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General (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2019

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES. These interim financial statements of FedEx Corporation (“FedEx”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) instructions for interim financial information, and should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2019 (“Annual Report”). Significant accounting policies and other disclosures normally provided have been omitted since such items are disclosed in our Annual Report.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (including normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly our financial position as of August 31, 2019, and the results of our operations for the three-month periods ended August 31, 2019 and 2018, cash flows for the three-month periods ended August 31, 2019 and 2018, and changes in common stockholders’ investment for the three-month periods ended August 31, 2019 and 2018. Operating results for the three-month period ended August 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending May 31, 2020.

Except as otherwise specified, references to years indicate our fiscal year ending May 31, 2020 or ended May 31 of the year referenced and comparisons are to the corresponding period of the prior year.

Reclassifications

RECLASSIFICATIONS. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior years’ condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to the current year presentation.

Revenue Recognition

REVENUE RECOGNITION.

Contract Assets and Liabilities

Contract assets include billed and unbilled amounts resulting from in-transit packages, as we have an unconditional right to payment only once all performance obligations have been completed (e.g., packages have been delivered). Contract assets are generally classified as current and the full balance is converted each quarter based on the short-term nature of the transactions. Our contract liabilities consist of advance payments and billings in excess of revenue. The full balance of deferred revenue is converted each quarter based on the short-term nature of the transactions.

Gross contract assets related to in-transit packages totaled $466 million and $533 million at August 31, 2019 and May 31, 2019, respectively. Contract assets net of deferred unearned revenue were $338 million and $364 million at August 31, 2019 and May 31, 2019, respectively. Contract assets are included within current assets in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. Contract liabilities related to advance payments from customers were $10 million and $11 million at August 31, 2019 and May 31, 2019, respectively. Contract liabilities are included within current liabilities in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table provides revenue by service type (dollars in millions) for the periods ended August 31. This presentation is consistent with how we organize our segments internally for making operating decisions and measuring performance.

	Three Months Ended
	2019		2018
REVENUE BY SERVICE TYPE
FedEx Express segment:
Package:
U.S. overnight box	$	1,866	$	1,886
U.S. overnight envelope		479		468
U.S. deferred		956		952
Total U.S. domestic package revenue		3,301		3,306
International priority		1,817		1,874
International economy		855		850
Total international export package revenue		2,672		2,724
International domestic⁽¹⁾		1,076		1,131
Total package revenue		7,049		7,161
Freight:
U.S.		695		730
International priority		464		533
International economy		516		519
International airfreight		66		85
Total freight revenue		1,741		1,867
Other		155		194
Total FedEx Express segment		8,945		9,222
FedEx Ground segment		5,179		4,799
FedEx Freight segment		1,905		1,959
FedEx Services segment		4		9
Other and eliminations⁽²⁾		1,015		1,063
	$	17,048	$	17,052

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International domestic revenues relate to our international intra-country operations.

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Includes the FedEx Logistics, Inc. (“FedEx Logistics”) and FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc. (“FedEx Office”) operating segments.

Leases

LEASES. We lease certain facilities, aircraft, equipment and vehicles under operating and finance leases that expire at various dates through 2059. A determination of whether a contract contains a lease is made at the inception of the arrangement. Our leased facilities include national, regional and metropolitan sorting facilities, retail facilities and administrative buildings. We leased 6% of our total aircraft fleet as of August 31, 2019 and May 31, 2019.

Our leases generally contain options to extend or terminate the lease. We reevaluate our leases on a regular basis to consider the economic and strategic incentives of exercising the renewal options, and how they align with our operating strategy. Therefore, substantially all the renewal option periods are not included within the lease term and the associated payments are not included in the measurement of the right-of-use asset and lease liability as the options to extend are not reasonably certain at lease commencement.

The lease liabilities are measured at the lease commencement date and determined using the present value of the minimum lease payments not yet paid and our incremental borrowing rate, which approximates the rate at which we would borrow, on a collateralized basis, over the term of a lease in the applicable currency environment. The interest rate implicit in the lease is generally not determinable in transactions where we are the lessee.

For real estate leases, we account for lease components and non-lease components (such as common area maintenance) as a single lease component. Certain real estate leases require additional payments based on sales volume and index based rate increases, as well as reimbursement for real estate taxes, common area maintenance and insurance, which are expensed as incurred as variable lease costs. Certain leases contain fixed lease payments for items such as real estate taxes, common area maintenance and insurance. These fixed payments are considered part of the lease payment and included in the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities.

See Note 7 for additional information.

Stock-based Compensation

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION. We have two types of equity-based compensation: stock options and restricted stock. The key terms of the stock option and restricted stock awards granted under our incentive stock plans and all financial disclosures about these programs are set forth in our Annual Report.

Our stock-based compensation expense was $67 million for the three-month period ended August 31, 2019 and $68 million for the three-month period ended August 31, 2018. Due to its immateriality, additional disclosures related to stock-based compensation have been excluded from this quarterly report.

Derivative Financial Instruments

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS. Our risk management strategy includes the select use of derivative instruments to reduce the effects of volatility in foreign currency exchange exposure on operating results and cash flows. In accordance with our risk management policies, we do not hold or issue derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. All derivative instruments are recognized in the financial statements at fair value, regardless of the purpose or intent for holding them.

When we become a party to a derivative instrument and intend to apply hedge accounting, we formally document the hedge relationship and the risk management objective for undertaking the hedge, which includes designating the instrument for financial reporting purposes as a fair value hedge, a cash flow hedge or a net investment hedge.

If a derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge, the entire change in the fair value of the hedging instrument included in the assessment of hedge effectiveness is recorded in other comprehensive income. For net investment hedges, the entire change in the fair value is recorded in the currency translation adjustment section of other comprehensive income. Any portion of a change in the fair value of a derivative that is considered to be ineffective, along with the change in fair value of any derivatives not designated in a hedging relationship, is immediately recognized in the income statement. We do not have any derivatives designated as a cash flow hedge for any period presented. Accordingly, additional disclosures about cash flow hedges are excluded from this report. On August 13, 2019, we designated €294 million of debt as a net investment hedge to reduce the volatility of the U.S. dollar value of a portion of our euro-denominated net investment. As of August 31, 2019, the designated net investment’s net equity balance exceeds the balance outstanding on the euro-denominated debt and all other critical terms of the hedging instrument and hedged net investment continue to match. Therefore, the hedging relationship is considered effective.