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Business Segment Information - Schedule of Revenue by Service Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2017 | Feb. 28, 2017 | [1] | Nov. 30, 2016 | [1] | Aug. 31, 2016 | [1] | May 31, 2016 | Feb. 29, 2016 | [2] | Nov. 30, 2015 | [2] | Aug. 31, 2015 | [2] | May 31, 2017 | May 31, 2016 | May 31, 2015
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ 15,728 | [1] | $ 14,997 | $ 14,931 | $ 14,663 | $ 12,979 | [2] | $ 12,654 | $ 12,453 | $ 12,279 | $ 60,319 | $ 50,365 | $ 47,453
Assets Noncurrent |  | $ 35,924 |  |  |  |  | $ 33,970 |  |  |  |  | 35,924 | 33,970 | 26,134
FedEx Express Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,358 | 26,451 | 27,239
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | U.S. overnight box [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,958 | 6,763 | 6,704
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | U.S. overnight envelope [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,750 | 1,662 | 1,629
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | U.S. deferred [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,528 | 3,379 | 3,342
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Total U.S. domestic package revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,236 | 11,804 | 11,675
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International priority [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,827 | 5,697 | 6,251
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International economy [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,412 | 2,282 | 2,301
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Total international export package revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,239 | 7,979 | 8,552
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International domestic [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,299 | 1,285 | 1,406
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Total package revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,774 | 21,068 | 21,633
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | U.S. freight [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,528 | 2,481 | 2,300
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International priority freight [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,502 | 1,384 | 1,588
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International Airfreight [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 118 | 126 | 180
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Total freight revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,148 | 3,991 | 4,068
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,436 | 1,392 | 1,538
TNT Express Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,401 |  |
FedEx Ground Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,075 | 16,574 | 12,984
FedEx Ground Segment [Member] | FedEx Ground [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,497 | 15,050 | 12,568
FedEx Ground Segment [Member] | FedEx Supply Chain [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,578 | 1,524 | 416
FedEx Freight Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,443 | 6,200 | 6,191
FedEx Services Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,621 | 1,593 | 1,545
Corporate, eliminations and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [5] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (579) | $ (453) | $ (506)
[1] | The fourth quarter, third quarter, second quarter, and first quarter of 2017 include $124 million, $78 million, $58 million and $68 million, respectively, of TNT Express integration expenses and restructuring charges, and $20 million, $16 million, $10 million and $28 million, respectively, of increased intangible asset amortization as a result of the TNT Express acquisition. The fourth quarter of 2017 includes $39 million of charges for legal reserves related to certain pending CBP matters involving FedEx Trade Networks, $22 million of charges in connection with the settlement of and certain expected losses relating to independent contractor litigation matters at FedEx Ground and $24 million related to the retirement plans MTM gain.
[2] | The fourth quarter of 2016 includes a $1.5 billion retirement plans MTM loss and TNT Express transaction, financing and integration-planning expenses and immaterial financial results from the time of acquisition totaling $79 million. In addition, the fourth quarter of 2016 includes a $76 million favorable tax impact from an internal corporate legal entity restructuring to facilitate the integration of FedEx Express and TNT Express and $11 million of expenses related to independent contractor litigation matters at FedEx Ground. The third quarter of 2016 includes provisions related to independent contractor litigation matters at FedEx Ground for $204 million and expenses related to the settlement of a CBP notice of action in the amount of $69 million (in each case, net of recognized immaterial insurance recovery), as well as TNT Express transaction, financing and integration-planning expenses of $25 million. The second quarter of 2016 includes provisions related to independent contractor litigation matters at FedEx Ground for $41 million and $19 million of TNT Express transaction, financing and integration-planning expenses.
[3] | International domestic revenues represent our intra-country operations.
[4] | Includes FedEx Trade Networks and FedEx SupplyChain Systems.
[5] | Includes TNT Express’s revenue for 2016 from the time of acquisition (May 25, 2016).

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