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Retirement Plans - Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 29, 2020 | Feb. 28, 2019 | Feb. 29, 2020 | Feb. 28, 2019
Pension Plans [Member] | U.S. Plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Net Periodic Benefit Cost |  |  |  |
Service cost | $ 192 | $ 173 | $ 576 | $ 517
Other retirement plans (income) expense: |  |  |  |
Interest cost | 250 | 237 | 750 | 713
Expected return on plan assets | (400) | (376) | (1,201) | (1,129)
Amortization of prior service credit and other | (26) | (30) | (78) | (89)
Other retirement plans (income) expense | (176) | (169) | (529) | (505)
Net periodic benefit cost | 16 | 4 | 47 | 12
Pension Plans [Member] | International Pension Plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Net Periodic Benefit Cost |  |  |  |
Service cost | 25 | 23 | 73 | 72
Other retirement plans (income) expense: |  |  |  |
Interest cost | 11 | 13 | 33 | 38
Expected return on plan assets | (13) | (12) | (39) | (36)
Amortization of prior service credit and other | (1) |  | (2) | (1)
Other retirement plans (income) expense | (3) | 1 | (8) | 1
Net periodic benefit cost | 22 | 24 | 65 | 73
Postretirement Healthcare Plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Net Periodic Benefit Cost |  |  |  |
Service cost | 10 | 9 | 31 | 26
Other retirement plans (income) expense: |  |  |  |
Interest cost | 11 | 10 | 33 | 30
Other retirement plans (income) expense | 11 | 10 | 33 | 30
Net periodic benefit cost | $ 21 | $ 19 | $ 64 | $ 56

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