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Quarterly
Annual
    Unit: USD2025-08-31 2025-05-31 2025-02-28 2024-11-30 2024-08-31 2024-05-31 2024-02-29 2023-11-30 2023-08-31 2023-05-31 2023-02-28 2022-11-30 2022-08-31 2022-05-31 2022-02-28 2021-11-30 2021-08-31 2021-05-31 2021-02-28 2020-11-30 2020-08-31 2020-05-31 2020-02-29 2019-11-30 2019-08-31 2019-05-31 2019-02-28 2018-11-30 2018-08-31 2018-05-31 2018-02-28 2017-11-30 2017-08-31 2017-05-31 2017-02-28 2016-11-30 2016-08-31 2016-05-31 2016-02-29 2015-11-30 2015-08-31 2015-05-31 2015-02-28 2014-11-30 2014-08-31 2014-05-31 2014-02-28 2013-11-30 2013-08-31 2013-05-31 2013-02-28 2012-11-30 2012-08-31 2012-05-31 2012-02-29 2011-11-30 2011-08-31 2011-02-28 2010-11-30 2010-08-31 2009-11-30 2009-08-31 2009-02-28 2008-11-30 2008-08-31 2008-05-31 2008-02-29 2007-11-30 2007-08-31 2007-05-31 2007-02-28 2005-08-31 
      
                                                                            
      cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                            
      net income
    491,140,000 448,256,000 463,497,000 448,495,000 452,033,000 414,315,000 397,579,000 374,613,000 385,085,000 346,201,000 325,827,000 324,293,000 351,689,000 294,461,000 315,448,000 294,669,000 331,179,000 267,722,000 258,384,000 284,857,000 300,005,000 144,585,000 234,520,000 246,120,000 250,812,000 226,119,000 203,334,000 243,013,000 212,515,000 186,171,000 302,095,000 137,109,000 217,211,000 84,235,000 118,005,000 140,377,000 138,091,000 130,898,000 117,341,000 345,100,000 100,181,000 105,215,000 94,883,000 120,412,000 110,108,000 127,224,000 84,602,000 84,862,000 77,754,000 85,977,000 74,705,000 78,027,000 76,733,000 78,614,000 76,035,000 74,350,000 68,638,000 59,070,000 55,866,000 61,277,000 57,176,000 53,984,000 71,811,000 71,838,000 78,636,000 89,661,000 81,828,000 82,853,000 81,063,000 90,322,000 76,727,000 79,535,000 
      adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                            
      depreciation
    77,589,000 77,663,000 76,374,000 75,502,000 73,838,000 73,229,000 70,834,000 69,190,000 67,613,000 66,240,000 64,240,000 63,504,000 63,057,000 64,912,000 62,190,000 61,319,000 60,955,000 61,704,000 61,036,000 60,522,000 60,574,000 60,644,000 59,894,000 58,641,000 56,726,000 59,251,000 57,268,000 54,367,000 52,745,000 58,157,000 49,741,000 54,010,000 53,568,000 51,072,000 40,903,000 39,911,000 39,679,000 39,156,000 37,405,000 36,965,000 36,165,000 35,674,000 34,499,000 35,003,000 35,448,000 40,459,000 42,581,000 42,609,000 42,571,000 42,422,000 41,921,000 40,979,000 40,342,000 40,265,000 38,644,000 38,645,000 38,277,000 37,563,000 37,201,000 37,362,000 37,350,000 38,549,000 39,747,000 39,332,000 39,040,000 38,490,000 37,805,000 36,635,000 35,636,000 35,145,000 33,962,000 30,579,000 
      amortization of intangible assets and capitalized contract costs
    48,348,000 44,226,000 50,673,000 54,541,000 41,366,000 41,703,000 40,580,000 40,036,000 39,199,000 38,840,000 38,588,000 37,704,000 36,989,000 37,466,000 38,494,000 37,371,000 36,994,000 36,426,000 36,131,000 35,953,000 35,605,000 35,916,000 36,269,000 35,695,000 35,268,000 34,513,000 34,390,000 34,009,000 33,550,000                                            
      stock-based compensation
    30,348,000 30,743,000 31,802,000 32,417,000 33,367,000 32,496,000 31,308,000 22,940,000 30,242,000 28,287,000 23,797,000 25,255,000 26,282,000 25,621,000 22,794,000 24,397,000 36,496,000 28,614,000 25,819,000 28,547,000 29,055,000 19,007,000 27,030,000 29,003,000 40,395,000 33,657,000 30,769,000 28,612,000 46,172,000 26,791,000 30,840,000 26,574,000 28,630,000 25,290,000 23,996,000 18,803,000 20,779,000 22,124,000 16,928,000 16,324,000 23,917,000 10,986,000 11,231,000 12,505,000 12,280,000 7,627,000 7,624,000 7,640,000 6,984,000 6,650,000 5,576,000 5,636,000 5,448,000 5,289,000 5,267,000 5,234,000 4,522,000 4,014,000 2,753,000 3,046,000 3,941,000 3,630,000 1,993,000 3,376,000 3,535,000 50,000 2,597,000 2,677,000 2,132,000 1,754,000 1,496,000  
      deferred income taxes
    13,496,000 1,479,000 -11,039,000 1,866,000 1,887,000 -7,546,000 -14,261,000 -5,738,000 -1,367,000 1,232,000 3,436,000 3,736,000 14,829,000 9,458,000 12,711,000 7,054,000 22,887,000 -5,983,000 -13,160,000 -14,383,000 -8,716,000 -21,265,000 -2,619,000 -278,000 7,910,000 6,629,000 5,852,000 10,205,000 9,022,000 1,133,000 -162,590,000 17,224,000 24,938,000 7,374,000 361,000 -5,803,000 1,970,000 15,238,000 23,883,000 -104,055,000 5,632,000 5,438,000 5,082,000 8,238,000 2,108,000 38,376,000 -566,000 1,926,000 7,373,000 -15,776,000 8,554,000 45,529,000 9,716,000 57,722,000 10,772,000 -3,959,000 -7,808,000    5,189,000 -412,000 10,892,000 -358,000 -1,482,000 2,119,000 -4,082,000 -13,792,000 17,418,000   17,385,000 
      change in current assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions of businesses:
                                                                            
