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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
12 Months Ended
May. 31, 2015
Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]  
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

13. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Stock Repurchases

 

Our Board of Directors has approved a program for us to repurchase shares of our common stock. On September 18, 2014, we announced that our Board of Directors approved an expansion of our stock repurchase program by an additional $13.0 billion. Approximately $9.2 billion remained available for stock repurchases as of May 31, 2015, pursuant to our stock repurchase program. We repurchased 193.7 million shares for $8.1 billion (including 2.2 million shares for $95 million that were repurchased but not settled), 280.4 million shares for $9.8 billion and 346.1 million shares for $11.0 billion in fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, under the stock repurchase program.

 

Our stock repurchase authorization does not have an expiration date and the pace of our repurchase activity will depend on factors such as our working capital needs, our cash requirements for acquisitions and dividend payments, our debt repayment obligations or repurchase of our debt, our stock price, and economic and market conditions. Our stock repurchases may be effected from time to time through open market purchases or pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Our stock repurchase program may be accelerated, suspended, delayed or discontinued at any time.

 

Dividends on Common Stock

 

During fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, our Board of Directors declared cash dividends of $0.51, $0.48 and $0.30 per share of our outstanding common stock, respectively, which we paid during the same period.

 

In June 2015, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share of our outstanding common stock payable on July 29, 2015 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on July 8, 2015. Future declarations of dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to the final determination of our Board of Directors.

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 

The following table summarizes, as of each balance sheet date, the components of our accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes:

 

 

 

May 31,

(in millions)

 

2015

 

2014

Foreign currency translation losses and other, net

 

$

(851)

 

$

(81)

Unrealized losses on defined benefit plans, net

 

 

(304)

 

 

(153)

Unrealized gains on marketable securities, net

 

 

  124

 

 

65

Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net

 

 

 35

 

 

5

Total accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

$

(996)

 

$

(164)