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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2016
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts (Tables) [Abstract] |
Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts |
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FEDEX CORPORATION
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED MAY 31, 2016, 2015, AND 2014
(IN MILLIONS)
|  |  |  |  | ADDITIONS |  |  |  |  |  |
| BALANCE |  |  |  |  | CHARGED |  |  |  |  | BALANCE
| AT |  | CHARGED |  | TO |  |  |  |  | AT
| BEGINNING |  | TO |  | OTHER |  |  |  |  | END OF
DESCRIPTION | OF YEAR |  | EXPENSES |  | ACCOUNTS |  | DEDUCTIONS |  | YEAR
Accounts Receivable Reserves: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2016……………………………………. | $ | 86 |  | $ | 121 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 134 | (a) | $ | 73
2015……………………………………. |  | 81 |  |  | 145 |  |  | - |  |  | 140 | (a) |  | 86
2014……………………………………. |  | 94 |  |  | 130 |  |  | - |  |  | 143 | (a) |  | 81
Allowance for Revenue Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2016……………………………………. | $ | 99 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 692 | (b) | $ | 686 | (c) | $ | 105
2015……………………………………. |  | 83 |  |  | - |  |  | 740 | (b) |  | 724 | (c) |  | 99
2014……………………………………. |  | 82 |  |  | - |  |  | 626 | (b) |  | 625 | (c) |  | 83
Inventory Valuation Allowance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2016……………………………………. | $ | 207 |  | $ | 26 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 15 |  | $ | 218
2015……………………………………. |  | 212 |  |  | 23 |  |  | - |  |  | 28 |  |  | 207
2014……………………………………. |  | 205 |  |  | 20 |  |  | - |  |  | 13 |  |  | 212
(a) Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries.
(b) Principally charged against revenue.
(c) Service failures, rebills and other.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the activity by class in any valuation allowance for impairment of recognized servicing assets - including beginning and ending balances, aggregate additions charged and recoveries credited to operations, and aggregate write-downs charged against allowance. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 860 -SubTopic 50 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56950315&loc=d3e122739-111746 + Details
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