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Risk Management and Derivatives - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
6 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]  
Total notional amount of outstanding derivatives $ 14,800,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
Maximum term over which the Company is hedging exposures to the variability of cash flows for its forecasted and recorded transactions (in months) 24 months
Percentage of anticipated exposures hedged (percent) 100.00%nke_PercentOfAnticipatedExposuresHedged
Deferred net gains (net of tax) on both outstanding and matured derivatives accumulated in other comprehensive income are expected to be reclassified to net income during the next twelve months as a result of underlying hedged transactions also being recorded in net income 325,000,000us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyCashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12Months
Aggregate fair value of derivative instruments in net liability position 0us-gaap_DerivativeNetLiabilityPositionAggregateFairValue
Embedded derivatives  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]  
Total notional amount of outstanding derivatives 167,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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Minimum  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]  
Typical time period that anticipated exposures are hedged against (in months) 12 months
Minimum fair value of outstanding derivative above which the credit related contingent features require the derivative party to post collateral $ 50,000,000nke_CreditRiskRelatedContingentFeaturesCollateralThreshold
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Maximum  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]  
Typical time period that anticipated exposures are hedged against (in months) 24 months