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Income Taxes (Details 6) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2014 | May 31, 2013 | May 31, 2012
Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Excluding Amounts Pertaining To Examined Tax Returns Roll Forward |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year | $ 47 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 51 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 69 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Increases for tax positions taken in the current year | 1 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions | 1 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions | 2 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions
Increases for tax positions taken in prior years | 3 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions | 3 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions | 4 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Decreases for tax positions taken in prior years | (3)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions | (3)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions | (35)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Settlements | (6)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities | (9)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities | (3)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities
Increases due to acquisitions |  | 4 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromAcquisition | 15 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromAcquisition
Decrease from lapse of statute of limitations | (3)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations | (2)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations |
Changes due to currency translation | (1)fdx_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsChangesResultingFromCurrencyTranslation | 2 fdx_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsChangesResultingFromCurrencyTranslation | (1)fdx_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsChangesResultingFromCurrencyTranslation
Balance at end of year | $ 38 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 47 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits | $ 51 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits

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