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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details 1) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |
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May 31, 2014 | May 31, 2013 | May 31, 2012
Net Goodwill Detail [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Gross Goodwill at May 31 |  |  |  |  | $ 3,697 us-gaap_GoodwillGross
Accumulated impairment charges | (1,310)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss |  |  |  | (1,310)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
GOODWILL | 2,790 us-gaap_Goodwill |  | 2,755 us-gaap_Goodwill |  |
Goodwill Roll Forward |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Goodwill at May 31 | 2,755 us-gaap_Goodwill |  | 2,387 us-gaap_Goodwill |  |
Goodwill acquired | 24 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod | [1] | 351 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod | [1] |
Purchase adjustments and other | 11 us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments | [2] | 17 us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments | [2] |
Ending Goodwill at May 31 | 2,790 us-gaap_Goodwill |  | 2,755 us-gaap_Goodwill |  |
FedEx Express Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Net Goodwill Detail [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Gross Goodwill at May 31 |  |  |  |  | 1,344 us-gaap_GoodwillGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember
GOODWILL | 1,750 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember |  | 1,715 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember |  |
Goodwill Roll Forward |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Goodwill at May 31 | 1,715 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember |  | 1,344 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember |  |
Goodwill acquired | 24 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember | [1] | 351 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember | [1] |
Purchase adjustments and other | 11 us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember | [2] | 20 us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember | [2] |
Ending Goodwill at May 31 | 1,750 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember |  | 1,715 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember |  |
FedEx Ground Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Net Goodwill Detail [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Gross Goodwill at May 31 |  |  |  |  | 90 us-gaap_GoodwillGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexGroundSegmentMember
GOODWILL | 90 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexGroundSegmentMember |  | 90 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexGroundSegmentMember |  | 90 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexGroundSegmentMember
Goodwill Roll Forward |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Goodwill at May 31 |  |  |  |  | 90 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexGroundSegmentMember
Ending Goodwill at May 31 | 90 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexGroundSegmentMember |  | 90 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexGroundSegmentMember |  | 90 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexGroundSegmentMember
FedEx Freight Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Net Goodwill Detail [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Gross Goodwill at May 31 |  |  |  |  | 735 us-gaap_GoodwillGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexFreightSegmentMember
Accumulated impairment charges | (133)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexFreightSegmentMember |  |  |  | (133)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexFreightSegmentMember
GOODWILL | 602 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexFreightSegmentMember |  | 602 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexFreightSegmentMember |  | 602 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexFreightSegmentMember
Goodwill Roll Forward |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Goodwill at May 31 |  |  |  |  | 602 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexFreightSegmentMember
Ending Goodwill at May 31 | 602 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexFreightSegmentMember |  | 602 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexFreightSegmentMember |  | 602 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexFreightSegmentMember
FedEx Services Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Net Goodwill Detail [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Gross Goodwill at May 31 |  |  |  |  | 1,528 us-gaap_GoodwillGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexServicesSegmentMember
Accumulated impairment charges | (1,177)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexServicesSegmentMember |  |  |  | (1,177)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexServicesSegmentMember
GOODWILL | 348 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexServicesSegmentMember |  | 348 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexServicesSegmentMember |  |
Goodwill Roll Forward |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Goodwill at May 31 |  |  | 351 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexServicesSegmentMember |  |
Purchase adjustments and other |  |  | (3)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexServicesSegmentMember | [2] |
Ending Goodwill at May 31 | $ 348 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexServicesSegmentMember |  | $ 348 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexServicesSegmentMember |  |
[1] | Goodwill acquired relates to the acquisitions of transportation companies in Poland, France and Brazil in 2013 and the acquisition of transportation companies in Southern Africa in 2014. See Note 3 for related disclosures.
[2] | Primarily currency translation adjustments and acquired goodwill related to immaterial acquisitions.

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