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RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 6 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2012
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]  
Accrued at period start $ 337 [1]
Initial Costs 301 [2]
Adjustments to Cost (25) [3]
Cash Payments (211)
Others (6) [4]
Accrued at period end 396 [1]
Total Expected Program Costs 297
Fiscal 2013 Oracle Restructuring Plan [Member]
  
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]  
Accrued at period start 0
Initial Costs 261 [2],[5]
Adjustments to Cost (12) [3],[5]
Cash Payments (106) [5]
Others (5) [4],[5]
Accrued at period end 138 [5]
Total Costs Accrued to Date 249 [5]
Total Expected Program Costs 297 [5]
Fiscal 2013 Oracle Restructuring Plan [Member] | New software licenses and cloud software subscriptions [Member]
  
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]  
Accrued at period start 0
Initial Costs 65 [2],[5]
Adjustments to Cost (3) [3],[5]
Cash Payments (32) [5]
Others (1) [4],[5]
Accrued at period end 29 [5]
Total Costs Accrued to Date 62 [5]
Total Expected Program Costs 78 [5]
Fiscal 2013 Oracle Restructuring Plan [Member] | Software license updates and product support [Member]
  
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]  
Accrued at period start 0
Initial Costs 9 [2],[5]
Adjustments to Cost (6) [3],[5]
Cash Payments (3) [5]
Others 3 [4],[5]
Accrued at period end 3 [5]
Total Costs Accrued to Date 3 [5]
Total Expected Program Costs 41 [5]
Fiscal 2013 Oracle Restructuring Plan [Member] | Hardware systems business [Member]
  
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]  
Accrued at period start 0
Initial Costs 77 [2],[5]
Adjustments to Cost (2) [3],[5]
Cash Payments (26) [5]
Accrued at period end 49 [5]
Total Costs Accrued to Date 75 [5]
Total Expected Program Costs 60 [5]
Fiscal 2013 Oracle Restructuring Plan [Member] | Services [Member]
  
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]  
Accrued at period start 0
Initial Costs 51 [2],[5]
Adjustments to Cost (1) [3],[5]
Cash Payments (20) [5]
Others 1 [4],[5]
Accrued at period end 31 [5]
Total Costs Accrued to Date 50 [5]
Total Expected Program Costs 50 [5]
Fiscal 2013 Oracle Restructuring Plan [Member] | General and administrative and other [Member]
  
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]  
Accrued at period start 0
Initial Costs 59 [2],[5]
Cash Payments (25) [5]
Others (8) [4],[5]
Accrued at period end 26 [5]
Total Costs Accrued to Date 59 [5]
Total Expected Program Costs 68 [5]
Other Restructuring Plans [Member]
  
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]  
Accrued at period start 337 [6]
Initial Costs 40 [2],[6]
Adjustments to Cost (13) [3],[6]
Cash Payments (105) [6]
Others (1) [4],[6]
Accrued at period end $ 258 [6]
[1] The balances at November 30, 2012 and May 31, 2012 included $258 million and $178 million, respectively, recorded in other current liabilities, and $138 million and $159 million, respectively, recorded in other non-current liabilities.
[2] Costs recorded for the respective restructuring plans during the current period presented.
[3] All plan adjustments were changes in estimates whereby increases and decreases in costs were generally recorded to operating expenses in the period of adjustments.
[4] Represents foreign currency translation and certain other adjustments.
[5] Restructuring costs recorded for individual line items presented related to employee severance costs except for general and administrative and other, which also included $35 million recorded during the first half of fiscal 2013 for facilities related restructuring, contract termination and other costs.
[6] Other restructuring plans presented in the table above included condensed information for other Oracle-based plans and other plans associated with certain of our acquisitions whereby we continued to make cash outlays to settle obligations under these plans during the period presented but for which the current impact to our consolidated statements of operations was not significant.