      accounts receivable
    -3,635,000 -15,380,000 -29,708,000 -79,924,000 -49,129,000 17,641,000 11,841,000 -76,989,000 -43,892,000 -19,298,000 1,424,000 -54,500,000 -79,397,000 -1,169,000 -21,880,000 -49,601,000 -27,742,000 30,602,000 -23,286,000 -47,010,000 7,118,000 70,816,000 6,805,000 -31,304,000 -6,636,000 -33,816,000 24,646,000 -70,697,000 -15,051,000 -26,221,000 -15,246,000 -33,755,000 8,955,000 -64,911,000 16,274,000 -21,974,000 -22,946,000 -11,239,000 -2,105,000 -20,163,000 -19,255,000 1,725,000 9,579,000 -20,969,000 8,222,000 -22,207,000 -10,269,000 -8,852,000 -14,903,000 -1,302,000 -16,874,000 -17,400,000 -7,128,000 -12,501,000 9,090,000 -10,708,000 -10,142,000    -11,418,000 -1,425,000 50,182,000 -4,695,000 -3,369,000 -15,801,000    -12,371,000 15,090,000 -11,258,000 
      inventories
    -2,398,000 -25,894,000 -26,804,000 7,433,000 11,318,000 39,932,000 23,741,000 23,552,000 8,541,000 24,905,000 -17,297,000 -40,790,000 -2,476,000 13,883,000 -11,095,000 -1,580,000 14,986,000 48,177,000 1,271,000 -47,005,000 -77,944,000 -56,993,000 -4,378,000 -11,676,000 -1,726,000 10,677,000 -17,489,000 -18,598,000 -34,629,000 -7,334,000 1,416,000 8,422,000 -5,827,000 22,696,000 -8,748,000 -1,599,000 -13,017,000 6,092,000 -4,168,000 -11,732,000 -8,109,000 8,415,000 523,000 13,470,000 1,377,000 5,068,000 -6,898,000 -3,974,000 -5,258,000 6,560,000 -11,023,000 5,571,000 9,889,000 24,628,000 12,310,000 -8,498,000 -30,770,000    17,898,000 16,976,000 -1,258,000 -11,374,000 -3,795,000 2,825,000   -4,293,000   -5,610,000 
      uniforms and other rental items in service
    -34,760,000 -33,144,000 -6,837,000 -33,521,000 -20,144,000 -13,755,000 12,589,000 -14,235,000 -7,414,000 -12,261,000 -12,516,000 -34,148,000 -39,327,000 -33,748,000 -8,071,000 -30,239,000 -39,274,000 -29,390,000 -3,355,000 -19,466,000 16,552,000 46,505,000 -988,000 -21,439,000 -11,305,000 -17,892,000 -14,652,000 -34,665,000 -23,019,000 -20,249,000 -10,756,000 -20,236,000 -13,058,000 -8,679,000 4,262,000 -2,443,000 -1,872,000 599,000 3,988,000 -5,954,000 -4,939,000 -9,791,000 1,270,000 -16,361,000 -7,112,000 -7,293,000 8,552,000 -8,544,000 -4,150,000 -15,376,000 -698,000 -19,433,000 -8,672,000 -19,844,000 -10,805,000 -18,506,000 -11,124,000    -491,000 5,986,000 19,235,000 -1,800,000 -4,437,000 -5,226,000   -7,128,000   -3,318,000 
      prepaid expenses and other current assets and capitalized contract costs
    -62,382,000 -34,778,000 -35,957,000 -41,386,000 -68,719,000 -12,801,000 -24,817,000 -13,265,000 -66,791,000 -15,331,000 -31,310,000 -21,891,000 -63,641,000 48,869,000 -29,472,000 -11,254,000 -36,724,000 -25,629,000 -19,676,000 -15,018,000 -42,277,000 -15,079,000 -26,760,000 -26,481,000 -41,928,000 -15,642,000 -26,962,000                                              
      accounts payable
    -22,501,000 71,174,000 -7,493,000 23,594,000 56,698,000 31,125,000 -9,210,000 2,538,000 12,443,000 20,518,000 -28,570,000 19,740,000 41,681,000 16,529,000 -5,232,000 37,672,000 -26,272,000 -7,717,000 -37,115,000 21,870,000 20,358,000 -11,642,000 -13,784,000 14,698,000 13,357,000 12,197,000 2,034,000 -1,626,000 -329,000 35,855,000 8,126,000 -26,390,000 17,684,000 -1,812,000 87,000 -2,029,000 17,480,000 -37,934,000 18,002,000 3,837,000 15,531,000 170,000 -61,597,000 29,307,000 -1,325,000 37,483,000 12,178,000 -22,130,000 2,915,000 11,548,000 -9,544,000 6,741,000 16,278,000 -18,929,000 4,529,000 11,172,000 -9,329,000 7,209,000 11,345,000 8,420,000 3,433,000 3,481,000 -21,738,000 7,058,000 -7,567,000 31,015,000 -9,219,000 3,336,000 5,435,000   -3,529,000 
      accrued compensation and related liabilities
