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Retirement Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2021
Retirement Plan Tables [Abstract] |
Schedule of Retirement Plan Costs | A summary of our retirement plan costs over the past three years is as follows (in millions):
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Defined benefit pension plans |  | $ | 88 |  |  | $ | 148 |  |  | $ | 112 |
Defined contribution plans |  |  | 685 |  |  |  | 574 |  |  |  | 561 |
Postretirement healthcare plans |  |  | 83 |  |  |  | 86 |  |  |  | 75 |
Retirement plans MTM (gain) loss |  |  | (1,176 | ) |  |  | 794 |  |  |  | 3,882 |
|  | $ | (320 | ) |  | $ | 1,602 |  |  | $ | 4,630 |
The components of the MTM adjustments are as follows (in millions):
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Actual versus expected return on assets |  | $ | (1,712 | ) |  | $ | (2,024 | ) |  | $ | 476 |
Discount rate change |  |  | (397 | ) |  |  | 2,997 |  |  |  | 1,780 |
Demographic experience: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year actuarial loss |  |  | 302 |  |  |  | 50 |  |  |  | 739 |
Change in future assumptions |  |  | 685 |  |  |  | (229 | ) |  |  | 887 |
Curtailment gain on TNT Netherlands pension plan |  |  | (54 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total MTM (gain) loss |  | $ | (1,176 | ) |  | $ | 794 |  |  | $ | 3,882 |
Schedule of Weighted-Average Actuarial Assumptions Used to Determine the Benefit Obligations and Net Periodic Benefit Cost of Plans | Weighted-average actuarial assumptions used to determine the benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost of our plans are as follows:
|  | U.S. Pension Plans |  |  | International Pension Plans |  |  | Postretirement Healthcare Plans |
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Discount rate used to determine benefit obligation |  |  | 3.23 | % |  |  | 3.14 | % |  |  | 3.85 | % |  |  | 1.83 | % |  |  | 1.79 | % |  |  | 1.92 | % |  |  | 2.81 | % |  |  | 2.95 | % |  |  | 3.70 | %
Discount rate used to determine net periodic benefit cost |  |  | 3.14 |  |  |  | 3.85 |  |  |  | 4.27 |  |  |  | 1.79 |  |  |  | 1.92 |  |  |  | 2.34 |  |  |  | 2.95 |  |  |  | 3.70 |  |  |  | 4.33 |
Rate of increase in future compensation levels used to determine benefit obligation |  |  | 5.06 |  |  |  | 5.17 |  |  |  | 5.10 |  |  |  | 2.83 |  |  |  | 2.19 |  |  |  | 2.27 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Rate of increase in future compensation levels used to determine net periodic benefit cost |  |  | 5.17 |  |  |  | 5.10 |  |  |  | 4.43 |  |  |  | 2.19 |  |  |  | 2.43 |  |  |  | 2.22 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Expected long-term rate of return on assets |  |  | 6.75 |  |  |  | 6.75 |  |  |  | 6.75 |  |  |  | 2.71 |  |  |  | 3.26 |  |  |  | 3.12 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Interest crediting rate used to determine net periodic benefit cost |  |  | 4.00 |  |  |  | 4.00 |  |  |  | 4.00 |  |  |  | 2.00 |  |  |  | 2.20 |  |  |  | 2.20 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Interest crediting rate used to determine benefit obligation |  |  | 4.00 |  |  |  | 4.00 |  |  |  | 4.00 |  |  |  | 2.50 |  |  |  | 2.00 |  |  |  | 2.20 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Schedule of Plan Assets at Measurement Date | The fair values of investments by level and asset category and the weighted-average asset allocations for our U.S. Pension Plans and our most significant international pension plans at the measurement date are presented in the following table (in millions):
|  | Plan Assets at Measurement Date |
|  | 2021 |
Asset Class (U.S. Plans) |  | Fair Value |  |  | Actual % |  |  | Target Range %(1) |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets Level 1 |  |  | Other Observable Inputs Level 2 |  |  | Unobservable Inputs Level 3 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 614 |  |  |  | 2 | % |  | 0 - 5% |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | 578 |  |  |  |  |
Equities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 - 50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. large cap equity(2) |  |  | 4,038 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,644 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
International equities(2) |  |  | 4,664 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |  |  | 3,792 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Global equities(2) |  |  | 1,668 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. SMID cap equity |  |  | 967 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  | 884 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |
Fixed-income securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50 - 70 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate |  |  | 8,714 |  |  |  | 29 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,714 |  |  |  |  |
