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DEFERRED REVENUES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2013

Deferred Revenues [Abstract]

Deferred Revenues

(in millions)		February 28, 2013			May 31, 2012
Software license updates and product support		$	4,981		$	5,565
Hardware systems support and other			613			714
Services			348			403
New software licenses and cloud software subscriptions			336			353
Deferred revenues, current			6,278			7,035
Deferred revenues, non-current (in other non-current liabilities)			305			296
Total deferred revenues		$	6,583		$	7,331

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the type of arrangements and the corresponding amounts that comprise the current and noncurrent balance of deferred revenue as of the balance sheet date.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 605

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 13.A.4(a).Q1)

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 8

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6361293&loc=d3e6935-107765



Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)

-Number Topic 13

-Section A

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