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Income Taxes (Details 6) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	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	$ 47us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	$ 51us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	$ 69us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Increases for tax positions taken in the current year	1us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	1us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	2us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions
Increases for tax positions taken in prior years	3us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	3us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	4us-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		4us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromAcquisition	15us-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	2fdx_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsChangesResultingFromCurrencyTranslation	(1)fdx_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsChangesResultingFromCurrencyTranslation
Balance at end of year	$ 38us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	$ 47us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	$ 51us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits

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