Government(2) |  |  | 5,190 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,296 |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage-backed and other(2) |  |  | 1,065 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 226 |  |  |  |  |
Alternative investments(2) |  |  | 2,855 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  | 0 - 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 537 |
Other |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | (14 | ) |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  |  |
Total U.S. plan assets |  | $ | 29,785 |  |  |  | 100 | % |  |  |  | $ | 6,342 |  |  | $ | 12,817 |  |  | $ | 537 |
Asset Class (International Plans) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 10 |  |  |  | 1 | % |  |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
International equities(2) |  |  | 123 |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Global equities(2) |  |  | 335 |  |  | 18 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed-income securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate(2) |  |  | 434 |  |  | 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government(2) |  |  | 574 |  |  | 30 |  |  |  |  |  | 350 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage-backed and other(2) |  |  | 217 |  |  | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other(2) |  |  | 189 |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  |  | 19 |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  |  |  |
Total international plan assets |  | $ | 1,882 |  |  |  | 100 | % |  |  |  | $ | 379 |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  |  |  |
(1) | Target ranges have not been provided for international plan assets as they are managed at an individual country level.
(2) | Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy but are included in the total.
|  | Plan Assets at Measurement Date |
|  | 2020 |
Asset Class (U.S. Plans) |  | Fair Value |  |  | Actual % |  |  | Target Range %(1) |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets Level 1 |  |  | Other Observable Inputs Level 2 |  |  | Unobservable Inputs Level 3 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 709 |  |  |  | 3 | % |  | 0 - 5% |  | $ | 278 |  |  | $ | 431 |  |  |  |  |
Equities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 - 50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. large cap equity(2) |  |  | 3,070 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,172 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
International equities(2) |  |  | 3,314 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,738 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Global equities(2) |  |  | 1,350 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. SMID cap equity |  |  | 673 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  | 673 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed-income securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50 - 70 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate |  |  | 7,983 |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,983 |  |  |  |  |
Government(2) |  |  | 6,928 |  |  |  | 26 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,652 |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage-backed and other(2) |  |  | 634 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 170 |  |  |  |  |
Alternative investments(2) |  |  | 2,264 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  | 0 - 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 416 |
Other |  |  | 53 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | 57 |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  |  |
Total U.S. plan assets |  | $ | 26,978 |  |  |  | 100 | % |  |  |  | $ | 4,918 |  |  | $ | 13,233 |  |  | $ | 416 |
Asset Class (International Plans) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 9 |  |  |  | 1 | % |  |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
International equities(2) |  |  | 72 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Global equities(2) |  |  | 218 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed-income securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate(2) |  |  | 342 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government(2) |  |  | 510 |  |  |  | 34 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage-backed and other(2) |  |  | 188 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  |  |  | 318 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other(2) |  |  | 158 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |  | $ | 63 |  |  |  |  |
Total international plan assets |  | $ | 1,497 |  |  |  | 100 | % |  |  |  | $ | 340 |  |  | $ | 63 |  |  |  |  |
(1) | Target ranges have not been provided for international plan assets as they are managed at an individual country level.
(2) | Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy but are included in the total.
