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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2018
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tables [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The following table provides changes in AOCI, net of tax, reported in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the periods ended February 28 (in millions; amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI):
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Foreign currency translation loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | (666 | ) |  | $ | (732 | ) |  | $ | (685 | ) |  | $ | (514 | )
Translation adjustments |  |  | 100 |  |  |  | 110 |  |  |  | 119 |  |  |  | (108 | )
Balance at end of period |  |  | (566 | ) |  |  | (622 | ) |  |  | (566 | ) |  |  | (622 | )
Retirement plans adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  |  | 232 |  |  |  | 307 |  |  |  | 270 |  |  |  | 345 |
Reclassifications from AOCI |  |  | (23 | ) |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | (61 | ) |  |  | (57 | )
Balance at end of period |  |  | 209 |  |  |  | 288 |  |  |  | 209 |  |  |  | 288 |
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) at end of period |  | $ | (357 | ) |  | $ | (334 | ) |  | $ | (357 | ) |  | $ | (334 | )
Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The following table presents details of the reclassifications from AOCI for the periods ended February 28 (in millions; amounts in parentheses indicate debits to earnings):
|  | Amount Reclassified from AOCI |  |  | Affected Line Item in the Income Statement
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |  |  |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  |
Amortization of retirement plans prior service credits, before tax |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | 90 |  |  | $ | 91 |  |  | Salaries and employee benefits
Income tax benefit |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  | (29 | ) |  |  | (34 | ) |  | Provision for income taxes
AOCI reclassifications, net of tax |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 57 |  |  | Net income

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