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Long Term Debt and Other Financing Arrangements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2017
Long Term Debt Tables [Abstract] |
Components of Long-term Debt (Net of Discounts and Debt Issuance Costs) | The components of long-term debt (net of discounts and debt issuance costs), along with maturity dates for the years subsequent to May 31, 2017, are as follows (in millions):
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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
|  | Interest Rate% |  |  | Maturity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior unsecured debt: |  |  | 8.00 |  |  | 2019 |  | $ | 749 |  |  | $ | 748 |
|  |  | 2.30 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 398 |  |  |  | 397 |
|  | 2.625-2.70 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 745 |  |  |  | 745 |
|  |  | 4.00 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 745 |  |  |  | 744 |
|  |  | 3.20 |  |  | 2025 |  |  | 695 |  |  |  | 694 |
|  |  | 3.25 |  |  | 2026 |  |  | 743 |  |  |  | 743 |
|  |  | 3.30 |  |  | 2027 |  |  | 445 |  |  |  | — |
|  |  | 4.90 |  |  | 2034 |  |  | 495 |  |  |  | 495 |
|  |  | 3.90 |  |  | 2035 |  |  | 493 |  |  |  | 493 |
|  | 3.875-4.10 |  |  | 2043 |  |  | 983 |  |  |  | 982 |
|  |  | 5.10 |  |  | 2044 |  |  | 742 |  |  |  | 741 |
|  |  | 4.10 |  |  | 2045 |  |  | 640 |  |  |  | 640 |
|  | 4.55-4.75 |  |  | 2046 |  |  | 2,458 |  |  |  | 2,458 |
|  |  | 4.40 |  |  | 2047 |  |  | 734 |  |  |  | — |
|  |  | 4.50 |  |  | 2065 |  |  | 246 |  |  |  | 245 |
|  |  | 7.60 |  |  | 2098 |  |  | 237 |  |  |  | 237 |
Euro senior unsecured debt: |  | floating rate |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 558 |  |  |  | 557 |
|  |  | 0.50 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 557 |  |  |  | 556 |
|  |  | 1.00 |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 833 |  |  |  | 832 |
|  |  | 1.625 |  |  | 2027 |  |  | 1,382 |  |  |  | 1,380 |
Total senior unsecured debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,878 |  |  |  | 13,687 |
Other debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 12 |
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 63 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,931 |  |  |  | 13,762 |
Less current portion |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 29 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 14,909 |  |  | $ | 13,733 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the combined aggregate amount of maturities and sinking fund requirements for all long-term borrowings for each of the five years following the date of the latest balance sheet date presented. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 470 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6802200&loc=d3e1835-112601 + Details
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