    -94,275,000 22,331,000 49,197,000 33,206,000 -86,965,000 31,498,000 28,214,000 37,683,000 -124,408,000 35,377,000 -4,454,000 31,745,000 -59,957,000 24,775,000 31,588,000 25,846,000 -85,834,000 16,295,000 73,665,000 33,876,000 -10,067,000 -21,684,000 24,534,000 29,392,000 -58,718,000 19,187,000 17,103,000 35,217,000 -56,186,000 -7,183,000 34,271,000 -6,174,000 -30,306,000 19,466,000 13,124,000 18,340,000 -37,276,000 17,243,000 19,040,000 12,808,000 -35,579,000 10,320,000 18,025,000 16,151,000 -41,262,000 8,712,000 21,600,000 15,396,000 -34,777,000 -12,481,000 36,219,000 13,894,000 -50,793,000 8,374,000 18,565,000 12,297,000 -27,611,000    5,472,000 -7,118,000 5,435,000 8,011,000 -16,696,000 -700,000   -28,386,000 5,720,000 6,365,000 -1,269,000 
      accrued liabilities and other
    -101,114,000 44,780,000 73,387,000 18,498,000 -44,268,000 44,805,000 83,398,000 18,499,000 -48,952,000 23,458,000 51,208,000 15,753,000 -49,105,000 8,476,000 -7,198,000 13,823,000 -24,342,000 -5,378,000 -22,927,000 35,867,000 -14,297,000 46,480,000 21,309,000 6,199,000 -24,082,000 27,296,000 18,936,000 12,234,000 -27,556,000 31,471,000 12,937,000 14,278,000 -16,218,000 5,578,000 -1,213,000 18,810,000 -23,676,000 41,015,000 -19,342,000 27,294,000 -26,253,000                    31,679,000 -6,433,000 -29,334,000 16,358,000 -32,758,000 28,315,000   -77,865,000    
      income taxes, current
    74,625,000 4,293,000 9,974,000 -95,022,000 65,450,000 398,000 5,314,000 -86,138,000 86,646,000 15,455,000 10,669,000 -49,408,000 57,532,000 41,037,000 23,147,000 -77,885,000 11,010,000 35,537,000 -1,038,000 -79,975,000 -3,674,000 50,424,000 1,366,000 -34,120,000 16,828,000 35,750,000 -6,660,000 -29,885,000 12,681,000 3,289,000 14,051,000 -61,386,000 70,128,000 -10,568,000 -19,340,000 -40,058,000 40,542,000 -54,235,000 -184,016,000 188,911,000 48,540,000 5,734,000 -20,174,000 -40,401,000 48,009,000                            
      net cash from operating activities
    414,481,000 635,749,000 622,020,000 441,404,000 466,732,000 693,040,000 657,110,000 392,686,000 336,945,000 553,623,000 425,042,000 320,993,000 298,156,000 550,570,000 393,273,000 331,641,000 262,141,000 455,925,000 331,851,000 260,672,000 312,292,000 356,934,000 363,198,000 294,450,000 276,901,000 397,145,000 326,150,000 181,582,000 162,985,000 303,296,000 281,855,000 124,643,000 254,366,000 280,129,000 182,037,000 144,133,000 157,588,000 168,691,000 32,117,000 121,954,000 143,083,000 202,630,000 85,073,000 144,372,000 148,201,000 222,196,000 163,493,000 139,721,000 82,559,000 184,405,000 141,080,000 132,398,000 94,865,000 162,148,000 131,756,000 119,396,000 56,562,000 98,726,000 73,931,000 35,298,000 149,281,000 144,894,000 164,578,000 86,803,000 88,338,000 175,322,000 98,559,000 213,536,000 57,126,000 127,314,000 94,743,000 47,030,000 
      cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                            
      capital expenditures
    -101,957,000 -114,624,000 -99,923,000 -101,416,000 -92,921,000 -101,911,000 -107,031,000 -93,830,000 -106,697,000 -106,993,000 -77,712,000 -76,388,000 -70,016,000 -74,821,000 -57,222,000 -59,881,000 -48,748,000 -43,060,000 -42,751,000 -26,783,000 -30,876,000 -40,910,000 -63,212,000 -61,424,000 -64,743,000 -68,914,000 -70,191,000 -73,086,000 -64,528,000 -75,659,000 -63,574,000 -69,949,000 -62,517,000 -54,696,000 -63,448,000 -76,593,000 -78,580,000 -67,883,000 -85,685,000 -59,186,000 -62,631,000 -54,680,000 -50,015,000 -44,975,000 -68,050,000 -31,965,000 -36,830,000 -39,323,000 -37,462,000 -44,687,000 -52,737,000 -51,624,000 -47,438,000 -43,086,000 -37,884,000 -35,411,000 -44,421,000    -23,273,000 -24,819,000 -36,826,000 -41,496,000 -54,461,000 -45,485,000   -45,344,000   -36,144,000 
      free cash flows
    312,524,000 521,125,000 522,097,000 339,988,000 373,811,000 591,129,000 550,079,000 298,856,000 230,248,000 446,630,000 347,330,000 244,605,000 228,140,000 475,749,000 336,051,000 271,760,000 213,393,000 412,865,000 289,100,000 233,889,000 281,416,000 316,024,000 299,986,000 233,026,000 212,158,000 328,231,000 255,959,000 108,496,000 98,457,000 227,637,000 218,281,000 54,694,000 191,849,000 225,433,000 118,589,000 67,540,000 79,008,000 100,808,000 -53,568,000 62,768,000 80,452,000 147,950,000 35,058,000 99,397,000 80,151,000 190,231,000 126,663,000 100,398,000 45,097,000 139,718,000 88,343,000 80,774,000 47,427,000 119,062,000 93,872,000 83,985,000 12,141,000    126,008,000 120,075,000 127,752,000 45,307,000 33,877,000 129,837,000   11,782,000   10,886,000 
