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Business Segments and Disaggregated Revenue - Schedule of Segment Information (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 32 Months Ended
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May 31, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | May 31, 2023 | May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2023
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Business optimization costs |  | $ 582,000,000 | $ 273,000,000 |  |
Business realignment costs |  | 0 | 36,000,000 | $ 278,000,000 | $ 430,000,000
Goodwill and other asset impairment charges | $ 0 | 157,000,000 | 117,000,000 |  |
Corporate, Other and Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Business optimization costs |  | 331,000,000 | 262,000,000 |  |
FedEx ground legal matter |  | 57,000,000 | (35,000,000) | (210,000,000) |
FedEx Express Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Business realignment costs |  |  | 36,000,000 | 278,000,000 |
Other asset impairment charges |  | 157,000,000 | 70,000,000 |  |
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Corporate, Other and Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Integration expenses |  |  |  | $ 132,000,000 |
FedEx Express Segment [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Business optimization costs |  | 143,000,000 | 11,000,000 |  |
FedEx Dataworks [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and other asset impairment charges |  |  | $ 47,000,000 |  |
FedEx Ground Segment [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Business optimization costs |  | $ 108,000,000 |  |  |
Fedex Ground and Fedex Corporate Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Settlement on receivables | $ (19,500,000,000) |  |  |  |

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