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RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 9 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2013
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]  
Accrued at period start $ 337 [1]
Initial Costs 352 [2]
Adjustments to Cost (34) [3]
Cash Payments (358)
Others (5) [4]
Accrued at period end 292 [1]
Total Expected Program Costs 420
Fiscal 2013 Oracle Restructuring Plan [Member]
  
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]  
Accrued at period start 0
Initial Costs 308 [2],[5]
Adjustments to Cost (14) [3],[5]
Cash Payments (196) [5]
Others (5) [4],[5]
Accrued at period end 93 [5]
Total Costs Accrued to Date 294 [5]
Total Expected Program Costs 420 [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 77 [2],[5]
Adjustments to Cost (4) [3],[5]
Cash Payments (52) [5]
Others (1) [4],[5]
Accrued at period end 20 [5]
Total Costs Accrued to Date 73 [5]
Total Expected Program Costs 86 [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 10 [2],[5]
Adjustments to Cost (6) [3],[5]
Cash Payments (9) [5]
Others 5 [4],[5]
Accrued at period end 0 [5]
Total Costs Accrued to Date 4 [5]
Total Expected Program Costs 7 [5]
Fiscal 2013 Oracle Restructuring Plan [Member] | Hardware systems business [Member]
  
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]  
Accrued at period start 0
Initial Costs 90 [2],[5]
Adjustments to Cost (2) [3],[5]
Cash Payments (55) [5]
Others (2) [4],[5]
Accrued at period end 31 [5]
Total Costs Accrued to Date 88 [5]
Total Expected Program Costs 133 [5]
Fiscal 2013 Oracle Restructuring Plan [Member] | Services [Member]
  
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]  
Accrued at period start 0
Initial Costs 60 [2],[5]
Adjustments to Cost (2) [3],[5]
Cash Payments (38) [5]
Others 1 [4],[5]
Accrued at period end 21 [5]
Total Costs Accrued to Date 58 [5]
Total Expected Program Costs 114 [5]
Fiscal 2013 Oracle Restructuring Plan [Member] | General and administrative and other [Member]
  
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]  
Accrued at period start 0
Initial Costs 71 [2],[5]
Cash Payments (42) [5]
Others (8) [4],[5]
Accrued at period end 21 [5]
Total Costs Accrued to Date 71 [5]
Total Expected Program Costs 80 [5]
Other Restructuring Plans [Member]
  
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]  
Accrued at period start 337 [6]
Initial Costs 44 [2],[6]
Adjustments to Cost (20) [3],[6]
Cash Payments (162) [6]
Accrued at period end $ 199 [6]
[1] The balances at February 28, 2013 and May 31, 2012 included $191 million and $178 million, respectively, recorded in other current liabilities, and $101 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 $39 million recorded during the first nine months 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.