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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, 2018 | [1] | Feb. 28, 2018 | [1] | Nov. 30, 2017 | [1] | Aug. 31, 2017 | [1] | May 31, 2017 | [2] | Feb. 28, 2017 | [2] | Nov. 30, 2016 | [2] | Aug. 31, 2016 | [2] | May 31, 2018 | May 31, 2017 | May 31, 2016
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ 17,314 | $ 16,526 | $ 16,313 | $ 15,297 | $ 15,728 | $ 14,997 | $ 14,931 | $ 14,663 | $ 65,450 | [3] | $ 60,319 | [3] | $ 50,365 | [3]
FedEx Express Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,172 |  | 33,824 |  | 25,553 |
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | U.S. overnight box [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,273 |  | 6,955 |  | 6,763 |
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | U.S. overnight envelope [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,788 |  | 1,750 |  | 1,662 |
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | U.S. deferred [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,738 |  | 3,526 |  | 3,379 |
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Total U.S. domestic package revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,799 |  | 12,231 |  | 11,804 |
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International priority [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,356 |  | 6,940 |  | 5,697 |
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International economy [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,255 |  | 2,876 |  | 2,282 |
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Total international export package revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,611 |  | 9,816 |  | 7,979 |
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International domestic [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,587 |  | 4,227 |  | 1,285 |
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Total package revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,997 |  | 26,274 |  | 21,068 |
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | U.S. freight [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,797 |  | 2,527 |  | 2,481 |
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International priority freight [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,179 |  | 1,910 |  | 999 |
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International Economy Freight |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,916 |  | 1,740 |  | 385 |
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International Airfreight [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 368 |  | 355 |  | 126 |
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Total freight revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,260 |  | 6,532 |  | 3,991 |
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 915 |  | 1,018 |  | 494 |
FedEx Ground Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,395 |  | 16,503 |  | 15,051 |
FedEx Freight Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,812 |  | 6,070 |  | 5,825 |
FedEx Services Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,650 |  | 1,621 |  | 1,593 |
Corporate, Other and Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [5] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,421 |  | $ 2,301 |  | $ 2,343 |
[1] | The fourth quarter, third quarter, second quarter and first quarter of 2018 include $136 million, $106 million, $122 million and $112 million, respectively, of TNT Express integration expenses (including any restructuring charges). The fourth quarter of 2018 includes goodwill and other asset impairment charges related to FedEx Supply Chain of $380 million and a gain of $10 million related to the annual retirement plans MTM adjustment.
[2] | 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. 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.
[3] | International revenue includes shipments that either originate in or are destined to locations outside the United States, which could include U.S. payors. Noncurrent assets include property and equipment, goodwill and other long-term assets. Our flight equipment is registered in the U.S. and is included as U.S. assets; however, many of our aircraft operate internationally.
[4] | International domestic revenues relate to our intra-country operations.
[5] | Includes the FedEx Trade Networks operating segment and TNT Express’s revenue for 2016 from the time of acquisition (May 25, 2016).

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