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General - Schedule of Revenue by Service Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2018 | Nov. 30, 2017 | Nov. 30, 2018 | Nov. 30, 2017
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ 17,824 | $ 16,313 | $ 34,876 | $ 31,610
FedEx Express Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 9,604 | 9,076 | 18,826 | 17,476
FedEx Ground Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 5,142 | 4,525 | 9,941 | 8,770
FedEx Freight Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1,918 | 1,673 | 3,877 | 3,337
FedEx Services Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 429 | 416 | 846 | 816
FedEx Trade Networks Operating Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 966 | 834 | 1,850 | 1,633
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 9,604 | 9,076 | 18,826 | 17,476
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | U.S. overnight box [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1,948 | 1,787 | 3,834 | 3,537
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | U.S. overnight envelope [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 444 | 432 | 912 | 882
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | U.S. deferred [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1,060 | 922 | 2,012 | 1,800
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Total U.S. domestic package revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 3,452 | 3,141 | 6,758 | 6,219
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International priority [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1,896 | 1,865 | 3,770 | 3,628
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International economy [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 885 | 815 | 1,735 | 1,585
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Total international export package revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 2,781 | 2,680 | 5,505 | 5,213
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International domestic [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | [1] | 1,203 | 1,228 | 2,334 | 2,284
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Total package revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 7,436 | 7,049 | 14,597 | 13,716
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | U.S. freight [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 792 | 688 | 1,522 | 1,301
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International priority freight [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 564 | 541 | 1,097 | 995
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International Economy Freight |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 554 | 481 | 1,073 | 862
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International Airfreight [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 83 | 100 | 168 | 183
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Total freight revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1,993 | 1,810 | 3,860 | 3,341
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 175 | 217 | 369 | 419
Operating Segments | FedEx Ground Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 5,142 | 4,525 | 9,941 | 8,770
Operating Segments | FedEx Freight Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1,918 | 1,673 | 3,877 | 3,337
Operating Segments | FedEx Services Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 429 | 416 | 846 | 816
Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ (235) | $ (211) | $ (464) | $ (422)
[1] | International domestic revenues relate to our intra-country operations.

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