      purchases of investments
    -6,538,000 -132,000 28,000 32,000 -7,124,000 46,000 -117,000 -950,000 -6,525,000 52,000 564,000 748,000 -5,930,000  -57,000 2,771,000 -8,738,000  -668,000 -2,265,000 -4,940,000  -340,000                                                  
      acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
    -7,602,000 -34,091,000 -43,924,000 -145,448,000 -9,436,000 -1,809,000 -111,031,000 -18,346,000 -55,651,000 -13,374,000 -17,526,000 -8,397,000 -7,060,000 -13,384,000 -105,174,000 -9,945,000 -35,725,000 -2,468,000 -638,000 -4,948,000 -1,984,000 -5,870,000 -41,268,000 -2,686,000 -3,896,000 -2,410,000 -823,000 1,033,000 -7,613,000 -7,048,000 -11,199,000   -2,082,741,000 -1,852,000 -6,787,000 -10,991,000 -4,848,000 -30,494,000 197,000 -121,434,000 -1,697,000 -10,783,000 -687,000 -2,328,000 -476,000 -451,000 -298,000 -32,216,000 -4,745,000 -11,382,000 -51,113,000 -2,130,000 -3,982,000 -6,331,000 -13,681,000 -870,000    -3,968,000 -2,633,000 -11,050,000 -6,225,000 -12,106,000 -9,432,000   -32,630,000   -20,968,000 
      other
    -130,000 -419,000 386,000 6,253,000 -4,851,000 -1,679,000 -2,904,000 767,000 -963,000 254,000 -2,513,000 -792,000 -3,589,000 1,933,000 -2,263,000 -496,000 -6,180,000 -5,812,000 -2,429,000 -730,000 -2,142,000 -2,568,000 13,000 -1,994,000 -109,000 -1,003,000 -5,087,000 -1,515,000 -202,000 -383,000 2,616,000 -566,000 -304,000 -224,000 -304,000 1,250,000 -918,000 -296,000 2,446,000 1,066,000 921,000 -200,000 -98,000 1,665,000 16,000 -4,351,000 61,000 -1,311,000 382,000 -677,000 11,000 -1,250,000 577,000 158,000 -3,919,000 -767,000 6,539,000 -4,544,000 -482,000 2,181,000 1,078,000 -25,000 -781,000 -274,000 627,000 802,000 -1,934,000 555,000 177,000   3,487,000 
      net cash from investing activities
    -116,227,000 -149,266,000 -125,369,000 -234,671,000 -114,332,000 -105,353,000 -221,083,000 -112,359,000 -169,836,000 -120,061,000 -97,187,000 -84,829,000 -86,595,000 -86,324,000 -164,716,000 -67,274,000 -84,321,000 -48,551,000 -37,422,000 -11,300,000 -39,942,000 -48,918,000 -104,807,000 -53,534,000 -78,139,000 -72,624,000 -76,374,000 -15,855,000 -70,785,000 -45,715,000 -83,765,000 -78,840,000 72,622,000 -2,144,874,000 -73,430,000 8,561,000 -100,606,000 -73,397,000 -111,490,000 515,130,000 -201,862,000 88,063,000 -109,259,000 105,002,000 -38,819,000 144,605,000 -40,621,000 -53,523,000 -67,004,000 -29,348,000 -63,254,000 -130,338,000 -61,241,000 88,900,000 -51,218,000 -59,640,000 -82,336,000    -34,112,000 -46,736,000 -90,021,000 653,000 -76,148,000 -72,781,000   -54,878,000   -1,703,000 
      cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                            
      issuance of commercial paper
       15,000,000 166,000,000       -71,954,000 196,000,000  392,210,000 -159,000,000 326,000,000        26,500,000                                                
      proceeds from exercise of stock-based compensation awards
    2,669,000 197,000 124,000 344,000 231,000 95,000 346,000 450,000 479,000 80,000 816,000 1,078,000 1,047,000 101,000 8,438,000 36,302,000 72,896,000 9,908,000 12,519,000 35,407,000 72,123,000 8,972,000 18,346,000 25,286,000 37,915,000 11,097,000 21,662,000 5,100,000 27,512,000 6,010,000 7,280,000 11,302,000 17,256,000 6,756,000 5,889,000 2,943,000 16,282,000 5,966,000 4,816,000 5,600,000 11,844,000 8,274,000 9,484,000 8,849,000 13,623,000 12,616,000 7,975,000 7,226,000 14,085,000 7,651,000 4,799,000 1,238,000 1,119,000                    
      dividends paid
    -157,766,000 -157,924,000 -158,139,000 -157,327,000 -138,237,000 -137,599,000 -137,471,000 -138,274,000 -117,565,000 -117,496,000 -117,404,000 -117,362,000 -97,655,000 -98,197,000 -98,973,000 -98,814,000 -79,135,000 -79,509,000    86,000    -4,000       11,000       50,000    -6,000                         
      repurchase of common stock