Schedule of Change in Fair Value of Level 3 Assets | The change in fair value of Level 3 assets that use significant unobservable inputs is shown in the table below (in millions):
|  | U.S. Pension Plans |
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | 416 |  |  | $ | 302 |
Actual return on plan assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets held during current year |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | 19 |
Assets sold during the year |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 16 |
Purchases, sales and settlements |  |  | 58 |  |  |  | 79 |
Balance at end of year |  | $ | 537 |  |  | $ | 416 |
Schedule of Changes in the Pension and Postretirement Healthcare Plans' Benefit Obligation and Fair Value of Assets and Funded Status | The following tables provide a reconciliation of the changes in the pension and postretirement healthcare plans’ benefit obligations and fair value of assets over the two-year period ended May 31, 2021 and a statement of the funded status as of May 31, 2021 and 2020 (in millions):
|  | U.S. Pension Plans |  |  | International Pension Plans |  |  | Postretirement Healthcare Plans |
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Accumulated Benefit Obligation (“ABO”) |  | $ | 30,455 |  |  | $ | 29,272 |  |  | $ | 2,417 |  |  | $ | 2,012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Changes in PBO and Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation (“APBO”) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PBO/APBO at the beginning of year |  | $ | 30,199 |  |  | $ | 26,554 |  |  | $ | 2,242 |  |  | $ | 2,301 |  |  | $ | 1,314 |  |  | $ | 1,221 |
Service cost |  |  | 851 |  |  |  | 768 |  |  |  | 83 |  |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 42 |
Interest cost |  |  | 959 |  |  |  | 1,000 |  |  |  | 43 |  |  |  | 43 |  |  |  | 39 |  |  |  | 44 |
Actuarial loss (gain) |  |  | 362 |  |  |  | 2,817 |  |  |  | 105 |  |  |  | (87 | ) |  |  | 125 |  |  |  | 85 |
Benefits paid |  |  | (948 | ) |  |  | (940 | ) |  |  | (53 | ) |  |  | (41 | ) |  |  | (112 | ) |  |  | (127 | )
Settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Other |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 202 |  |  |  | (64 | ) |  |  | 46 |  |  |  | 49 |
PBO/APBO at the end of year |  | $ | 31,423 |  |  | $ | 30,199 |  |  | $ | 2,611 |  |  | $ | 2,242 |  |  | $ | 1,456 |  |  | $ | 1,314 |
Change in Plan Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets at the beginning of year |  | $ | 26,978 |  |  | $ | 23,320 |  |  | $ | 1,713 |  |  | $ | 1,578 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Actual return on plan assets |  |  | 3,436 |  |  |  | 3,530 |  |  |  | 114 |  |  |  | 146 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Company contributions |  |  | 319 |  |  |  | 1,068 |  |  |  | 142 |  |  |  | 86 |  |  |  | 64 |  |  |  | 77 |
Benefits paid |  |  | (948 | ) |  |  | (940 | ) |  |  | (53 | ) |  |  | (41 | ) |  |  | (112 | ) |  |  | (127 | )
Settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Other |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 228 |  |  |  | (50 | ) |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | 50 |
Fair value of plan assets at the end of year |  | $ | 29,785 |  |  | $ | 26,978 |  |  | $ | 2,133 |  |  | $ | 1,713 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Funded Status of the Plans |  | $ | (1,638 | ) |  | $ | (3,221 | ) |  | $ | (478 | ) |  | $ | (529 | ) |  | $ | (1,456 | ) |  | $ | (1,314 | )
Amount Recognized in the Balance Sheet at May 31: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncurrent asset |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 231 |  |  | $ | 142 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Current pension, postretirement healthcare and other benefit obligations |  |  | (41 | ) |  |  | (38 | ) |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | (110 | ) |  |  | (104 | )
Noncurrent pension, postretirement healthcare and other benefit obligations |  |  | (1,597 | ) |  |  | (3,183 | ) |  |  | (691 | ) |  |  | (654 | ) |  |  | (1,346 | ) |  |  | (1,210 | )
Net amount recognized |  | $ | (1,638 | ) |  | $ | (3,221 | ) |  | $ | (478 | ) |  | $ | (529 | ) |  | $ | (1,456 | ) |  | $ | (1,314 | )
Amounts Recognized in AOCI and not yet reflected in Net Periodic Benefit Cost: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior service (credit) cost and other |  | $ | (61 | ) |  | $ | (68 | ) |  | $ | (6 | ) |  | $ | (7 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |
Schedule of Components of Pension Plans | Our pension plans included the following components at May 31 (in millions):
|  | PBO |  |  | Fair Value of Plan Assets |  |  | Funded Status |
2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Qualified |  | $ | 31,225 |  |  | $ | 29,785 |  |  | $ | (1,440 | )
