Document and Entity Information (USD $) In Billions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2013	Sep. 18, 2013	Nov. 30, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Aug. 31, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	FedEx Corporation
Entity Central Index Key	0001048911
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--05-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 26.3
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		316,642,256