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Business Segment Information (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013	Nov. 30, 2012	May 31, 2013	May 31, 2012
Business Segment Information Table Detail [Line Items]
Business Realignment Costs	$ 496fdx_BusinessRealignmentCosts	$ 47fdx_BusinessRealignmentCosts	$ 13fdx_BusinessRealignmentCosts	$ 560fdx_BusinessRealignmentCosts
Asset Impairment Charges	100us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Number Of Impaired Aircraft	10fdx_NumberOfImpairedAircraft			10fdx_NumberOfImpairedAircraft
FedEx Express Segment [Member]
Business Segment Information Table Detail [Line Items]
Business Realignment Costs				405fdx_BusinessRealignmentCosts / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember
Loss Contingency Reserve Reversal					66fdx_LossContingencyReserveReversal / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember
Asset Impairment Charges				100us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember	134us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember
Number Of Impaired Aircraft	10fdx_NumberOfImpairedAircraft / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember			10fdx_NumberOfImpairedAircraft / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember	24fdx_NumberOfImpairedAircraft / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember
FedEx Ground Segment [Member]
Business Segment Information Table Detail [Line Items]
Business Realignment Costs				105fdx_BusinessRealignmentCosts / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexGroundSegmentMember
FedEx Freight Segment [Member]
Business Segment Information Table Detail [Line Items]
Business Realignment Costs				$ 50fdx_BusinessRealignmentCosts / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexFreightSegmentMember

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- Definition

Amount charged against earnings in the period for incurred and estimated costs associated with business realignment activities, such as voluntary severance costs and external professional fees, pursuant to a duly authorized plan.

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Reversal of the reserve related to ATA Airlines lawsuit.

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The total number of aircraft for which the write-downs for impairments were recognized during the period.

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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