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INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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May. 31, 2015 | May. 31, 2014 | May. 31, 2013
Total intangible assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets, Gross |  | $ 15,047 | $ 16,580 |
Additions | [1] | 2,418 |  |
Retirements |  | (3,951) |  |
Accumulated Amortization |  | (8,641) | (10,443) |
Expense |  | (2,149) | (2,300) | $ (2,385)
Retirements |  | 3,951 |  |
Total intangible assets, net |  | 6,406 | 6,137 |
Intangible assets subject to amortization [Member] |  |  |  |
Total intangible assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets, Gross |  | 15,047 | 16,550 |
Additions | [1] | 2,448 |  |
Retirements |  | (3,951) |  |
Accumulated Amortization |  | (8,641) | (10,443) |
Expense |  | (2,149) |  |
Retirements |  | 3,951 |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  | $ 6,406 | 6,107 |
Weighted Average Useful Life (in years) | [2] | 10 years |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization [Member] | Software support agreements and related relationships [Member] |  |  |  |
Total intangible assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets, Gross |  | $ 4,190 | 5,218 |
Additions | [1] | 1,206 |  |
Retirements |  | (2,234) |  |
Accumulated Amortization |  | (2,700) | (4,403) |
Expense |  | (531) |  |
Retirements |  | 2,234 |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  | $ 1,490 | 815 |
Weighted Average Useful Life (in years) | [2] | 13 years |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization [Member] | Hardware systems support agreements and related relationships [Member] |  |  |  |
Total intangible assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets, Gross |  | $ 1,012 | 969 |
Additions | [1] | 63 |  |
Retirements |  | (20) |  |
Accumulated Amortization |  | (654) | (530) |
Expense |  | (144) |  |
Retirements |  | 20 |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  | $ 358 | 439 |
Weighted Average Useful Life (in years) | [2] | 10 years |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization [Member] | Developed technology [Member] |  |  |  |
Total intangible assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets, Gross |  | $ 4,602 | 4,387 |
Additions | [1] | 736 |  |
Retirements |  | (521) |  |
Accumulated Amortization |  | (2,355) | (2,176) |
Expense |  | (700) |  |
Retirements |  | 521 |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  | $ 2,247 | 2,211 |
Weighted Average Useful Life (in years) | [2] | 7 years |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization [Member] | Core technology [Member] |  |  |  |
Total intangible assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets, Gross |  | $ 552 | 1,617 |
Retirements |  | (1,065) |  |
Accumulated Amortization |  | (411) | (1,294) |
Expense |  | (182) |  |
Retirements |  | 1,065 |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  | 141 | 323 |
Intangible assets subject to amortization [Member] | Customer relationships and contract backlog [Member] |  |  |  |
Total intangible assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets, Gross |  | 2,197 | 2,054 |
Additions | [1] | 204 |  |
Retirements |  | (61) |  |
Accumulated Amortization |  | (1,710) | (1,459) |
Expense |  | (312) |  |
Retirements |  | 61 |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  | $ 487 | 595 |
Weighted Average Useful Life (in years) | [2] | 6 years |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization [Member] | SaaS, PaaS and IaaS agreements and related relationships and other [Member] |  |  |  |
Total intangible assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets, Gross |  | $ 1,993 | 1,789 |
Additions | [1] | 204 |  |
Accumulated Amortization |  | (508) | (305) |
Expense |  | (203) |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  | $ 1,485 | 1,484 |
Weighted Average Useful Life (in years) | [2] | 10 years |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization [Member] | Trademarks [Member] |  |  |  |
Total intangible assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets, Gross |  | $ 501 | 516 |
Additions | [1] | 35 |  |
Retirements |  | (50) |  |
Accumulated Amortization |  | (303) | (276) |
Expense |  | (77) |  |
Retirements |  | 50 |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  | $ 198 | 240 |
Weighted Average Useful Life (in years) | [2] | 10 years |  |
In-process research and development [Member] |  |  |  |
Total intangible assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
In-process research and development |  |  | $ 30 |
Additions |  | $ (30) |  |
[1] | The substantial majority of intangible assets acquired during fiscal 2015 related to our acquisition of MICROS.
[2] | Represents weighted average useful lives of intangible assets acquired during fiscal 2015.

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