Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of Assumptions Used to Determine Fair Value of Options (Details) - Stock Options |
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May 31, 2026 |
May 31, 2025 |
May 31, 2024 |
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| Risk-free interest rate | 4.00% | 4.30% | 3.90% |
| Dividend yield | 0.90% | 1.10% | 1.10% |
| Expected volatility of Cintas' common stock | 26.80% | 26.50% | 26.90% |
| Expected life of the option in years | 5 years 6 months | 5 years 6 months | 5 years 6 months |
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- Definition The estimated dividend rate (a percentage of the share price) to be paid (expected dividends) to holders of the underlying shares over the option's term. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The estimated measure of the percentage by which a share price is expected to fluctuate during a period. Volatility also may be defined as a probability-weighted measure of the dispersion of returns about the mean. The volatility of a share price is the standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a specified period. That is the same as the standard deviation of the differences in the natural logarithms of the stock prices plus dividends, if any, over the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The risk-free interest rate assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Expected term of award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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