    -266,097,000 -256,671,000 -26,611,000 -36,716,000 -614,802,000 -231,887,000 -45,018,000 -349,852,000 -73,276,000 -27,948,000 -22,235,000 -28,348,000 -320,334,000 -304,032,000 -557,115,000 -5,491,000 -659,235,000 -399,631,000 -83,108,000 -2,371,000 -69,011,000 -203,191,000 -2,586,000 -1,911,000 -256,830,000 -408,076,000 -100,095,000 -368,661,000 -139,468,000 -90,269,000 -1,353,000 -657,000 -35,040,000 -670,000 -824,000 -360,000 -18,870,000 -277,712,000 -100,146,000 -180,695,000 -221,598,000 -237,322,000 -251,075,000 -2,134,000 -61,439,000 -206,137,000 -262,000 -57,223,000 -106,977,000 -28,605,000 -27,901,000 -81,222,000 -77,953,000 -129,646,000 -43,000 -262,639,000    -959,000 -25,847,000      -102,257,000 
      net cash from financing activities
    -424,001,000 -468,430,000 -373,636,000 -184,153,000 -592,792,000 -374,020,000 -393,660,000 -283,435,000 -202,375,000 -398,243,000 -328,225,000 -220,169,000 -226,199,000 -459,369,000 -258,698,000 -229,792,000 -590,084,000 -469,773,000 -444,556,000 32,218,000 2,243,000 -394,915,000 -250,300,000 -116,385,000 -193,607,000 -308,007,000 -257,919,000 -194,871,000 -112,508,000 -271,850,000 -282,769,000 1,912,000 -311,433,000 1,886,136,000 -104,562,000 -106,044,000 -97,028,000 -272,409,000 -210,096,000 -174,500,000 -209,719,000 -230,610,000 -442,243,000 1,491,000 -41,198,000 -203,574,000 -81,758,000 -55,470,000 -88,933,000 -19,537,000 -101,915,000 -79,127,000 -55,479,000 -127,603,000 -70,919,000 104,000 -262,157,000    -1,375,000 -622,000 -83,438,000 -79,862,000 -18,821,000 -91,992,000   3,233,000   -45,086,000 
      effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    -83,000 2,492,000 -1,982,000 -1,558,000 -250,000 -135,000 560,000 538,000 -757,000 267,000 -866,000 -754,000 -1,275,000 1,458,000 1,107,000 -1,154,000 -1,627,000 2,428,000 563,000 43,000 1,547,000 -2,140,000 -185,000 -127,000 331,000 -728,000 523,000 -733,000 -60,000 430,000 1,240,000 -3,127,000 6,593,000 631,000 -374,000 -2,286,000 -102,000 1,356,000 -2,200,000 -2,659,000 -1,715,000 -1,330,000 -1,975,000 -5,594,000 -19,000 1,202,000 -1,589,000 -64,000 -225,000 -717,000 -928,000 337,000 1,247,000 -1,603,000 592,000 -2,400,000 137,000 4,576,000   909,000 30,000 719,000 -3,424,000 -1,350,000        
      net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    -125,830,000   21,022,000 -240,642,000   -2,570,000 -36,023,000  -1,236,000 15,241,000 -15,913,000                        -40,148,000          39,525,000 30,664,000 -73,603,000  -25,017,000 -76,730,000 -20,608,000  10,211,000 57,460,000 -287,794,000                
      cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    263,973,000  342,015,000  124,149,000  90,471,000  493,640,000  145,402,000  96,645,000  138,724,000  169,266,000  139,357,000  417,073,000  513,288,000  352,273,000  339,825,000  438,106,000 411,281,000 129,745,000 66,224,000  35,360,000  43,196,000 
      cash and cash equivalents at end of period
    138,143,000  121,033,000 21,022,000 101,373,000  42,927,000 -2,570,000 88,126,000  -1,236,000 15,241,000 74,558,000  -29,034,000 33,421,000 79,749,000  -149,564,000 281,633,000 421,542,000  7,906,000 124,404,000 102,131,000  -7,620,000 -29,877,000 118,356,000  -83,439,000 44,588,000 191,414,000  3,671,000 44,364,000 99,209,000  -291,669,000 459,925,000 146,860,000  -468,404,000 245,271,000 581,453,000  39,525,000 30,664,000 278,670,000  -25,017,000 -76,730,000 319,217,000  10,211,000 57,460,000 150,312,000 -76,222,000 -29,693,000 290,646,000 114,703,000 227,311,000 -8,162,000 4,170,000 58,243,000  -965,000 15,799,000 40,841,000  -7,381,000 43,437,000 
      gain on sale of property and equipment
     -15,046,000                                                                      
      proceeds from sale of property and equipment
     18,064,000                                                                      
      payments of commercial paper
                                                                            
