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Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2017
Property And Equipment Tables [Abstract] |
Schedule of Depreciable Lives and Net Book Value of Property and Equipment | The depreciable lives and net book value of our property and equipment are as follows (dollars in millions):
|  |  |  | Net Book Value at May 31, |
|  | Range |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Wide-body aircraft and related equipment |  | 15 to 30 years |  | $ | 9,103 |  |  | $ | 8,356 |
Narrow-body and feeder aircraft and related equipment |  | 5 to 18 years |  |  | 3,099 |  |  |  | 3,180 |
Package handling and ground support equipment |  | 3 to 30 years |  |  | 3,862 |  |  |  | 3,249 |
Information technology |  | 2 to 10 years |  |  | 1,114 |  |  |  | 1,051 |
Vehicles |  | 3 to 15 years |  |  | 3,400 |  |  |  | 3,084 |
Facilities and other |  | 2 to 40 years |  |  | 5,403 |  |  |  | 5,364 |

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