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Retirement Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2023

Retirement Plan Tables [Abstract]

Schedule of Retirement Plan Costs

Our retirement plans costs for the periods ended February 28 were as follows (in millions):

		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		2023				2022				2023				2022
Defined benefit pension plans, net		$	59			$	2			$	176			$	(3	)
Defined contribution plans			242				226				714				577
Postretirement healthcare plans			24				22				70				67
Retirement plans MTM net loss			—				—				—				260
		$	325			$	250			$	960			$	901

Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Net periodic benefit cost of the pension and postretirement healthcare plans for the periods ended February 28 included the following components (in millions):

		Three Months Ended
		U.S. Pension Plans								International Pension Plans								Postretirement Healthcare Plans
		2023				2022				2023				2022				2023				2022
Service cost		$	162			$	209			$	13			$	14			$	10			$	12
Other retirement plans expense (income):
Interest cost			304				254				8				8				14				10
Expected return on plan assets			(422	)			(478	)			(3	)			(3	)			—				—
Amortization of prior service credit and other			(1	)			(1	)			(2	)			(1	)			—				—
			(119	)			(225	)			3				4				14				10
		$	43			$	(16	)		$	16			$	18			$	24			$	22

		Nine Months Ended
		U.S. Pension Plans								International Pension Plans								Postretirement Healthcare Plans
		2023				2022				2023				2022				2023				2022
Service cost		$	488			$	625			$	34			$	43			$	28			$	36
Other retirement plans expense (income):
Interest cost			913				765				25				27				42				31
Expected return on plan assets			(1,266	)			(1,433	)			(11	)			(23	)			—				—
Amortization of prior service credit and other			(5	)			(5	)			(2	)			(2	)			—				—
MTM net loss			—				36				—				224				—				—
			(358	)			(637	)			12				226				42				31
		$	130			$	(12	)		$	46			$	269			$	70			$	67

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Tabular disclosure of the costs related to the various types of retirement plans including defined benefit pension plan cost, defined contribution plan cost, other postretirement benefit plan cost, and net periodic benefit cost.

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Tabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) recognized due to settlements or curtailments.

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