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Retirement Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2025

Retirement Plan Tables [Abstract]

Schedule of Retirement Plan Costs

Our retirement plans costs for the periods ended February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024 were as follows (in millions):

		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		2025				2024				2025				2024
Defined benefit pension plans		$	69			$	92			$	209			$	274
Defined contribution plans			278				240				853				722
Postretirement healthcare plans			22				20				65				64
		$	369			$	352			$	1,127			$	1,060

Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Net periodic benefit cost of the pension and postretirement healthcare plans for the periods ended February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024 included the following components (in millions):

		Three Months Ended
		U.S. Pension Plans								International Pension Plans								Postretirement Healthcare Plans
		2025				2024				2025				2024				2025				2024
Service cost		$	125			$	136			$	9			$	9			$	6			$	7
Other retirement plans expense (income):
Interest cost			361				341				10				10				17				15
Expected return on plan assets			(430	)			(400	)			(4	)			(2	)			—				—
Amortization of prior service credit and other			(2	)			(2	)			—				—				(1	)			(2	)
			(71	)			(61	)			6				8				16				13
Net periodic benefit cost		$	54			$	75			$	15			$	17			$	22			$	20

		Nine Months Ended
		U.S. Pension Plans								International Pension Plans								Postretirement Healthcare Plans
		2025				2024				2025				2024				2025				2024
Service cost		$	374			$	408			$	29			$	29			$	19			$	21
Other retirement plans expense (income):
Interest cost			1,085				1,022				32				32				49				45
Expected return on plan assets			(1,290	)			(1,199	)			(16	)			(13	)			—				—
Amortization of prior service credit and other			(6	)			(5	)			1				—				(3	)			(2	)
			(211	)			(182	)			17				19				46				43
Net periodic benefit cost		$	163			$	226			$	46			$	48			$	65			$	64

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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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