Credit Losses

6 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2021

Credit Loss [Abstract]

Credit Losses

(2) Credit Losses

We are exposed to credit losses primarily through our trade receivables. We assess ability for certain customers to pay by conducting a credit review, which considers the customer’s established credit rating and our assessment of creditworthiness. We determine the allowance for credit losses on accounts receivable using a combination of specific reserves for accounts that are deemed to exhibit credit loss indicators and general reserves that are determined using loss rates based on historical write-offs by geography and recent forecasted information, including underlying economic expectations. We update our estimate of credit loss reserves quarterly, considering recent write-offs and collections information and underlying economic expectations.

Credit losses were $94 million for the three-month period ended November 30, 2021 and $211 million for the six-month period ended November 30, 2021. Credit losses were $148 million for the three-month period ended November 30, 2020 and $291 million for the six-month period ended November 30, 2020. Our allowance for credit losses was $362 million at November 30, 2021 and $358 million at May 31, 2021.