      proceeds from issuance of debt
                                                     250,000,000     303,000,000 239,000 1,542,000   500,000 7,000,000 -18,000,000 17,000,000 71,250,000 224,750,000 46,000,000 
      debt issuance costs
                                                                            
      repayment of debt
         -3,450,000 -10,000,000     -950,000,000 -250,000,000             -300,000,000 -250,000,000 -250,000,000 -16,000 -62,000 -92,000 -184,000 -180,000 -177,000 -173,000 -7,670,000 -167,000 -164,000 -160,000 -158,000 -225,154,000 -107,000 -313,000 -459,000 -444,000    -142,000 -179,000 -83,761,000 -80,488,000 -261,000 -3,601,000   -225,282,000   -237,000 
      net increase in cash and cash equivalents
     20,545,000    213,532,000        6,335,000 -29,034,000 33,421,000 -413,891,000 -59,971,000 -149,564,000 281,633,000 276,140,000 -89,039,000 7,906,000 124,404,000 5,486,000   -29,877,000 -20,368,000 -13,839,000 -83,439,000 44,588,000 22,148,000 22,022,000 3,671,000     459,925,000 -270,213,000   245,271,000 68,165,000                114,703,000 97,566,000 -8,162,000 4,170,000 -7,981,000 10,549,000 -965,000 15,799,000 5,481,000   241,000 
      cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                            
      cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                            
      gain on equity method investment transaction
                                                                           
