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Paychex Quarterly Cash Flow Statements Table

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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 2013-02-28 2011-08-31 2011-05-31 2011-02-28 2010-11-30 2010-08-31 2010-05-31 2010-02-28 2009-11-30 2009-08-31 2009-05-31 2009-02-28 2008-11-30 2008-08-31 2008-05-31 2008-02-29 2007-11-30 2007-08-31 2006-11-30 2006-08-31 2006-05-31 2006-02-28 2005-11-30 2005-08-31 2005-05-31 2005-02-28 2004-11-30 2004-08-31 2004-05-31 2004-02-29 2003-11-30 2003-08-31 2003-05-31 2003-02-28 2002-11-30 2002-08-31 
                                                                                       
  operating activities                                                                                     
  net income383,800,000 297,200,000 519,300,000 413,400,000 427,400,000 379,900,000 498,600,000 392,700,000 419,200,000 350,400,000 467,400,000 360,300,000 379,200,000 296,400,000 430,700,000 332,100,000 333,600,000 263,000,000 350,500,000 272,400,000 211,600,000 220,700,000 354,500,000 258,700,000 264,200,000 230,400,000 324,600,000 235,800,000 243,600,000 228,500,000 260,400,000 217,000,000 227,800,000 195,300,000 202,500,000 202,100,000 217,400,000 178,100,000 180,400,000 189,200,000 209,100,000 161,200,000 169,400,000 173,000,000 171,300,000 145,900,000 160,100,000 158,700,000 162,800,000 144,500,000 148,900,000 118,900,000 130,600,000 133,900,000 131,900,000 115,522,000 112,007,000 125,850,000 123,620,000 113,804,000 130,790,000 140,242,000 148,709,000 135,484,000 142,474,000 147,112,000 151,075,000 132,666,000 135,081,000 122,740,000 114,534,000 112,612,000 115,028,000 101,481,000 92,782,000 86,865,000 87,721,000 61,405,000 80,518,000 80,684,000 80,343,000 71,340,000 71,521,000 74,651,000 75,940,000 
  adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:                                                                                     
  depreciation and amortization109,300,000 85,700,000 43,100,000 41,700,000 39,000,000 45,600,000 44,800,000 44,900,000 41,200,000 44,100,000 44,200,000 44,300,000 44,000,000 49,100,000 48,400,000 48,600,000 45,700,000 47,400,000 46,400,000 48,600,000 49,600,000                                                                 
  amortization of premiums and discounts on afs securities and long-term debt-2,100,000                                                                                     
  amortization of deferred contract costs60,400,000 59,900,000 59,300,000 58,800,000 58,500,000 58,300,000 58,300,000 57,900,000 57,200,000 56,100,000 55,500,000 54,500,000 53,000,000 51,900,000 51,100,000 50,000,000 49,100,000 48,400,000 47,900,000 47,800,000 47,300,000 47,000,000   46,000,000 45,400,000                                                            
  stock-based compensation costs26,800,000 61,300,000 17,600,000 16,400,000 16,500,000 16,000,000 14,400,000 14,700,000 16,000,000 16,600,000 16,300,000 15,300,000 14,400,000 13,600,000 12,800,000 14,000,000 12,400,000 14,400,000 12,600,000 12,200,000 13,300,000 10,900,000 12,700,000 13,300,000 10,500,000 12,600,000 10,800,000 11,900,000 10,900,000 15,200,000 10,300,000 10,400,000 8,700,000 8,900,000 8,900,000 8,500,000 9,100,000 8,500,000 8,600,000 8,700,000 8,800,000 7,400,000 8,600,000 7,900,000 7,500,000 4,600,000 7,100,000 7,100,000 7,500,000 5,400,000 6,600,000 6,000,000 5,300,000 6,400,000 7,100,000 6,459,000 5,811,000 6,585,000 6,725,000 6,397,000 5,368,000 7,020,000 6,922,000 6,445,000 6,084,000 6,583,000 6,322,000 5,761,000 6,527,000                 
  provision on/(benefit from) deferred income taxes66,000,000                                                                                     
  benefit from credit losses7,700,000 6,600,000 5,200,000 4,900,000 7,500,000 4,900,000 4,900,000 5,700,000 4,300,000 4,600,000 5,000,000 3,600,000 4,500,000 9,300,000 200,000                                                                       
  net realized losses/(gains) on sales of afs securities    2,600,000                                                                             
  changes in operating assets and liabilities:                                                                                     
  interest receivable-6,100,000 -4,500,000 1,100,000 -800,000 400,000 -500,000 900,000 -300,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 -4,200,000 -2,600,000 1,700,000 -1,900,000 2,300,000 -1,400,000 3,100,000 -1,600,000 2,000,000 -1,200,000 2,600,000 -100,000 2,900,000 -1,900,000 300,000 -3,700,000 4,900,000 500,000 3,100,000 -700,000 3,700,000 -3,200,000 3,900,000 -3,900,000 3,800,000 -4,100,000 4,400,000 -4,500,000 5,100,000 -4,600,000 5,800,000 -5,700,000 4,200,000 -6,800,000 6,700,000 -6,900,000 5,400,000 -6,100,000 3,700,000 5,700,000 7,300,000 -7,600,000 6,500,000 -5,500,000 5,900,000 -6,081,000 6,516,000 -5,918,000 4,533,000 -5,767,000 7,836,000 -262,000 4,906,000 -3,216,000 7,345,000 -3,191,000 18,251,000 -15,985,000 12,205,000 -9,879,000 1,068,000 -9,827,000 11,607,000 -11,583,000 3,358,000 -4,856,000 4,537,000 -4,800,000        
  accounts receivable and peo unbilled receivables-18,900,000 -30,800,000 -31,300,000 -32,200,000 -36,400,000 116,500,000 -56,400,000 3,800,000 49,100,000 -18,900,000 -24,100,000 -19,400,000 -61,200,000 -120,900,000 164,300,000 -290,000,000 -30,400,000 57,500,000 -122,800,000 -138,800,000 -68,800,000 55,000,000 53,300,000 -43,400,000 -9,800,000                                                             
