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Income Taxes - Income before Income Taxes (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Feb. 28, 2015 | Feb. 28, 2014 | Feb. 28, 2015 | May 31, 2014
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effective tax rate on continuing operations (percent) | 23.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations | 24.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations |  |
Total gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding related interest and penalties | $ 444 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits |  | $ 444 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 506 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Total gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding related interest and penalties, amount which would affect the Company's effective tax rate if recognized in future periods | 252 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate |  | 252 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate |
Accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions (excluding federal benefit) | 167 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued |  | 167 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued | 167 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued
Estimated decrease in total gross unrecognized tax benefits as a result of resolutions of global tax examinations and expiration of applicable statutes of limitations | 38 us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeUpperBound |  | 38 us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeUpperBound |
nke_ChangeInIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued | 0 nke_ChangeInIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued |  |  |
Tax Year 2011 | Domestic Tax Authority |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Proposed increase in tax related to the foreign tax credit matter |  |  | $ 31 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationEstimateOfPossibleLoss / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember / nke_TaxPeriodAxis = nke_TaxYear2011Member |

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- Definition Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32687-109319 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 13 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32698-109319 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(h)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 08 -Paragraph h -Subparagraph 2 -Article 4 + Details
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