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ACQUISITIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Feb. 28, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Feb. 28, 2013 | May. 31, 2015 | May. 31, 2014 | May. 31, 2013 | Sep. 08, 2014 | Aug. 31, 2014 | Jul. 03, 2014 | Feb. 06, 2014 | Mar. 28, 2013 | Feb. 08, 2013
Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of stock options and restricted stock-based awards assumed |  |  |  |  | $ 12 | $ 148 | $ 15 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 34,087 | 29,652 | 27,343 |  |  |  |  |  |
Net benefit to acquistion related and other expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  | 387 |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions Proforma [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  | 38,700 | 40,007 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  | $ 9,877 | $ 10,770 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 2.24 | $ 2.38 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 2.19 | $ 2.34 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MICROS Systems, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merger agreement date |  |  |  |  | Jun. 22, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price | $ 5,247 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 675 |  |  |  |  |
Trade receivables, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 183 |  |  |  |  |
Inventories |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,277 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,030 |  |  |  |  |
Other assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 149 |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and other liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (348) |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (633) |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (130) |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition per share price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 68.00 |  | $ 68.00 |  |  |
Business combination reason |  |  |  |  | We acquired MICROS to, among other things, expand our software and cloud, hardware and related services offerings for hotels, food and beverage industries, facilities, and retailers. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Fiscal 2015 Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  |  |  |  | $ 1,700 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash portion of purchase price |  |  |  |  | 1,700 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of stock options and restricted stock-based awards assumed |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 1,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 388 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net tangible assets (liabilities) acquired/assumed |  |  |  |  | $ 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Responsys, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition completion date |  |  |  |  | Feb. 06, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  | $ 1,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash portion of purchase price |  | 1,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of stock options and restricted stock-based awards assumed |  | $ 147 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000 |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 580 |  |
Net tangible assets (liabilities) acquired/assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (32) |  |
In-process research and development recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14 |  |
Other Fiscal 2014 Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 1,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  | 1,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net tangible assets (liabilities) acquired/assumed |  |  |  |  |  | (230) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
In-process research and development recorded |  |  |  |  |  | $ 99 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acme Packet, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition completion date |  |  |  |  | Mar. 28, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  |  | $ 2,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash portion of purchase price |  |  | 2,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of stock options and restricted stock-based awards assumed |  |  | $ 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,300 |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 525 |
Net tangible assets (liabilities) acquired/assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 247 |
In-process research and development recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 45 |
Eloqua, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition completion date |  |  |  |  | Feb. 08, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  |  |  | $ 935 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash portion of purchase price |  |  |  | 933 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of stock options and restricted stock-based awards assumed |  |  |  | $ 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 607
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 327
Net tangible assets (liabilities) acquired/assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1
Other Fiscal 2013 Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Materiality of acquisitions individually or in the aggregate |  |  |  |  | These acquisitions were not significant individually or in the aggregate. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pillar Data Systems, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merger agreement date |  |  |  |  | Jun. 29, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration paid or payable |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Net benefit to acquistion related and other expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 387 |  |  |  |  |  |

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