  prepaid expenses and other current assets29,500,000 -14,300,000 71,200,000 -95,200,000 26,300,000 -34,400,000 55,500,000 -84,400,000 38,100,000 -5,700,000 31,300,000 -67,100,000 23,700,000 18,900,000 8,600,000 -58,400,000 23,200,000 -19,600,000 22,600,000 -27,100,000 8,300,000 14,000,000 28,900,000 -58,300,000 13,800,000 -7,400,000 35,100,000 -41,900,000 15,200,000 8,000,000 35,500,000 -54,000,000 28,200,000 -2,000,000 14,300,000 -53,000,000 6,600,000 3,600,000 56,000,000 -64,800,000 200,000 -9,700,000 2,100,000 -8,700,000 7,800,000 -14,100,000 24,900,000 -32,800,000 44,500,000 16,200,000 -2,200,000 -1,900,000 8,700,000 -8,900,000 3,900,000 -7,158,000 2,923,000 118,000 1,547,000 -2,392,000 5,247,000 -5,281,000 10,782,000 -11,689,000 11,801,000 -12,454,000 7,262,000 -9,250,000 3,081,000 -3,593,000 3,589,000 -1,218,000 -1,382,000 -280,000 2,186,000 -552,000 -4,974,000 -1,006,000        
  accounts payable and other current liabilities124,900,000 -65,500,000 101,100,000 -58,900,000 65,600,000 -311,200,000 117,600,000 -23,900,000 90,500,000 24,300,000 90,000,000 14,200,000 -61,100,000 98,400,000 -41,600,000 124,100,000 -29,100,000 41,000,000 142,800,000 40,800,000 -55,600,000 21,600,000 -12,000,000 25,100,000 -39,600,000 -30,900,000 138,600,000 -15,000,000 -15,200,000 -38,300,000 115,200,000 -15,100,000 -19,200,000 1,600,000 31,700,000 -55,100,000 60,900,000 34,900,000 32,600,000 -11,000,000 6,800,000 22,900,000 27,600,000 -39,800,000 40,400,000 14,900,000 36,900,000 -22,100,000 15,400,000 39,100,000 21,200,000 23,600,000 -31,800,000 -23,400,000 33,800,000 -26,372,000 12,791,000 -42,746,000 41,324,000 -12,641,000 21,304,000 -41,987,000 23,275,000 -673,000 2,350,000 -65,504,000 66,542,000 -46,522,000 26,868,000 3,243,000 39,144,000 -43,342,000 38,695,000 -8,064,000 15,336,000 -23,404,000 36,503,000 -15,937,000        
  deferred costs-68,500,000 -72,800,000 -65,900,000 -56,200,000 -51,600,000 -60,600,000 -61,200,000 -60,900,000 -62,200,000 -73,800,000 -73,500,000 -57,600,000 -64,500,000 -77,000,000 -77,500,000 -58,900,000 -53,700,000 -61,200,000 -57,100,000 -46,400,000 -43,300,000 -55,200,000 -56,100,000 -43,400,000 -41,900,000 -54,400,000 -141,400,000 1,100,000 6,200,000                                                         
  net change in other long-term assets and liabilities6,300,000 -3,500,000 11,400,000 5,600,000 8,400,000 -15,500,000 11,500,000 3,500,000 6,600,000 14,600,000 3,500,000 -9,900,000 23,700,000 900,000 4,800,000 3,000,000 17,600,000 12,400,000 -16,200,000 12,200,000 23,700,000 15,000,000 400,000 5,700,000 -8,400,000 2,600,000 -7,600,000 -400,000 -9,000,000 1,700,000 1,100,000 600,000 -2,300,000 -29,400,000 5,400,000 10,900,000                                                 
  net change in operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities-700,000 2,200,000 -1,400,000 -1,200,000 -1,700,000 -1,500,000 -900,000 -500,000 -600,000 200,000 -1,600,000 -1,400,000 -1,500,000 -7,000,000 4,000,000 700,000 -1,600,000 -2,000,000 -4,600,000 -12,300,000 18,000,000 900,000 -600,000 1,000,000 -900,000                                                             
  net cash from operating activities718,400,000 343,800,000 716,000,000 295,000,000 546,100,000 221,700,000 671,700,000 348,500,000 655,800,000 409,300,000 604,200,000 321,600,000 364,300,000 337,200,000 612,900,000 169,800,000 385,600,000 389,700,000 439,900,000 215,700,000 215,000,000 388,200,000 488,100,000 269,800,000 294,800,000 248,700,000 525,600,000 223,500,000 273,700,000 287,500,000 469,500,000 175,800,000 343,600,000 191,100,000 355,900,000 118,700,000 294,700,000 227,000,000 371,300,000 141,600,000 278,300,000 202,400,000 288,100,000 141,600,000 263,100,000 175,100,000 305,600,000 133,500,000 266,700,000 280,400,000 187,200,000 162,400,000 233,700,000 124,900,000 194,300,000 107,907,000 223,845,000 92,553,000 186,618,000 125,448,000 234,938,000 113,834,000 214,551,000 134,294,000 232,131,000 105,031,000 253,213,000 78,908,000 199,915,000 111,355,000 223,093,000 73,113,000 161,672,000 100,391,000 166,975,000 75,098,000 125,393,000 65,160,000 141,890,000 70,610,000 112,426,000 63,508,000 135,456,000 58,984,000 115,760,000 
  capex-55,900,000 -60,500,000 -48,700,000 -47,000,000 -35,600,000 -41,300,000 -40,700,000 -40,700,000 -38,700,000 -46,000,000 -31,100,000 -35,300,000 -30,600,000 -34,700,000 -34,200,000 -30,400,000 -27,700,000 -32,300,000 -33,900,000 -20,700,000 -35,100,000 -32,000,000 -33,500,000 -26,400,000 -35,800,000 -27,200,000 -36,400,000 -24,400,000 -32,000,000 -26,500,000 -77,500,000 -18,000,000 -27,500,000 -20,000,000 -26,500,000 -20,300,000 -27,700,000 -21,500,000 -27,300,000 -21,200,000 -30,800,000 -26,400,000 -20,700,000 -24,900,000 -21,300,000 -15,900,000 -21,800,000 -25,100,000 -19,700,000 -20,200,000 -21,500,000 -34,900,000 -27,500,000 -16,600,000 -19,818,000 -18,353,000 -12,952,000 -10,139,000 -11,421,000 -14,081,000 -23,000,000 -16,207,000 -17,668,000 -24,923,000 -18,923,000 -20,775,000 -23,719,000 -16,165,000 -24,825,000 -17,766,000 -17,968,000 -20,584,000 -29,703,000 -14,007,000 -16,301,000 -10,675,000 -11,333,000 -9,958,000 -18,561,000 -10,710,000 -11,682,000 -11,117,000 -14,918,000 -22,495,000 
  free cash flows662,500,000 283,300,000 667,300,000 248,000,000 510,500,000 180,400,000 631,000,000 307,800,000 617,100,000 363,300,000 573,100,000 286,300,000 333,700,000 337,200,000 578,200,000 135,600,000 355,200,000 362,000,000 407,600,000 181,800,000 194,300,000 353,100,000 456,100,000 236,300,000 268,400,000 212,900,000 498,400,000 187,100,000 249,300,000 255,500,000 443,000,000 98,300,000 325,600,000 163,600,000 335,900,000 92,200,000 274,400,000 199,300,000 349,800,000 114,300,000 257,100,000 171,600,000 261,700,000 120,900,000 238,200,000 153,800,000 289,700,000 111,700,000 241,600,000 260,700,000 167,000,000 140,900,000 198,800,000 97,400,000 177,700,000 88,089,000 205,492,000 79,601,000 176,479,000 114,027,000 220,857,000 90,834,000 198,344,000 116,626,000 207,208,000 86,108,000 232,438,000 55,189,000 183,750,000 86,530,000 205,327,000 55,145,000 141,088,000 70,688,000 152,968,000 58,797,000 114,718,000 53,827,000 131,932,000 52,049,000 101,716,000 51,826,000 124,339,000 44,066,000 93,265,000 
