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General (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2014 | Nov. 30, 2013 | Nov. 30, 2014 | Nov. 30, 2013
General Details [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable, Date Declared | Nov. 21, 2014 |  |  |
Dividends Payable Amount Per Share | $ 0.20 us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare |  | $ 0.20 us-gaap_DividendsPayableAmountPerShare |
Dividends Payable, Date To Be Paid | Jan. 02, 2015 |  |  |
Dividends Payable, Date Of Record | Dec. 12, 2014 |  |  |
Stock Based Compensation Details [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation | $ 31 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation | $ 26 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation | $ 79 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation | $ 71 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Treasury Shares [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Number Of Shares Repurchased | 1,000,000 fdx_NumberOfSharesRepurchased |  | 1,000,000 fdx_NumberOfSharesRepurchased |
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share | $ 156.00 us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Authorization, Number of Shares Authorized to Be Repurchased | 15,000,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased |  | 15,000,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased |
Stock Repurchase Authorization, Remaining Number of Shares | 14,000,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased |  | 14,000,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased |
Purchase of treasury stock | $ 156 us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock |  | $ 947 us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock | $ 1,219 us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock

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