Business optimization costs.

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Amount charged against earnings in the period for incurred and estimated costs associated with business realignment activities, such as voluntary severance costs and external professional fees, pursuant to a duly authorized plan.

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Costs incurred to effect a business combination which have been expensed during the period. Such costs could include business integration costs, systems integration and conversion costs, and severance and other employee-related costs.

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Amount of litigation expense, including but not limited to legal, forensic, accounting, and investigative fees.

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The charge against earnings resulting from the write down of long lived assets other than goodwill due to the difference between the carrying value and lower fair value.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Business Segments and Disaggregated Revenue - Schedule of Segment Information (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended			29 Months Ended
	May 31, 2023	May 31, 2022	May 31, 2021	May 31, 2023
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Business optimization costs	$ 273
Business realignment costs	36	$ 278		$ 430
Goodwill and other asset impairment charges	117
Corporate, Other and Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Business optimization costs	262
FedEx Ground Legal Matter	35	210
FedEx Express Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Business optimization costs	11
Business realignment costs	36	278	$ 116
Other asset impairment charges	70
FedEx Express Segment [Member] \| Corporate, Other and Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Integration expenses		$ 132	$ 210
FedEx Dataworks [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill and other asset impairment charges	$ 47