  investing activities                                                                                     
  purchases of afs securities-3,731,900,000 -5,829,700,000 -3,304,700,000 -4,138,800,000 -1,029,700,000 -861,100,000 -2,703,700,000 -1,380,200,000 -1,923,500,000 -1,992,900,000 -6,087,500,000 -2,697,300,000 -3,807,600,000 -10,357,600,000 -5,560,300,000 -1,642,300,000 -247,500,000  -731,100,000                                                                   
  proceeds from sales and maturities of afs securities2,547,300,000 5,792,100,000 3,336,800,000 4,150,600,000 1,013,000,000 815,600,000 2,738,600,000 1,406,300,000 2,200,700,000 1,892,200,000 5,419,700,000 2,564,400,000 5,066,900,000 10,138,400,000 4,881,900,000 1,277,700,000 256,900,000  675,200,000                                                                   
  net purchases of short-term accounts receivable-47,000,000  46,800,000 -155,000,000 -45,100,000                                                                                 
  purchases of property and equipment-55,900,000 -60,500,000 -48,700,000 -47,000,000 -35,600,000 -41,300,000 -40,700,000 -40,700,000 -38,700,000 -46,000,000 -31,100,000 -35,300,000 -30,600,000  -34,700,000 -34,200,000 -30,400,000 -27,700,000 -32,300,000 -33,900,000 -20,700,000 -35,100,000 -32,000,000 -33,500,000 -26,400,000 -35,800,000 -27,200,000 -36,400,000 -24,400,000 -32,000,000 -26,500,000 -77,500,000 -18,000,000 -27,500,000 -20,000,000 -26,500,000 -20,300,000 -27,700,000 -21,500,000 -27,300,000 -21,200,000 -30,800,000 -26,400,000 -20,700,000 -24,900,000 -21,300,000 -15,900,000 -21,800,000 -25,100,000 -19,700,000 -20,200,000 -21,500,000 -34,900,000 -27,500,000 -16,600,000 -19,818,000 -18,353,000 -12,952,000 -10,139,000 -11,421,000 -14,081,000 -23,000,000 -16,207,000 -17,668,000 -24,923,000 -18,923,000 -20,775,000 -23,719,000 -16,165,000 -24,825,000 -17,766,000 -17,968,000 -20,584,000 -29,703,000 -14,007,000 -16,301,000 -10,675,000 -11,333,000 -9,958,000 -18,561,000 -10,710,000 -11,682,000 -11,117,000 -14,918,000 -22,495,000 
  acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired-200,000     -300,000 -208,000,000 1,600,000         200,000    -8,100,000    -1,900,000 -160,600,000 -9,700,000 -8,200,000              -9,300,000  -11,100,000           -344,000 -32,596,000   -320,000 -406,000     -12,608,000        
  purchases of other assets-15,000,000 -5,500,000 -9,200,000 -2,500,000 -12,600,000 -4,300,000 -5,300,000 -14,000,000 -6,500,000 1,200,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -5,600,000 -300,000 -3,600,000 -5,400,000 -1,300,000 -5,100,000 -2,200,000 -800,000 -600,000 -1,600,000 -4,000,000 -2,500,000 -1,700,000 -1,800,000 -2,500,000 -200,000 -800,000 -33,100,000 -2,600,000 -3,700,000 -400,000 -200,000 -3,800,000   -1,700,000 -2,400,000 -1,400,000 -3,500,000 -1,100,000 -600,000 -100,000 -1,500,000 -4,200,000 -1,400,000 -5,000,000 -700,000 -4,600,000 -800,000 300,000 -2,100,000 -400,000 -600,000 -617,000 -2,127,000 -5,050,000 -4,118,000 1,690,000 -4,652,000 -12,171,000 -1,274,000 -1,561,000 -13,520,000 -2,834,000 -1,684,000 -13,048,000 -2,650,000 -874,000 -976,000 -1,750,000 -647,000 -1,472,000 -314,000 -663,000 -293,000 -337,000 -418,000 -881,000 -759,000 -83,000 -2,979,000 -322,000 -490,000 
  net cash from investing activities-1,302,700,000  21,000,000 -192,700,000 -110,000,000    24,000,000      -716,700,000 -429,100,000 -22,300,000       20,500,000 544,700,000         522,500,000 -1,645,000,000 317,600,000 380,300,000 500,500,000 -1,312,300,000 -11,200,000 759,900,000  -1,081,900,000 -304,200,000 358,900,000  -1,088,500,000 163,500,000 30,800,000 -1,913,200,000 398,000,000  -997,900,000 -43,900,000 172,500,000  -1,156,556,000          240,750,000 -231,480,000 64,221,000 -59,359,000 -142,881,000 -46,418,000 -61,392,000 -51,785,000 -72,385,000 -9,120,000 -89,165,000 -13,715,000 -24,531,000 -29,223,000 -23,858,000 -114,808,000 -24,624,000 -62,600,000 3,576,000 
  financing activities                                                                                     
  net change in client fund obligations81,400,000 -673,800,000 356,800,000 51,400,000 -25,100,000 -2,372,700,000 614,600,000 -50,700,000 1,383,500,000 -173,800,000 1,117,300,000 39,200,000 -507,900,000 -520,900,000 496,200,000 135,500,000 32,400,000 -458,500,000 844,900,000 86,700,000 -133,100,000 -941,000,000 575,700,000 -19,600,000 -68,400,000 -1,631,100,000 1,698,100,000 -75,100,000 -942,500,000 763,100,000 -926,000,000 -20,200,000 645,500,000 -502,500,000 1,513,400,000 -125,800,000 -567,800,000 -708,600,000 974,400,000 -37,300,000 -533,300,000 -798,800,000 1,058,700,000 -29,800,000 -137,100,000 -713,600,000 991,200,000 -23,600,000 -126,600,000 1,845,600,000 -479,700,000 -634,400,000 874,600,000 -8,700,000 -266,400,000 -541,424,000 1,098,415,000 -29,254,000 -485,439,000 -651,891,000 584,891,000 -118,466,000 -160,536,000                       
  dividends paid-389,100,000 -389,300,000 -353,000,000 -352,800,000 -353,400,000 -352,800,000 -320,400,000 -320,200,000 -321,900,000 -320,900,000 -284,800,000 -284,700,000 -284,600,000 -284,700,000 -238,500,000 -238,300,000 -238,100,000 -238,200,000 -223,800,000 -223,500,000 -223,200,000 -222,600,000 -222,500,000 -222,300,000 -222,000,000 -222,900,000 -201,200,000 -201,300,000 -201,400,000 -201,000,000 -179,800,000 -179,800,000 -179,100,000 -165,400,000 -165,400,000 -165,200,000 -166,300,000 -151,500,000 -151,400,000 -151,700,000 -151,900,000 -137,400,000 -138,200,000 -137,900,000 -138,300,000 -127,200,000 -127,700,000 -127,800,000 -127,900,000 -240,300,000 -112,400,000 -112,400,000 -112,200,000 -112,200,000 -112,000,000 -112,168,000 -112,156,000 -112,122,000 -112,112,000 -111,953,000 -111,939,000 -111,936,000 -111,904,000 -108,186,000 -108,163,000 -110,809,000 -114,988,000 -80,016,000 -60,876,000 -60,843,000 -60,751,000 -60,698,000 -49,262,000 -49,219,000 -49,196,000 -49,181,000 -45,380,000 -45,350,000 -45,318,000 -45,286,000 -41,454,000 -41,427,000 -41,401,000 -41,383,000 -41,237,000 
