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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2021
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tables [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) ("AOCI") | The following table provides changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”), net of tax, reported in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the periods ended November 30 (in millions; amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI):
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Foreign currency translation loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | (932 | ) |  | $ | (1,078 | ) |  | $ | (785 | ) |  | $ | (1,207 | )
Translation adjustments |  |  | (94 | ) |  |  | 124 |  |  |  | (241 | ) |  |  | 253 |
Balance at end of period |  |  | (1,026 | ) |  |  | (954 | ) |  |  | (1,026 | ) |  |  | (954 | )
Retirement plans adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  |  | 51 |  |  |  | 58 |  |  |  | 53 |  |  |  | 60 |
Reclassifications from AOCI |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (4 | )
Balance at end of period |  |  | 49 |  |  |  | 56 |  |  |  | 49 |  |  |  | 56 |
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) at end of period |  | $ | (977 | ) |  | $ | (898 | ) |  | $ | (977 | ) |  | $ | (898 | )
Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The following table presents details of the reclassifications from AOCI for the periods ended November 30 (in millions; amounts in parentheses indicate debits to earnings):
|  | Amount Reclassified from AOCI |  |  | Affected Line Item in the Income Statement
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Six Months Ended |  |  |
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  |
Amortization of retirement plans prior service credits, before tax |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | Other retirement plans (expense) income
Income tax benefit |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  | Provision for income taxes
AOCI reclassifications, net of tax |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | Net income

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