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Computation of Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2016
Computation Of Earnings Per Share (Tables) [Abstract] |
Schedule of basic and diluted earnings per common share |
|  |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Basic earnings per common share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings allocable to common shares(1) | $ | 1,818 |  | $ | 1,048 |  | $ | 2,320 |
Weighted-average common shares |  | 276 |  |  | 283 |  |  | 307 |
Basic earnings per common share | $ | 6.59 |  | $ | 3.70 |  | $ | 7.56 |
Diluted earnings per common share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings allocable to common shares(1) | $ | 1,818 |  | $ | 1,048 |  | $ | 2,320 |
Weighted-average common shares |  | 276 |  |  | 283 |  |  | 307 |
Dilutive effect of share-based awards |  | 3 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 3 |
Weighted-average diluted shares |  | 279 |  |  | 287 |  |  | 310 |
Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 6.51 |  | $ | 3.65 |  | $ | 7.48 |
Anti-dilutive options excluded from diluted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| earnings per common share |  | 3.9 |  |  | 2.1 |  |  | 3.3 |
(1) | Net earnings available to participating securities were immaterial in all periods presented. |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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