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General - Schedule of Revenue by Service Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2020 | Aug. 31, 2019
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ 19,321 | $ 17,048
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues |  | 9,647 | 8,945
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | U.S. overnight box [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1,861 | 1,866
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | U.S. overnight envelope [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues |  | 426 | 479
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | U.S. deferred [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1,096 | 956
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Total U.S. domestic package revenue [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues |  | 3,383 | 3,301
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International priority [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues |  | 2,317 | 1,817
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International economy [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues |  | 616 | 855
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Total international export package revenue [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues |  | 2,933 | 2,672
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International domestic [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | [1] | 1,088 | 1,076
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Total package revenue [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues |  | 7,404 | 7,049
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | U.S. freight [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues |  | 833 | 695
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International priority freight [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues |  | 653 | 464
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International Economy Freight |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues |  | 371 | 516
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | International Airfreight [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues |  | 75 | 66
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Total freight revenue [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1,932 | 1,741
Operating Segments | FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues |  | 311 | 155
Operating Segments | FedEx Ground Segment [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues |  | 7,040 | 5,179
Operating Segments | FedEx Freight Segment [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues |  | 1,826 | 1,905
Operating Segments | FedEx Services Segment [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues |  | 8 | 4
Other and eliminations [Member] |  |  |
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | [2] | $ 800 | $ 1,015
[1] | International domestic revenue relates to our international intra-country operations.
[2] | Includes the FedEx Logistics, Inc. (“FedEx Logistics”) and FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc. (“FedEx Office”) operating segments.

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