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Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2016
Supplemental Cash Flow (Tables) [Abstract] |
Supplemental Cash Flow Table |
|  |  |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Cash payments for: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest (net of capitalized interest) |  | $ | 321 |  | $ | 201 |  | $ | 131
| Income taxes |  | $ | 996 |  | $ | 1,122 |  | $ | 820
| Income tax refunds received |  |  | (5) |  |  | (9) |  |  | (54)
| Cash tax payments, net |  | $ | 991 |  | $ | 1,113 |  | $ | 766

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