  repurchases of common shares-160,100,000    -104,000,000           -79,700,000 -47,200,000 -28,800,000 -171,900,000 -24,100,000 -32,800,000 -49,000,000 -94,100,000   -45,000,000 -62,900,000 -112,000,000 -17,900,000 -15,000,000 -37,500,000 -46,700,000 -43,900,000 -75,200,000 -83,900,000                                     
  activity related to equity-based plans-47,600,000 -9,100,000 4,900,000 10,500,000 -2,500,000 11,000,000 8,100,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 1,800,000 2,900,000 4,100,000 -19,200,000 6,500,000 12,000,000 9,800,000 -5,700,000 17,500,000 10,500,000 56,400,000 1,300,000 1,300,000 12,100,000 15,300,000 -7,400,000 6,100,000 11,200,000 2,500,000 9,700,000 -5,200,000 3,200,000 10,900,000 -12,300,000 4,400,000 13,700,000 4,100,000 6,300,000                                                 
  net cash from financing activities-515,400,000         -492,900,000 832,600,000 -241,400,000 -809,700,000   -91,200,000 -211,700,000   -79,600,000 -382,800,000   -231,800,000 -413,200,000           -401,300,000 -676,500,000   -174,000,000 -752,300,000 -1,039,900,000 918,700,000 -159,600,000 -311,900,000  841,200,000 -195,600,000 -293,200,000 1,610,600,000 -591,100,000 -739,200,000 767,000,000 -120,700,000 -378,200,000   -140,748,000 -591,588,000  473,105,000 -229,852,000 -267,333,000  -240,771,000 -566,553,000 -462,702,000 -62,070,000 -57,648,000 -50,291,000 -57,035,000 -48,200,000 -43,903,000 -46,774,000 -47,385,000 -47,204,000 -42,587,000 -40,574,000 -42,976,000 -38,968,000 -36,620,000 -38,432,000 -39,745,000 -39,490,000 -39,611,000 
  net change in cash, restricted cash, and equivalents-1,099,700,000 341,000,000 734,300,000 -189,100,000 -48,900,000 -2,635,900,000 971,100,000 -322,300,000 1,749,200,000 -227,500,000 737,600,000 -81,300,000 777,700,000 -861,500,000 165,700,000 -350,500,000 151,600,000 -229,100,000 914,500,000 -118,000,000 -404,100,000                                                                 
  cash, restricted cash, and equivalents, beginning of period2,734,300,000  1,897,000,000  2,134,900,000  928,400,000  1,823,100,000  1,659,800,000                                                                 
  cash, restricted cash, and equivalents, end of period1,634,600,000  734,300,000 -189,100,000 1,848,100,000  971,100,000 -322,300,000 3,884,100,000  737,600,000 -81,300,000 1,706,100,000  165,700,000 -350,500,000 1,974,700,000  914,500,000 -118,000,000 1,255,700,000                                                                 
  reconciliation of cash, restricted cash, and equivalents                                                                                     
  cash and cash equivalents809,000,000 64,800,000 361,700,000 -257,500,000 1,459,600,000 -224,700,000 330,500,000 -282,800,000 1,645,900,000 -94,900,000 220,400,000 -87,700,000 1,184,200,000 102,500,000 -368,700,000 -465,800,000 1,102,000,000 208,200,000 93,500,000 -142,200,000 835,700,000 125,200,000 179,400,000 14,200,000 586,400,000 -22,800,000                                                            
  restricted cash50,400,000 -1,200,000 -14,000,000 8,200,000 54,900,000 6,800,000 -6,900,000 -1,900,000 49,800,000 -6,800,000 -11,600,000 -24,500,000 92,700,000 -5,500,000 -1,100,000 -1,200,000 83,600,000 8,000,000 -4,600,000 9,300,000 75,600,000 4,700,000 3,700,000 5,000,000 57,700,000 -77,300,000                                                            
  restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents included in funds held for clients775,200,000 277,400,000 386,600,000 60,200,000 333,600,000 -2,418,000,000 647,500,000 -37,600,000 2,188,400,000 -125,800,000 528,800,000 30,900,000 429,200,000 -958,500,000 535,500,000 116,500,000 789,100,000 -445,300,000 825,600,000 14,900,000 344,400,000 -542,600,000 469,400,000 39,300,000 717,400,000 -2,670,200,000                                                            
  total cash, restricted cash, and equivalents1,634,600,000 341,000,000 734,300,000 -189,100,000 1,848,100,000 -2,635,900,000 971,100,000 -322,300,000 3,884,100,000 -227,500,000 737,600,000 -81,300,000 1,706,100,000 -861,500,000 165,700,000 -350,500,000 1,974,700,000 -229,100,000 914,500,000 -118,000,000 1,255,700,000                                                                 
  amortization of premiums and discounts on afs securities   -2,800,000 -2,800,000 -2,300,000 -1,800,000 -1,500,000 -1,400,000 2,300,000 4,700,000 5,200,000 6,000,000 6,600,000 7,000,000 7,400,000 7,900,000  8,900,000                                                                   
  benefit from deferred income taxes 300,000 -6,600,000 1,500,000 -11,000,000  -14,500,000      2,500,000      100,000 -5,200,000 -1,500,000       8,300,000 2,600,000 12,700,000 -61,900,000 9,200,000 59,200,000   9,900,000 14,100,000  -24,100,000 7,500,000 14,400,000  -27,200,000 4,000,000 10,400,000  -23,100,000 5,700,000 10,300,000  10,800,000   6,100,000 3,600,000   41,000 4,222,000   6,667,000 6,422,000   8,998,000 5,634,000         6,792,000 4,331,000         
  net realized losses on sales of afs securities                                                                                    
  net realized losses on disposal of assets                                                                                     
