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Business Segment Information (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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May. 31, 2015 | Feb. 28, 2015 | Nov. 30, 2014 | Aug. 31, 2014 | May. 31, 2014 | Feb. 28, 2014 | Nov. 30, 2013 | Aug. 31, 2013 | May. 31, 2015 | May. 31, 2014 | May. 31, 2013
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | $ 12,114 | $ 11,716 | $ 11,939 | $ 11,684 | $ 11,839 | $ 11,301 | $ 11,403 | $ 11,024 | $ 47,453 | $ 45,567 | $ 44,287
FedEx Express Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. overnight box |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,704 | 6,555 | 6,513
U.S. overnight envelope |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,629 | 1,636 | 1,705
U.S. deferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,342 | 3,188 | 3,020
Total U.S. domestic package revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,675 | 11,379 | 11,238
International priority |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,251 | 6,451 | 6,586
International economy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,301 | 2,229 | 2,046
Total international export package revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,552 | 8,680 | 8,632
International domestic | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,406 | 1,446 | 1,398
Total package revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,633 | 21,505 | 21,268
U.S. freight |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,300 | 2,355 | 2,562
International priority freight |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,588 | 1,594 | 1,678
International airfreight |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 180 | 205 | 276
Total freight revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,068 | 4,154 | 4,516
Other | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,538 | 1,462 | 1,387
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,239 | 27,121 | 27,171
FedEx Ground Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FedEx Ground |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,563 | 10,634 | 9,652
FedEx SmartPost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,005 | 983 | 926
GENCO Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 416 |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,984 | 11,617 | 10,578
FedEx Freight Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,191 | 5,757 | 5,401
FedEx Services Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,545 | 1,536 | 1,580
Corporate, eliminations and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (506) | (464) | (443)
Consolidated Total [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 47,453 | $ 45,567 | $ 44,287
[1] | International domestic revenues represent our international intra-country express operations.
[2] | Includes FedEx Trade Networks, FedEx SupplyChain Systems and Bongo.

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