      net gain on sale of operating assets
                                                                            
      proceeds from sale of operating assets, net of cash disposed
                   -785,000 9,064,000                                                      
      (payments) issuance of commercial paper
             -199,000,000                                                             
      long-lived asset impairment
                                                                            
      gain on sale of operating assets
                  49,000 -12,178,000  -3,898,000                                                      
      purchase of investments
                            -9,391,000                                                
      issuance (payments) of commercial paper
                                                                            
      proceeds from sale of operating assets
                    15,070,000                                                        
      gain on sale of a cost method investment
                                                                          
      purchase of marketable securities and investments
                             -297,000 -3,473,000   3,820,000 -57,651,000 -41,855,000 -58,022,000 -55,431,000 -7,364,000 1,459,000 -119,729,000 -109,350,000 -113,455,000 -75,321,000 -196,020,000 -115,524,000 -67,969,000 -4,997,000 -6,981,000 -2,523,000 -7,922,000 -22,472,000 -32,941,000 -43,066,000 -55,344,000 -43,084,000 -36,970,000 -9,251,000 -382,877,000 -86,382,000 -107,145,000    -33,801,000 -19,259,000 -71,763,000 -12,843,000 -10,379,000 -22,064,000   -6,237,000    
      proceeds from sale of a cost method investment
                                                                          
      gain on sale of business
                             -781,000    2,660,000 1,209,000 -100,269,000                                        
      proceeds from redemption of marketable securities and investments
                                                                            
      proceeds from sale of assets
                                                                          
      proceeds from sale of business
                                -676,000 128,511,000                                        
      proceeds from redemption of marketable securities
                                1,558,000  46,043,000 35,003,000 65,256,000 45,818,000 -462,000 63,356,000 109,612,000 106,400,000 115,698,000 59,174,000 152,907,000 143,227,000    4,561,000 4,521,000 9,881,000 35,233,000 63,827,000 56,198,000 16,733,000 24,720,000 145,061,000 379,793,000 76,601,000 63,561,000 2,596,000 57,630,000 77,653,000             
      asset impairment charge
                                                                            
      g&k services, inc. transaction and integration costs
                                                                            
      short-term debt financing fees included in net income
                                                                            
      settlement of cash flow hedges
                                                                            
      payment of short-term debt financing fees
                                                                            
      prepaid expenses and other current assets and other assets
                                -46,930,000                                            
      amortization of intangible assets
                                 16,357,000 16,322,000 16,320,000 14,941,000 13,809,000 3,761,000 3,971,000 3,489,000 3,452,000 4,372,000 4,161,000 3,603,000 3,368,000 3,388,000 3,496,000 4,206,000 5,118,000 5,783,000 5,918,000 5,823,000 5,829,000 5,911,000 5,873,000 6,100,000                    
      gain on storage
                                                                            
