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Description of Business Segments and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies- Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, € in Millions, shares in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Feb. 14, 2025 $ / shares | Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) Employee | Feb. 28, 2025 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Feb. 29, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Nov. 30, 2024 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2025 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Feb. 29, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Feb. 28, 2025 EUR (€) | May 31, 2024 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 16, 2021 USD ($)
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross contract assets related to in-transit shipments |  |  | $ 670,000,000 |  |  | $ 670,000,000 |  |  | $ 672,000,000 |  |
Contract assets net of deferred unearned revenue |  |  | 493,000,000 |  |  | 493,000,000 |  |  | 463,000,000 |  |
Contract liabilities related to advance payments from customers |  |  | 23,000,000 |  |  | 23,000,000 |  |  | 23,000,000 |  |
Stock-based compensation |  |  | 31,000,000 | $ 34,000,000 |  | 116,000,000 | $ 130,000,000 |  |  |  |
Number of employees will affect in workforce reduction plan | Employee |  | 1,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consultation process expected occur period |  | 18 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring costs |  |  | 220,000,000 |  |  | 220,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of swaps classified as asset |  |  | 18,000,000 |  |  | 18,000,000 |  |  | 8,000,000 |  |
Fair value of swaps classified as liabilities |  |  | 13,000,000 |  |  | 13,000,000 |  |  | 14,000,000 |  |
Business optimization costs |  |  | 179,000,000 | 114,000,000 |  | 633,000,000 | 364,000,000 |  |  |  |
Business optimization costs, net of tax |  |  | $ 137,000,000 | $ 87,000,000 |  | $ 484,000,000 | $ 278,000,000 |  |  |  |
Business optimization costs per diluted share | $ / shares |  |  | $ 0.56 | $ 0.35 |  | $ 1.98 | $ 1.10 |  |  |  |
FedEx Freight spin-off costs |  |  | $ 23,000,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
FedEx Freight spin-off costs, net of tax |  |  | $ 17,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FedEx Freight spin-off costs, per diluted share | $ / shares |  |  | $ 0.07 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt exchange offer and consent solicitation cost |  |  | $ 18,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outside service contracts expense |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Denominated debt as a net investment hedge | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 153 |  |  |
Equity securities |  |  | 447,000,000 |  |  | $ 447,000,000 |  |  | 360,000,000 |  |
Debt securities |  |  | $ 72,000,000 |  |  | $ 72,000,000 |  |  | 77,000,000 |  |
Number of shares repurchased | shares |  |  | 1.8 | 4.1 |  | 8.9 | 8.0 |  |  |  |
Payments for repurchase of common stock |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,517,000,000 | $ 2,000,000,000 |  |  |  |
Quarterly Cash Dividend One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividend payable, date declared | Feb. 14, 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividend payable amount per share | $ / shares | $ 1.38 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividend payable, date to be paid | Apr. 01, 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividend payable, date of record | Mar. 10, 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected cash expenditures |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected cash expenditures |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Supply Chain Finance [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding payment obligations |  |  | $ 87,000,000 |  |  | $ 87,000,000 |  |  | 94,000,000 |  |
2022 Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program amount authorized to be repurchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000,000
Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program amount authorized to be repurchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000,000 |
Number of shares repurchased | shares |  |  | 1.8 |  |  | 8.9 | 8.0 |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program amount authorized to be repurchased, remaining available amount |  |  | $ 2,600,000,000 |  |  | $ 2,600,000,000 |  |  | $ 64,000,000 |  |
Treasury stock acquired, average cost price per share | $ / shares |  |  | $ 276.26 |  |  | $ 281.74 | $ 250.95 |  |  |  |
Payments for repurchase of common stock |  |  | $ 497,000,000 |  |  | $ 2,500,000,000 | $ 2,000,000,000 |  |  |  |

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