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Retirement Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2023

Retirement Plan Tables [Abstract]

Schedule of Retirement Plan Costs

Our retirement plans costs for the three-month periods ended August 31 were as follows (in millions):

		2023				2022
Defined benefit pension plans, net		$	91			$	59
Defined contribution plans			240				244
Postretirement healthcare plans			23				23
		$	354			$	326

Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Net periodic benefit cost of the pension and postretirement healthcare plans for the three-month periods ended August 31 included the following components (in millions):

		U.S. Pension Plans								International Pension Plans								Postretirement Healthcare Plans
		2023				2022				2023				2022				2023				2022
Service cost		$	136			$	163			$	10			$	11			$	7			$	9
Other retirement plans expense (income):
Interest cost			341				304				10				9				16				14
Expected return on plan assets			(400	)			(422	)			(4	)			(4	)			—				—
Amortization of prior service credit and other			(2	)			(2	)			—				—				—				—
			(61	)			(120	)			6				5				16				14
		$	75			$	43			$	16			$	16			$	23			$	23

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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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