      gain on shred-it
                                                                           
      prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                 2,399,000 648,000 -2,562,000 -16,011,000 35,588,000 -9,435,000 3,703,000 -5,655,000 615,000 789,000 3,655,000 -6,024,000 -1,593,000 1,013,000 3,262,000 -5,884,000                            
      proceeds from storage transactions
                                                                            
      proceeds from shredding transactions
                                                                            
      proceeds from sale of investment in shred-it
                                                                           
      prepaid short-term debt financing fees
                                      -454,000 -4,870,000 -8,625,000                                    
      acquisitions of businesses
                                    -302,000                                        
      (payment) issuance of commercial paper
                                    -43,000,000                                        
      (gain) loss on shred-it
                                                                            
      gain on sale of stock of an equity method investment
                                             -21,739,000                            
      proceeds from storage transactions, net of cash contributed
                                           3,537,000 895,000                              
      proceeds from sale of stock of an equity method investment
                                             29,933,000                            
      dividends received on equity method investment
                                             5,247,000                            
      dividends received on shred-it
                                                                            
      proceeds from issuance of commercial paper
                                     -49,000,000 33,500,000 -97,800,000 163,800,000                                    
      gain on storage transactions
                                                                          
      gain on storage transaction
                                                                            
      loss on shred-it
                                                                            
      proceeds from storage transaction
                                                                            
      gain on sale of shred-it
                                                                            
      shredding transaction asset impairment charge
                                                                            
      shredding transaction costs
                                                                            
      proceeds from shredding transactions, net of cash contributed
                                                                            
      loss on investment in shred-it partnership
                                            14,516,000                                
      gain on sale of investment in shred-it partnership
                                                                           
      gain on investment in shred-it partnership
                                                                            
      proceeds from shredding transaction
                                              3,344,000                            
      proceeds from sale of investment in shred-it partnership
                                                                            
      gain on sale of storage assets
                                            -4,843,000                                
      gain on deconsolidation of shredding
                                                                            
      proceeds from sale of storage assets
                                            24,395,000                                
      proceeds from shredding transaction, net of cash contributed
                                                                            
      gain on sale of storage
                                                                            
      dividends received on shred-it partnership investment
                                                                            
      gain on sale of storage business
                                              -899,000                              
      gain on deconsolidation of shredding business
                                              -6,619,000                            
      loss on investment in shred-it
                                                                            
      accrued liabilities
                                              -22,939,000 14,396,000 10,384,000  -6,362,000 38,602,000 -27,215,000  782,000 -9,064,000 -27,400,000  -16,979,000 36,507,000 -10,201,000               -66,996,000 
      prepaid expenses
                                                 -285,000 -116,000 5,440,000 -7,216,000            4,322,000 -4,890,000 -2,003,000 2,533,000 -6,332,000 2,653,000   -2,117,000   -1,664,000 
      income taxes payable
                                                  4,784,000 -19,172,000 32,658,000  5,340,000 -29,145,000 29,744,000  -24,239,000 -27,864,000 47,860,000 1,521,000 -24,173,000 26,528,000 -15,482,000 32,210,000 9,115,000 -54,153,000 32,718,000 -9,045,000 -50,527,000 44,412,000 24,001,000 -32,504,000 -30,889,000 5,401,000 
      prepaid expenses and other
                                                      211,000 5,190,000 -5,392,000  -849,000 855,000 -5,983,000                
      amortization of deferred charges
                                                         8,814,000 9,416,000 9,871,000 10,233,000 10,984,000 10,753,000 10,429,000 10,212,000 10,356,000 10,501,000 10,677,000 10,845,000 10,966,000 11,030,000 10,755,000 10,586,000 10,730,000 10,336,000 7,774,000 
      exercise of stock-based compensation awards
                                                         2,985,000 278,000      109,000 2,710,000           
      proceeds from sale or redemption of marketable securities
                                                                  30,399,000 61,491,000 171,000 3,398,000 463,000 12,774,000 29,156,000 15,303,000 22,386,000 54,047,000 
      stock options exercised
                                                                     341,000 278,000 522,000 7,230,000 1,334,000 3,748,000 2,996,000 
      change in current assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions of businesses: accounts receivable
                                                                        644,000    
      tax benefit on exercise of stock options
                                                                         -81,000 134,000  
      adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
                                                                            
      by operating activities:
                                                                            
      change in current assets and liabilities, net of
                                                                            
      acquisitions of businesses:
                                                                            
      purchase of marketable securities
                                                                           -2,125,000 
      purchase of common stock
                                                                            
      repayment of long-term debt
                                                                            
      proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
                                                                            
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