  premium paid on cash flow hedges                                                                                     
  net change in purchased receivables                                                                                     
  proceeds from sale of property and equipment                                                                                     
  net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities     -143,100,000 -8,100,000           139,700,000 -109,900,000 -254,100,000 -236,300,000     -1,089,700,000      -40,100,000 -711,000,000                              -49,873,000                       
  net proceeds from short-term borrowings                 400,000 100,000 800,000 1,000,000 -46,100,000 -100,000 -5,200,000 56,500,000  -3,700,000 600,000 56,700,000  -75,700,000 76,200,000 57,200,000  -47,700,000                                                   
  proceeds from issuance of corporate bonds                                                                                     
  debt issuance costs                                                                                     
  contingent consideration paid for acquisitions                                                                                    
  net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities      307,500,000                         -112,900,000 417,200,000                                                     
  cash, restricted cash, and equivalents, beginning of fiscal year                                                                                     
  cash, restricted cash, and equivalents, end of fiscal year                                                                                     
  amortization of premiums and discounts on afs securities, cash flow hedges and long-term debt                                                                                     
  premiums paid on cash flow hedges                                                                                     
  net change in short-term borrowings      5,200,000 3,800,000  2,000,000  -200,000 1,800,000 -300,000                                                                     
  repurchases of common shares, including excise tax                                                                                    
  debt issuance fees                                                                                     
  net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities  -2,700,000 -291,400,000 -485,000,000                       -273,300,000 -1,110,300,000                                                         
  net realized (gains)/losses on sales of afs securities                                                                                   
  (benefit from)/benefit from deferred income taxes        -3,200,000 -18,400,000 -10,300,000                                                                           
  net (purchases of)/collections on short-term accounts receivable                                                                                     
  proceeds from sales of property and equipment         7,000,000                                                     1,000 708,000 5,000 111,000  2,000 7,000 18,000  135,000           
  in millions      1,000,000 2,023,000,000  1,000,000 2,022,000,000  1,000,000        1,000,000 2,019,000,000                                                             
  payroll wages and payroll taxes      670,100,000 232,300,000 6,414,600,000  610,800,000 -4,500,000 6,337,800,000  740,000,000 5,800,500,000 5,600,000  400,000 200,000 4,900,000                                                                 
  state unemployment insurance      58,300,000 1,100,000 18,600,000  41,100,000 20,800,000 9,500,000  55,600,000 3,200,000 15,400,000  60,300,000 12,800,000                                                                 
  guaranteed cost benefit plans      -5,700,000 8,800,000 162,500,000  -22,500,000 23,600,000 156,700,000  7,600,000 5,800,000 150,900,000  3,000,000 -7,300,000 150,400,000                                                                 
  net cash provided buy/(used in) financing activities        1,069,400,000                                                                             
  net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities         -143,900,000 -699,200,000 -161,500,000 1,223,100,000         407,500,000      120,300,000 918,500,000                              247,524,000     173,077,000 115,504,000                     
  category                                                                                     
  buildings and improvements                                                                                     
  data processing equipment                                                                                     
  furniture, fixtures, and equipment                                                                                     
  leasehold improvements                                                                                     
  software                                                                                     
  net realized gains on sales of afs securities          -100,000 -100,000 -100,000  -300,000                                                                   
  benefit from/(benefit from) deferred income taxes                                                   6,200,000                                  
  purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from sales                                                                                     
