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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders Equity (USD $) In Millions | Total | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Treasury Stock
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Beginning balance at May. 31, 2011 | $ 15,220 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity | $ 32 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | $ 2,484 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember | $ 15,266 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember | $ (2,550)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember | $ (12)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
Net income | 2,032 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |  |  | 2,032 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember |  |
Other comprehensive gain (loss), net of tax | (2,403)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax |  |  |  | (2,403)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember |
Purchase of treasury stock | (197)fdx_PurchaseOfTreasuryStock |  |  |  |  | (197)fdx_PurchaseOfTreasuryStock / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
Cash dividends declared | (164)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash |  |  | (164)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember |  |
Employee incentive plans and other | 239 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation |  | 111 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember |  |  | 128 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
Ending balance at May. 31, 2012 | 14,727 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity | 32 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 2,595 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember | 17,134 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember | (4,953)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember | (81)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
Net income | 1,561 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |  |  | 1,561 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember |  |
Other comprehensive gain (loss), net of tax | 1,133 us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax |  |  |  | 1,133 us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember |
Purchase of treasury stock | (246)fdx_PurchaseOfTreasuryStock |  |  |  |  | (246)fdx_PurchaseOfTreasuryStock / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
Cash dividends declared | (176)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash |  |  | (176)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember |  |
Employee incentive plans and other | 399 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation |  | 73 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember |  |  | 326 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
Ending balance at May. 31, 2013 | 17,398 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity | 32 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 2,668 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember | 18,519 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember | (3,820)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember | (1)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
Net income | 2,097 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |  |  | 2,097 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember |  |
Other comprehensive gain (loss), net of tax | 126 us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax |  |  |  | 126 us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember |
Purchase of treasury stock | (4,857)fdx_PurchaseOfTreasuryStock |  |  |  |  | (4,857)fdx_PurchaseOfTreasuryStock / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
Cash dividends declared | (187)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash |  |  | (187)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember |  |
Employee incentive plans and other | 700 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation |  | (25)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember |  |  | 725 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
Ending balance at May. 31, 2014 | $ 15,277 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity | $ 32 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | $ 2,643 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember | $ 20,429 us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember | $ (3,694)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember | $ (4,133)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember

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