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Business Segment Information (Details 4) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended										12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2014		Feb. 28, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013	Aug. 31, 2013	May 31, 2013		Feb. 28, 2013	Nov. 30, 2012	Aug. 31, 2012	May 31, 2014		May 31, 2013		May 31, 2012
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
U.S. revenue											$ 32,901fdx_UnitedStatesRevenue		$ 31,550fdx_UnitedStatesRevenue		$ 29,837fdx_UnitedStatesRevenue
Total revenue	11,839us-gaap_Revenues		11,301us-gaap_Revenues	11,403us-gaap_Revenues	11,024us-gaap_Revenues	11,435us-gaap_Revenues		10,953us-gaap_Revenues	11,107us-gaap_Revenues	10,792us-gaap_Revenues	45,567us-gaap_Revenues		44,287us-gaap_Revenues		42,680us-gaap_Revenues
U.S. Noncurrent assets	20,658fdx_UnitedStatesNoncurrentAssets	[1]				19,637fdx_UnitedStatesNoncurrentAssets	[1]				20,658fdx_UnitedStatesNoncurrentAssets	[1]	19,637fdx_UnitedStatesNoncurrentAssets	[1]	18,874fdx_UnitedStatesNoncurrentAssets	[1]
International Noncurrent assets	2,729fdx_InternationalNoncurrentAssets	[1]				2,656fdx_InternationalNoncurrentAssets	[1]				2,729fdx_InternationalNoncurrentAssets	[1]	2,656fdx_InternationalNoncurrentAssets	[1]	1,973fdx_InternationalNoncurrentAssets	[1]
Total Noncurrent Assets	23,387us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent	[1]				22,293us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent	[1]				23,387us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent	[1]	22,293us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent	[1]	20,847us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent	[1]
FedEx Express Segment [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
International revenue											12,274fdx_InternationalRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember	[1]	12,357fdx_InternationalRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember	[1]	12,370fdx_InternationalRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember	[1]
Total revenue											27,121us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember		27,171us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember		26,515us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexExpressSegmentMember
FedEx Ground Segment [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
International revenue											248fdx_InternationalRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexGroundSegmentMember	[1]	234fdx_InternationalRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexGroundSegmentMember	[1]	216fdx_InternationalRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexGroundSegmentMember	[1]
Total revenue											11,617us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexGroundSegmentMember		10,578us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexGroundSegmentMember		9,573us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexGroundSegmentMember
FedEx Freight Segment [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
International revenue											130fdx_InternationalRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexFreightSegmentMember	[1]	112fdx_InternationalRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexFreightSegmentMember	[1]	101fdx_InternationalRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexFreightSegmentMember	[1]
Total revenue											5,757us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexFreightSegmentMember		5,401us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexFreightSegmentMember		5,282us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexFreightSegmentMember
FedEx Services Segment [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
International revenue											14fdx_InternationalRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexServicesSegmentMember	[1]	34fdx_InternationalRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexServicesSegmentMember	[1]	156fdx_InternationalRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexServicesSegmentMember	[1]
Total revenue											1,536us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexServicesSegmentMember		1,580us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexServicesSegmentMember		1,671us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_FedexServicesSegmentMember
International Total [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
International revenue											12,666fdx_InternationalRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_InternationalTotalMember	[1]	12,737fdx_InternationalRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_InternationalTotalMember	[1]	12,843fdx_InternationalRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_InternationalTotalMember	[1]
Consolidated Total [Member]
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Total revenue											$ 45,567us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_ConsolidatedTotalMember		$ 44,287us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_ConsolidatedTotalMember		$ 42,680us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fdx_ConsolidatedTotalMember
[1] International revenue includes shipments that either originate in or are destined to locations outside the United States. Noncurrent assets include property and equipment, goodwill and other long-term assets. Our flight equipment is registered in the U.S. and is included as U.S. assets; however, many of our aircraft operate internationally.

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