  benefit from/(benefit) from deferred income taxes              -2,200,000 -6,000,000 11,500,000                                                                     
  benefit from allowance for doubtful accounts                -3,600,000 -3,800,000 7,100,000 4,100,000 600,000 1,800,000 2,600,000 1,100,000 2,300,000 1,200,000 600,000 1,200,000 300,000 300,000 1,500,000 1,100,000 700,000 1,500,000 700,000 1,500,000 1,200,000 800,000 1,100,000 500,000 100,000 600,000 300,000 400,000 300,000 800,000 400,000 500,000 800,000 100,000 200,000 900,000 300,000 400,000 200,000 784,000 -111,000 1,013,000 945,000 1,091,000 735,000 620,000 464,000 1,039,000 643,000 662,000 700,000 526,000 733,000 610,000 642,000 367,000 554,000 -256,000            
  in billions                                                                                     
  amortization of premiums and discounts on available-for-sale securities                    9,500,000 10,100,000 10,300,000 10,400,000 10,000,000 10,200,000 11,100,000 13,300,000 14,400,000 15,300,000 16,300,000 16,700,000 17,100,000 17,500,000 18,000,000 18,400,000 18,600,000 18,500,000 18,800,000 19,000,000 19,400,000 19,300,000 19,400,000 19,100,000 18,400,000 18,000,000 17,900,000 17,700,000 16,700,000 14,300,000 10,300,000 10,000,000 9,900,000 9,600,000 9,400,000 9,257,000 8,990,000 8,827,000 7,974,000 6,148,000 4,868,000 5,403,000 6,537,000 6,473,000 4,660,000 3,935,000 3,965,000 6,229,000 6,341,000 7,122,000 6,408,000 7,678,000 6,689,000 7,444,000 7,562,000 7,389,000 7,456,000 7,419,000        
  (benefit)/benefit from deferred income taxes                     3,700,000 -5,000,000 1,000,000 -3,700,000                                             5,943,000   -2,847,000             
  net realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities                    -300,000        100,000    -100,000    -100,000 -100,000 -100,000 -100,000 -300,000 -200,000 -600,000 -100,000 -900,000 -100,000 -200,000 -100,000 -943,000 -1,275,000 -729,000 -285,000 -257,000 -173,000 -405,000 -300,000 -2,608,000 -3,309,000 -390,000 -143,000 -711,000 -236,000 -351,000 -498,000 -14,000 -112,000 -158,000 178,000 -91,000 -152,000 -3,082,000        
  purchases of available-for-sale securities                    -2,475,500,000 -3,365,500,000 -8,314,800,000 -5,248,500,000 -8,289,300,000 -8,898,200,000 -4,998,800,000 -10,133,000,000 -11,115,800,000 -13,798,000,000 -16,097,900,000 -11,677,600,000 -8,646,700,000 -14,432,800,000 -12,365,400,000 -8,887,100,000 -14,777,000,000 -9,871,300,000 -159,900,000 -178,100,000 -2,362,900,000 -10,475,500,000 -3,095,200,000 -10,988,700,000 -9,461,000,000 -8,687,100,000 -6,221,700,000 -8,568,900,000 -6,372,800,000 -6,432,800,000 -1,653,500,000 -1,467,700,000 -847,900,000 -1,955,100,000 -1,958,400,000 -287,292,000 -510,832,000 -420,271,000 -336,555,000 -31,599,000 -49,523,000 -3,144,069,000 -13,140,530,000 -6,374,128,000 -14,129,292,000 -26,115,634,000 -33,300,803,000 -26,614,971,000 -23,348,338,000 -24,010,264,000 -64,835,357,000 -1,368,520,000 -337,797,000 -2,211,150,000 -304,539,000 -112,058,000 -167,277,000 -316,864,000 -311,198,000 -369,129,000 -239,817,000 -207,929,000 -187,963,000 -203,430,000 -216,392,000 
  proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities                    2,260,500,000 3,809,500,000 8,156,300,000 5,305,000,000 8,862,100,000 7,854,200,000 5,420,300,000 10,067,300,000 11,297,000,000 14,430,000,000 16,454,200,000 11,816,700,000 8,892,000,000 14,285,600,000 11,418,900,000 9,278,200,000 14,920,300,000 8,680,700,000 102,400,000 154,400,000 3,046,800,000 10,021,900,000 3,174,700,000 10,449,200,000 10,073,700,000 8,362,600,000 5,962,700,000 9,058,900,000 6,696,400,000 4,542,500,000 2,095,900,000 1,314,200,000 854,900,000 1,880,000,000 1,549,800,000 735,671,000 132,277,000 108,827,000 175,244,000 341,576,000 123,759,000 4,984,631,000 12,508,552,000 6,753,038,000 14,197,883,000 26,236,850,000 34,381,101,000 25,334,409,000 24,536,781,000 24,033,845,000 64,588,838,000 1,030,363,000 574,613,000 2,410,530,000            
  proceeds from borrowings to fund acquisition                                                                                     
  depreciation and amortization on property and equipment and intangible assets                      50,100,000 55,000,000 52,900,000 55,800,000 53,000,000 36,800,000 35,900,000 35,700,000 36,600,000 33,700,000 32,000,000 36,200,000 31,000,000 30,000,000 29,700,000  30,400,000 27,700,000 27,000,000 27,500,000 26,600,000 26,000,000 26,500,000 28,300,000 26,300,000 26,000,000 24,400,000 25,000,000 24,200,000 24,400,000 22,800,000 20,600,000 20,900,000 21,551,000 21,581,000 21,686,000 21,627,000 22,608,000 21,486,000 20,991,000 20,687,000 21,252,000 20,566,000 19,665,000 19,131,000 17,933,000 16,869,000 17,352,000 16,889,000 16,261,000 16,015,000 18,537,000            
  net realized (gains)/losses on sales of available-for-sale securities                      -600,000 -900,000 -900,000                                                             
  net change in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents                      652,500,000 58,500,000 426,300,000                                                             
  cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of period                      935,200,000                                                             
  cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, end of period                      652,500,000 58,500,000 1,361,500,000                                                             
  reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents to the consolidated balance sheets:                                                                                     
  total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents                      652,500,000 58,500,000 1,361,500,000 -2,770,300,000                                                            
  management solutions                      123,300,000 2,200,000 724,500,000                                                             
  peo and insurance solutions                                                                                     
  total service revenue                      150,700,000 -700,000 971,500,000                                                             
  amortization of deferred costs                                                                                     
  reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents                                                                                     
  to the consolidated balance sheets:                                                                                     
  peo and insurance services                       -2,900,000 247,000,000                                                             
  year ended may 31,                                                                                     
  provision/(benefit) for deferred income taxes                         -6,000,000                                           567,000     7,403,000            
  net proceeds from long-term borrowings                                                                                     
  cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of fiscal year                                                                                    
  cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, end of fiscal year                                                                                     
  net realized losses/(gains) on sales of available-for-sale securities                                                                                     
  accounts receivable                          -38,600,000 -28,600,000 -43,000,000 19,800,000 50,300,000 -41,100,000 -15,400,000 -79,100,000 98,400,000 -44,900,000 -78,100,000 -56,100,000 83,700,000 -35,000,000 -30,100,000 -28,700,000 56,800,000 -37,200,000 -19,100,000 -20,600,000 48,800,000 -24,300,000 -22,100,000 44,900,000 -37,000,000 -19,300,000 82,800,000 -17,600,000 -22,200,000 -28,240,000 62,691,000 -20,324,000 -24,317,000 -13,895,000 53,549,000 -22,930,000 -12,906,000 -27,683,000 55,102,000 -2,810,000 -25,409,000 -21,198,000 -5,935,000 -35,124,000 54,540,000 -21,451,000 -28,022,000 -14,766,000 34,874,000 -17,513,000 -30,859,000 -20,180,000        
  increase in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents                                                                                     
  to the consolidated balance sheets                                                                                     
  net realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities                                                                                     
  net change in funds held for clients’ money market securities and other cash equivalents                           222,600,000 762,500,000 -1,268,400,000 608,900,000 -88,300,000 -929,700,000 697,400,000 -674,700,000 -42,400,000 257,300,000  -934,800,000 41,200,000 100,700,000 1,227,700,000 -1,134,400,000 255,700,000 -199,900,000 928,100,000 -812,200,000 -290,400,000 -267,000,000 10,700,000 -23,400,000 645,600,000 -852,600,000 59,100,000 598,300,000 121,590,000 -757,521,000 274,572,000 423,092,000 378,678,000 -659,313,000 -1,420,322,000 599,586,000 224,806,000 -850,525,000 375,225,000 -331,244,000 1,118,714,000 -1,305,123,000 199,625,000 -1,149,177,000 314,957,000 114,091,000 96,755,000 -437,589,000 -138,433,000 43,759,000 413,120,000        
  increase in cash and cash equivalents                           70,500,000 81,900,000  66,700,000    24,900,000      285,900,000    310,100,000   101,400,000 4,300,000                  31,261,000  206,488,000 1,705,000 23,177,000   1,832,000 47,205,000   10,871,000 74,383,000 2,419,000 51,948,000  71,087,000 -43,106,000 79,725,000 
  cash and cash equivalents, beginning of fiscal year                           358,200,000 184,600,000 131,500,000                                                 
  cash and cash equivalents, end of period                           70,500,000 440,100,000  66,700,000 22,800,000 234,400,000      -159,200,000 -43,600,000 455,900,000  124,900,000 -322,200,000 462,600,000  58,300,000 101,400,000 111,600,000 -22,200,000 113,100,000  2,800,000 -39,700,000 272,900,000  53,957,000 -90,019,000 315,323,000  97,774,000 269,051,000 61,582,000  106,864,000 -57,688,000 110,614,000 -214,642,000 343,911,000  -180,098,000 -21,505,000 337,321,000  47,205,000 18,774,000 213,133,000  74,383,000 2,419,000 131,819,000  71,087,000 -43,106,000 141,622,000 
  increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                                49,800,000             -118,800,000                  4,447,000         56,377,000             
  cash and cash equivalents, end of fiscal year                                   35,000,000 130,000,000                                                 
  net cash provided by/ (used in) financing activities                                                                                     
  proceeds from short-term borrowings                                    51,300,000                                                 
  (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents                                    -1,500,000                   5,055,000 53,957,000      -102,655,000              -6,359,000         
  adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:                                                                                     
