Long-Term Debt - Net of Unamortized Premiums and Discounts and Swap Fair Value Adjustments (Detail)	12 Months Ended
May 31, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2016 JPY (¥)	May 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long Term Debt	$ 2,054,000,000		$ 1,186,000,000
Less current maturities	44,000,000		107,000,000
TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT	2,010,000,000		1,079,000,000
Corporate Bond Payables \| 5.15% Corporate bond, payable October 15, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, original principal	$ 100,000,000
Long-term debt, interest rate	5.15%	5.15%
Long-term debt, interest payment	Semi-Annually
Long Term Debt	$ 0		101,000,000
Corporate Bond Payables \| 2.25% Corporate bond, payable May 1, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, original principal	$ 500,000,000
Long-term debt, interest rate	2.25%	2.25%
Long-term debt, interest payment	Semi-Annually
Long Term Debt	$ 499,000,000		499,000,000
Corporate Bond Payables \| 3.63% Corporate bond, payable May 1, 2043
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, original principal	$ 500,000,000
Long-term debt, interest rate	3.63%	3.63%
Long-term debt, interest payment	Semi-Annually
Long Term Debt	$ 499,000,000		499,000,000
Corporate Bond Payables \| 3.88% Corporate bond, payable November 1, 2045
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, original principal	$ 1,000,000,000
Long-term debt, interest rate	3.88%	3.88%
Long-term debt, interest payment	Semi-Annually
Long Term Debt	$ 991,000,000		0
Notes Payable \| 6.20% Promissory note, payable April 1, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, original principal	$ 40,000,000
Long-term debt, interest rate	6.20%	6.20%
Long-term debt, interest payment	Monthly
Long Term Debt	$ 38,000,000		39,000,000
Notes Payable \| 6.79% Promissory note, payable January 1, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, original principal	$ 19,000,000
Long-term debt, interest rate	6.79%	6.79%
Long-term debt, interest payment	Monthly
Long Term Debt	$ 0		19,000,000
Notes Payable \| 2.60% Japanese Yen note, maturing August 20, 2001 through November 20, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, original principal \| ¥		¥ 9,000,000,000
Long-term debt, interest rate	2.60%	2.60%
Long-term debt, interest payment	Quarterly
Long Term Debt	$ 18,000,000		20,000,000
Notes Payable \| 2.00% Japanese Yen note, maturing August 20, 2001 through November 20, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, original principal \| ¥		¥ 4,000,000,000
Long-term debt, interest rate	2.00%	2.00%
Long-term debt, interest payment	Quarterly
Long Term Debt	$ 9,000,000		$ 9,000,000

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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