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Long-term Debt and Other Financing Arrangements - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, € in Millions			1 Months Ended
	Mar. 18, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 17, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($)	May 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	May 27, 2020 $ / shares	Jul. 31, 2019 EUR (€)	May 31, 2019 USD ($)
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt weighted-average interest rate					3.60%
Long term debt, including current maturities and exclusive of finance leases fair value					$ 22,800,000,000			$ 17,800,000,000
Letter of credit maximum sublimit amount		$ 250,000,000
Repayments of commercial paper			$ 136,000,000
Financial Covenant Terms Ratio					350.00%
Financial covenant compliance ratio, May 31, 2020						375.00%
Financial covenant compliance ratio, August 31, 2020						475.00%
Financial covenant compliance ratio, November 30, 2020						490.00%
Financial covenant compliance ratio, February 28, 2021						475.00%
Financial covenant compliance ratio, May 31, 2021						375.00%
Financial covenant compliance ratio, August 31, 2021						350.00%
Dividends payable amount per share \| $ / shares					$ 0.65	$ 0.65
Financial covenant compliance ratio					300.00%
Letter of credit outstanding sublimit unused amount					$ 250,000,000
Commercial paper outstanding					$ 0
Payable at August 31, 2020 [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Dividends payable amount per share \| $ / shares						0.65
Payable at November 30, 2020 [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Dividends payable amount per share \| $ / shares						0.65
Payable at February 28, 2021 [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Dividends payable amount per share \| $ / shares						0.65
Payable at May 31, 2021 [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Dividends payable amount per share \| $ / shares						$ 0.65
Five-Year Credit Agreement [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Term		5 years
Line Of Credit Facility Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 2,000,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, expiration date		2025-03
364-Day Credit Agreement [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Term		364 days	364 days
Line Of Credit Facility Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 1,500,000,000
Line of credit facility, expiration date		2021-03
Proceeds from credit agreement	$ 1,500,000,000
Repayments of lines of credit			$ 1,500,000,000
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			3,000,000,000.0	$ 2,100,000,000
3.10% Fixed-rate Notes Due in August 2029 [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 1,000,000,000.0
Fixed interest rate				3.10%			3.10%
Debt instrument, maturity date				2029-08
0.45% Fixed-rate Notes Due in August 2025 [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount \| €							€ 500
Fixed interest rate				0.45%			0.45%
Debt instrument, maturity date				2025-08
1.30% Fixed-rate Notes Due in August 2031 [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount \| €							€ 500
Fixed interest rate				1.30%			1.30%
Debt instrument, maturity date				2031-08
2.30% Fixed-rate Notes Due in February 1 2020 [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 400,000,000
Fixed interest rate				2.30%			2.30%
Debt instrument, maturity date				Feb. 01, 2020
0.50% Notes Due April 09, 2020 [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount \| €							€ 500
Fixed interest rate				0.50%			0.50%
Debt instrument, maturity date				Apr. 09, 2020
3.80% Fixed-rate Notes Due in May 2025 [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 1,000,000,000.0
Fixed interest rate			3.80%
Debt instrument, maturity date			2025-05
4.25% Fixed-rate Notes Due in May 2030 [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 750,000,000
Fixed interest rate			4.25%
Debt instrument, maturity date			2030-05
5.25% Fixed-rate Notes Due in May 2050 [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 1,250,000,000
Fixed interest rate			5.25%
Debt instrument, maturity date			2050-05