  depreciation and amortization on property and equipment and intangible assets                                                                                     
  net change in funds held for clients’ money market securities and other cash equivalents                                                                                     
  equity activity related to stock-based awards                                     11,000,000 3,800,000 15,000,000 -4,200,000 8,300,000 16,100,000 23,100,000 1,000,000 15,500,000 21,600,000 31,000,000 45,200,000 5,300,000                                    
  cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                      170,000,000  152,500,000  107,300,000 119,000,000  284,300,000  472,769,000  164,237,000  79,353,000 137,423,000  -203,275,000 280,944,000  219,492,000  79,871,000  61,897,000 
  net change in other assets and liabilities                                       4,400,000 16,800,000 -1,000,000 300,000 3,800,000 -7,000,000 2,100,000 1,200,000 3,100,000 2,900,000 8,100,000 -3,000,000 2,100,000 1,000,000 3,500,000 -100,000 2,122,000 2,346,000 -1,850,000 -1,297,000 4,829,000 4,406,000 3,756,000 -947,000 1,711,000 3,093,000 2,425,000 -117,000 4,224,000 -2,186,000 -764,000 2,200,000 2,361,000 2,991,000 -509,000 3,195,000 4,467,000 3,995,000 -1,063,000        
  acquisition of business, net of cash acquired                                            -27,500,000                                        
  benefit from litigation reserve                                                                                     
  proceeds from sale of business                                                                                   
  proceeds from exercise and excess tax benefit related to stock-based awards                                                   7,600,000 4,600,000                                 
  decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                                  -5,900,000  2,800,000 -39,700,000 -11,400,000    -157,446,000                           
  proceeds from and excess tax benefit related to stock-based awards                                                  1,000,000                                   
  proceeds from and excess tax benefit related to exercise of stock options                                                      200,000 1,206,000 409,000 628,000 5,963,000 3,223,000                          
  repurchases of common stock                                                               -134,935,000 -468,580,000 -396,484,000                   
  benefit for deferred income taxes                                                                             -2,644,000        
  benefit from pending legal matters                                                                                     
  proceeds from exercise of stock options                                                             600,000 4,809,000 3,492,000 2,020,000 8,864,000 44,402,000 14,879,000 2,926,000 10,552,000 3,716,000 12,498,000 5,359,000 2,445,000 1,811,000 1,977,000 2,793,000 4,776,000 2,342,000 6,318,000 4,834,000 2,995,000 1,656,000 1,893,000 1,626,000 
  excess tax benefit related to exercise of stock options                                                             -50,000 298,000 419,000 307,000 3,972,000 4,368,000 3,067,000 302,000                 
  tax benefit related to exercise of stock options                                                                     4,056,000 1,112,000 3,963,000 2,456,000 1,142,000 676,000 897,000 1,801,000 2,352,000        
  net change in client fund deposits                                                                935,880,000 -70,506,000 -453,957,000 -32,870,000 199,605,000 -256,881,000 1,271,875,000 -3,507,000 -390,680,000 -316,301,000 534,074,000 79,614,000 -105,740,000 -345,976,000 552,025,000 5,596,000 -121,771,000 -181,668,000 289,318,000 57,605,000 34,020,000 
  benefit from legal reserves                                                                                     
  other non-cash adjustments                                                                                     
  adjustments to reconcile net income to cash from operating activities:                                                                                     
  depreciation and amortization on depreciable and intangible assets                                                                           14,551,000 14,181,000 14,256,000        
  benefit from bad debts                                                                           553,000 853,000         
  proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities                                                                           168,525,000 110,076,000 208,228,000 250,970,000 388,640,000 188,399,000 181,328,000 70,432,000 423,737,000 238,060,000 
  proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities                                                                           6,825,000 40,985,000 52,055,000 40,275,000 26,165,000 55,155,000 36,755,000 24,830,000 18,095,000 35,340,000 
  expense charges to increase legal reserve                                                                                     
  acquisition of advantage payroll services, inc., net of cash acquired                                                                                    
  see notes to consolidated financial statements.                                                                                     
                                                                                       

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