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Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Details 4) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2015
Feb. 28, 2015
Feb. 28, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]      
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities   $ 3,473us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities $ 2,578us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Investing Activities:      
Capital expenditures   (2,969)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets (2,554)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired   (1,429)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired  
Proceeds from asset dispositions and other   16fdx_ProceedsFromAssetDispositionsAndOther 23fdx_ProceedsFromAssetDispositionsAndOther
Cash used in investing activities   (4,382)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (2,531)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Financing Activities:      
Principal payments on debt   (1)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities (254)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities
Proceeds from debt issuances   2,491us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 1,997us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
Proceeds from stock issuances   272us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity 462us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity
Excess tax benefit on the exercise of stock options   31us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 27us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities
Dividends paid   (171)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends (142)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends
Purchase of treasury stock (69)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (1,016)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (3,984)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Other, net   (23)us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities (18)us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities   1,583us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (1,912)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash   (104)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents (10)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   570us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (1,875)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   2,908us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 4,917us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 3,478us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 3,478us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 3,042us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Parent Company Member      
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]      
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities   (460)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(104)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Investing Activities:      
Capital expenditures   (1)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
 
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired   (1,429)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
 
Cash used in investing activities   (1,430)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
 
Financing Activities:      
Net transfers from (to) Parent   692fdx_NetTransfersFromToParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
136fdx_NetTransfersFromToParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Principal payments on debt     (250)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Proceeds from debt issuances   2,491us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
1,997us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Proceeds from stock issuances   272us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
462us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Excess tax benefit on the exercise of stock options   31us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
27us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Dividends paid   (171)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(142)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Purchase of treasury stock   (1,016)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(3,984)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Other, net   (23)us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(18)us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities   2,276us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(1,772)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   386us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(1,876)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   1,756us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
3,892us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 2,142us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
2,142us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
2,016us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Guarantor Subsidiaries Member      
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]      
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities   3,443us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
2,386us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Investing Activities:      
Capital expenditures   (2,849)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(2,342)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Proceeds from asset dispositions and other   35fdx_ProceedsFromAssetDispositionsAndOther
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
26fdx_ProceedsFromAssetDispositionsAndOther
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Cash used in investing activities   (2,814)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(2,316)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Financing Activities:      
Net transfers from (to) Parent   (681)fdx_NetTransfersFromToParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(123)fdx_NetTransfersFromToParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Payment on loan between subsidiaries   202fdx_PaymentOnLoanBetweenSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
5fdx_PaymentOnLoanBetweenSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Intercompany dividends   38us-gaap_PaymentsOfDistributionsToAffiliates
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
36us-gaap_PaymentsOfDistributionsToAffiliates
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Principal payments on debt   (1)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(4)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Other, net   (105)us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
 
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (547)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(86)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash   (31)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(9)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   51us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(25)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   441us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
405us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 492us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
492us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
380us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Non Guarantor Subsidiaries Member      
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]      
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities   382us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
341us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Investing Activities:      
Capital expenditures   (119)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(212)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Proceeds from asset dispositions and other   (19)fdx_ProceedsFromAssetDispositionsAndOther
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(3)fdx_ProceedsFromAssetDispositionsAndOther
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Cash used in investing activities   (138)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(215)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Financing Activities:      
Net transfers from (to) Parent   (11)fdx_NetTransfersFromToParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(13)fdx_NetTransfersFromToParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Payment on loan between subsidiaries   (202)fdx_PaymentOnLoanBetweenSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(5)fdx_PaymentOnLoanBetweenSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Intercompany dividends   (38)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDistributionsToAffiliates
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(36)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDistributionsToAffiliates
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Other, net   105us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
 
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (146)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(54)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash   (73)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(1)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   25us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
71us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   861us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
717us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 886us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
886us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
788us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Consolidation Eliminations Member      
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]      
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities   108us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
(45)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
Financing Activities:      
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   108us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
(45)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   (150)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
(97)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ (42)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
$ (42)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
$ (142)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember