 2017 | Aug. 31, 2017 | May 31, 2019 | May 31, 2018 | May 31, 2017
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,892,303 | $ 6,476,632 | $ 5,323,381
Equity in net income of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total revenue | $ 1,793,730 | $ 1,682,330 | $ 1,718,268 | $ 1,697,975 | $ 1,669,550 | $ 1,589,138 | $ 1,606,441 | $ 1,611,503 | 6,892,303 | 6,476,632 | 5,323,381
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,980,644 | 1,916,792 | 1,527,380
G&K Services, Inc. transaction and integration expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,410 | 41,897 | 79,224
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,133,534 | 949,834 | 773,691
Gain on sale of a cost method investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69,373 | 0 | 0
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,228) | (1,342) | (237)
Interest expense (income) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 101,736 | 110,175 | 86,524
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,102,399 | 841,001 | 687,404
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 219,764 | 57,069 | 230,118
Income from continuing operations | $ 226,171 | $ 200,923 | $ 242,994 | $ 212,547 | $ 189,298 | $ 295,789 | $ 137,737 | $ 161,108 | 882,635 | 783,932 | 457,286
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,346 | 58,654 | 23,422
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 884,981 | 842,586 | 480,708
Uniform rental and facility services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,552,430 | 5,247,124 | 4,202,490
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,027,599 | 2,886,959 | 2,307,774
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,339,873 | 1,229,508 | 1,120,891
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 736,116 | 681,150 | 635,312
Eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in net income of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (882,635) | (783,932) | (457,286)
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,851,818) | (1,618,703) | (1,187,048)
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (34,885) | (31,186) | (25,614)
G&K Services, Inc. transaction and integration expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (871,064) | (782,148) | (454,301)
Gain on sale of a cost method investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 | 3 | 2
Interest expense (income) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (871,071) | (782,151) | (454,303)
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (105) | (122) | (101)
Income from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (870,966) | (782,029) | (454,202)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,346) | (58,605) | (23,422)
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (873,312) | (840,634) | (477,624)
Eliminations | Uniform rental and facility services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (86,494) | (197,230) | (170,960)
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (196,471) | (298,335) | (256,964)
Eliminations | Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (882,689) | (637,541) | (558,802)
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (749,398) | (507,034) | (450,169)
Cintas Corporation | Reportable Legal Entities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in net income of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 882,635 | 783,932 | 457,286
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 882,635 | 783,932 | 457,286
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
G&K Services, Inc. transaction and integration expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 882,635 | 783,932 | 457,286
Gain on sale of a cost method investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Interest expense (income) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 882,635 | 783,932 | 457,286
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Income from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 882,635 | 783,932 | 457,286
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,346 | 58,654 | 23,422
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 884,981 | 842,586 | 480,708
Cintas Corporation | Reportable Legal Entities | Uniform rental and facility services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Cintas Corporation | Reportable Legal Entities | Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Corp. 2 | Reportable Legal Entities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in net income of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,632,062 | 6,140,561 | 5,116,360
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,233,197 | 2,093,655 | 1,686,209
G&K Services, Inc. transaction and integration expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,709 | 15,383 | 51,868
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 391,771 | 336,633 | 286,138
Gain on sale of a cost method investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (812) | (310) | (26)
Interest expense (income) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 102,466 | 111,292 | 89,706
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 290,117 | 225,651 | 196,458
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58,378 | (48,907) | 65,829
Income from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 231,739 | 274,558 | 130,629
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,346 | 68,293 | 22,287
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 234,085 | 342,851 | 152,916
Corp. 2 | Reportable Legal Entities | Uniform rental and facility services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,506,235 | 4,361,716 | 3,511,483
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,518,588 | 2,511,854 | 2,021,365
Corp. 2 | Reportable Legal Entities | Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,125,827 | 1,778,845 | 1,604,877
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,479,797 | 1,183,036 | 1,070,780
Subsidiary Guarantors | Reportable Legal Entities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in net income of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 728,653 | 681,958 | 606,489
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (343,532) | (271,222) | (220,887)
G&K Services, Inc. transaction and integration expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,559 | 22,148 | 19,060
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 689,859 | 569,530 | 471,421
Gain on sale of a cost method investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69,373 |  |
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (371) | (242) | (191)
Interest expense (income) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (745) | (1,017) | (2,978)
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 760,348 | 570,789 | 474,590
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 151,861 | 90,886 | 159,025
Income from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 608,487 | 479,903 | 315,565
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | (9,688) | 0
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 608,487 | 470,215 | 315,565
Subsidiary Guarantors | Reportable Legal Entities | Uniform rental and facility services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 728,463 | 681,846 | 604,679
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 445,116 | 418,722 | 378,404
Subsidiary Guarantors | Reportable Legal Entities | Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 190 | 112 | 1,810
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (66,349) | (57,220) | (41,509)
Non- Guarantors | Reportable Legal Entities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in net income of affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500,771 | 488,884 | 330,294
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 125,864 | 125,545 | 87,672
G&K Services, Inc. transaction and integration expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,142 | 4,366 | 8,296
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,333 | 41,887 | 13,147
Gain on sale of a cost method investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (52) | (793) | (22)
Interest expense (income) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 | (100) | (204)
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,370 | 42,780 | 13,373
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,630 | 15,212 | 5,365
Income from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,740 | 27,568 | 8,008
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 1,135
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,740 | 27,568 | 9,143
Non- Guarantors | Reportable Legal Entities | Uniform rental and facility services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 404,226 | 400,792 | 257,288
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 260,366 | 254,718 | 164,969
Non- Guarantors | Reportable Legal Entities | Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 96,545 | 88,092 | 73,006
Costs and expenses (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 72,066 | $ 62,368 | $ 56,210

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