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Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 10, 2026 USD ($) $ / shares shares	May 02, 2024	May 31, 2026 USD ($) reportingUnit business	May 31, 2025 USD ($)	May 31, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 04, 2024 shares
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of businesses helped \| business			1,000,000
UniFirst Corporation transaction expenses			$ 15,136	$ 0	$ 0
Restricted cash			37,200	35,800
Inventory obsolescence reserve			$ 59,600	$ 59,900
Number of reporting units \| reportingUnit			4
Stock split ratio, common stock		4
Additional shares received in stock split for each share held (in shares) \| shares						3
UniFirst Corporation
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Business combination, price of acquisition, expected	$ 5,500,000
Business combination consideration transferred equity interests issued and issuable right to receive cash per acquiree share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 155.00
Business combination, consideration transferred, equity interests issued and issuable, entity shares issued per acquiree share (in shares) \| shares	0.7720
Incurred transaction expenses			$ 16,100
UniFirst Corporation transaction expenses			16,100
UniFirst Corporation \| Location, Statement of Income, Balance [Axis]: us-gaap:InterestExpenseNonoperating
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
UniFirst Corporation transaction expenses			1,000
UniFirst Corporation \| Location, Statement of Income, Balance [Axis]: us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
UniFirst Corporation transaction expenses			$ 15,100
Uniform Rental and Facility Services, First Aid and Safety Services and Fire Protection Services \| Route servicing fees \| Revenue \| Product concentration risk
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue			95.00%
All Other
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of reporting units \| reportingUnit			2
Minimum \| Service contracts and other assets
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Service contracts and other assets useful lives			5 years
Minimum \| Uniforms in service
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Inventories useful life			18 months
Minimum \| Other rental items
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Inventories useful life			8 months
Maximum \| Service contracts and other assets
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Service contracts and other assets useful lives			15 years
Maximum \| Uniforms in service
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Inventories useful life			30 years
Maximum \| Other rental items
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Inventories useful life			60 months