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Long-Term Debt - Net of Unamortized Premiums and Discounts and Swap Fair Value Adjustments (Detail) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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May 31, 2016 USD ($) | May 31, 2016 JPY (¥) | May 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long Term Debt | $ 2,054,000,000 |  | $ 1,186,000,000
Less current maturities | 44,000,000 |  | 107,000,000
TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT | 2,010,000,000 |  | 1,079,000,000
Corporate Bond Payables | 5.15% Corporate bond, payable October 15, 2015 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, original principal | $ 100,000,000 |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate | 5.15% | 5.15% |
Long-term debt, interest payment | Semi-Annually |  |
Long Term Debt | $ 0 |  | 101,000,000
Corporate Bond Payables | 2.25% Corporate bond, payable May 1, 2023 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, original principal | $ 500,000,000 |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate | 2.25% | 2.25% |
Long-term debt, interest payment | Semi-Annually |  |
Long Term Debt | $ 499,000,000 |  | 499,000,000
Corporate Bond Payables | 3.63% Corporate bond, payable May 1, 2043 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, original principal | $ 500,000,000 |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate | 3.63% | 3.63% |
Long-term debt, interest payment | Semi-Annually |  |
Long Term Debt | $ 499,000,000 |  | 499,000,000
Corporate Bond Payables | 3.88% Corporate bond, payable November 1, 2045 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, original principal | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate | 3.88% | 3.88% |
Long-term debt, interest payment | Semi-Annually |  |
Long Term Debt | $ 991,000,000 |  | 0
Notes Payable | 6.20% Promissory note, payable April 1, 2017 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, original principal | $ 40,000,000 |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate | 6.20% | 6.20% |
Long-term debt, interest payment | Monthly |  |
Long Term Debt | $ 38,000,000 |  | 39,000,000
Notes Payable | 6.79% Promissory note, payable January 1, 2018 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, original principal | $ 19,000,000 |  |
Long-term debt, interest rate | 6.79% | 6.79% |
Long-term debt, interest payment | Monthly |  |
Long Term Debt | $ 0 |  | 19,000,000
Notes Payable | 2.60% Japanese Yen note, maturing August 20, 2001 through November 20, 2020 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, original principal | ¥ |  | ¥ 9,000,000,000 |
Long-term debt, interest rate | 2.60% | 2.60% |
Long-term debt, interest payment | Quarterly |  |
Long Term Debt | $ 18,000,000 |  | 20,000,000
Notes Payable | 2.00% Japanese Yen note, maturing August 20, 2001 through November 20, 2020 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, original principal | ¥ |  | ¥ 4,000,000,000 |
Long-term debt, interest rate | 2.00% | 2.00% |
Long-term debt, interest payment | Quarterly |  |
Long Term Debt | $ 9,000,000 |  | $ 9,000,000

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