Nonqualified |  |  | 198 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (198 | )
International Plans |  |  | 2,611 |  |  |  | 2,133 |  |  |  | (478 | )
Total |  | $ | 34,034 |  |  | $ | 31,918 |  |  | $ | (2,116 | )
2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Qualified |  | $ | 30,004 |  |  | $ | 26,978 |  |  | $ | (3,026 | )
Nonqualified |  |  | 195 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (195 | )
International Plans |  |  | 2,242 |  |  |  | 1,713 |  |  |  | (529 | )
Total |  | $ | 32,441 |  |  | $ | 28,691 |  |  | $ | (3,750 | )
Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets for Pension Plans with an Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets | The table above provides the PBO, fair value of plan assets and funded status of our pension plans on an aggregated basis. The following tables present our plans on a disaggregated basis to show those plans (as a group) whose assets did not exceed their liabilities. The fair value of plan assets for pension plans with a PBO or ABO in excess of plan assets at May 31 were as follows (in millions):
|  | PBO Exceeds the Fair Value of Plan Assets |
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
U.S. Pension Benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  | $ | 29,785 |  |  | $ | 26,978 |
PBO |  |  | (31,423 | ) |  |  | (30,199 | )
Net funded status |  | $ | (1,638 | ) |  | $ | (3,221 | )
International Pension Benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  | $ | 241 |  |  | $ | 205 |
PBO |  |  | (950 | ) |  |  | (876 | )
Net funded status |  | $ | (709 | ) |  | $ | (671 | )
|  | ABO Exceeds the Fair Value of Plan Assets |
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
U.S. Pension Benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ABO(1) |  | $ | (29,083 | ) |  | $ | (29,272 | )
Fair value of plan assets |  |  | 28,383 |  |  |  | 26,978 |
PBO |  |  | (29,888 | ) |  |  | (30,199 | )
Net funded status |  | $ | (1,505 | ) |  | $ | (3,221 | )
International Pension Benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ABO(1) |  | $ | (722 | ) |  | $ | (637 | )
Fair value of plan assets |  |  | 206 |  |  |  | 175 |
PBO |  |  | (908 | ) |  |  | (840 | )
Net funded status |  | $ | (702 | ) |  | $ | (665 | )
(1) | ABO not used in determination of funded status.
Schedule of Contributions to Pension Plans | Contributions to our U.S. Pension Plans for the years ended May 31 were as follows (in millions):
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Required |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Voluntary |  |  | 300 |  |  |  | 1,000 |
|  | $ | 300 |  |  | $ | 1,000 |
Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost | Net periodic benefit cost for the three years ended May 31 were as follows (in millions):
|  | U.S. Pension Plans |  |  | International Pension Plans |  |  | Postretirement Healthcare Plans |
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Service cost |  | $ | 851 |  |  | $ | 768 |  |  | $ | 689 |  |  | $ | 83 |  |  | $ | 96 |  |  | $ | 94 |  |  | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 35 |
Interest cost |  |  | 959 |  |  |  | 1,000 |  |  |  | 951 |  |  |  | 43 |  |  |  | 43 |  |  |  | 49 |  |  |  | 39 |  |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 40 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (1,786 | ) |  |  | (1,601 | ) |  |  | (1,505 | ) |  |  | (52 | ) |  |  | (51 | ) |  |  | (46 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Amortization of prior service credit |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | (105 | ) |  |  | (118 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Actuarial (gains) losses and other |  |  | (1,288 | ) |  |  | 888 |  |  |  | 3,537 |  |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | (179 | ) |  |  | 80 |  |  |  | 125 |  |  |  | 85 |  |  |  | 265 |
Net periodic benefit cost |  | $ | (1,272 | ) |  | $ | 950 |  |  | $ | 3,554 |  |  | $ | 59 |  |  | $ | (93 | ) |  | $ | 175 |  |  | $ | 208 |  |  | $ | 171 |  |  | $ | 340 |
Schedule of Expected Future Benefit Payments | Benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, are expected to be paid as follows for the years ending May 31 (in millions):
|  | U.S. Pension Plans |  |  | International Pension Plans |  |  | Postretirement Healthcare Plans |
2022 |  | $ | 1,178 |  |  | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | 110 |
2023 |  |  | 1,246 |  |  |  | 57 |  |  |  | 120 |
2024 |  |  | 1,333 |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | 129 |
2025 |  |  | 1,417 |  |  |  | 65 |  |  |  | 137 |
2026 |  |  | 1,505 |  |  |  | 73 |  |  |  | 139 |
2027-2031 |  |  | 8,661 |  |  |  | 487 |  |  |  | 541 |

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