LEASES (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
May 31, 2025 |
| Leases [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of Net Lease Cost |
The following table is a summary of the components of net lease cost for the period ended May 31 (in millions) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2025 | | 2024 | | Operating lease cost | $ | 3,421 | | | $ | 3,326 | | | Finance lease cost: | | | | | Amortization of right-of-use assets | 31 | | | 30 | | | Interest on lease liabilities | 17 | | | 24 | | | Total finance lease cost | 48 | | | 54 | | | Short-term lease cost | 484 | | | 494 | | | Variable lease cost | 1,840 | | | 1,714 | | | Net lease cost | $ | 5,793 | | | $ | 5,588 | |
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the period ended May 31 is as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2025 | | 2024 | | Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | | | | | Operating cash flows paid for operating leases | $ | 3,422 | | | $ | 3,319 | | | Operating cash flows paid for interest portion of finance leases | 17 | | | 15 | | | Financing cash flows paid for principal portion of finance leases | 101 | | | 80 | | | Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | 1,945 | | | 2,083 | | | Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities | 352 | | | 10 | |
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| Schedule of Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Related to Leases |
Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases as of May 31 is as follows (dollars in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2025 | | 2024 | | Operating leases: | | | | | Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | $ | 16,453 | | $ | 17,115 | | | | | | Current portion of operating lease liabilities | $ | 2,565 | | $ | 2,463 | | Operating lease liabilities | 14,272 | | 15,053 | | Total operating lease liabilities | $ | 16,837 | | $ | 17,516 | | | | | | Finance leases: | | | | | Net property and equipment | $ | 621 | | $ | 373 | | | | | | Current portion of long-term debt | $ | 59 | | $ | 18 | | Long-term debt, less current portion | 621 | | 413 | | Total finance lease liabilities | $ | 680 | | $ | 431 | | | | | | Weighted-average remaining lease term: | | | | | Operating leases | 9.7 | | 9.5 | | Finance leases | 19.6 | | 29.8 | | | | | | Weighted-average discount rate: | | | | | Operating leases | 3.98 | % | | 3.79 | % | | Finance leases | 3.90 | % | | 3.63 | % |
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| Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments, Operating Leases |
A summary of future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating and finance leases with an initial or remaining term in excess of one year at May 31, 2025 is as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Aircraft and Related Equipment | | Facilities and Other | | Total Operating Leases | | Finance Leases | | Total Leases | | 2026 | $ | 126 | | | $ | 2,881 | | | $ | 3,007 | | | $ | 84 | | | $ | 3,091 | | | 2027 | 124 | | | 2,811 | | | 2,935 | | | 85 | | | 3,020 | | | 2028 | 124 | | | 2,450 | | | 2,574 | | | 84 | | | 2,658 | | | 2029 | 117 | | | 2,071 | | | 2,188 | | | 82 | | | 2,270 | | | 2030 | 47 | | | 1,731 | | | 1,778 | | | 74 | | | 1,852 | | | Thereafter | 90 | | | 7,817 | | | 7,907 | | | 610 | | | 8,517 | | | Total lease payments | 628 | | | 19,761 | | | 20,389 | | | 1,019 | | | 21,408 | | | Less imputed interest | (67) | | | (3,485) | | | (3,552) | | | (339) | | | (3,891) | | | Present value of lease liability | $ | 561 | | | $ | 16,276 | | | $ | 16,837 | | | $ | 680 | | | $ | 17,517 | |
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| Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments, Finance Leases |
A summary of future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating and finance leases with an initial or remaining term in excess of one year at May 31, 2025 is as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Aircraft and Related Equipment | | Facilities and Other | | Total Operating Leases | | Finance Leases | | Total Leases | | 2026 | $ | 126 | | | $ | 2,881 | | | $ | 3,007 | | | $ | 84 | | | $ | 3,091 | | | 2027 | 124 | | | 2,811 | | | 2,935 | | | 85 | | | 3,020 | | | 2028 | 124 | | | 2,450 | | | 2,574 | | | 84 | | | 2,658 | | | 2029 | 117 | | | 2,071 | | | 2,188 | | | 82 | | | 2,270 | | | 2030 | 47 | | | 1,731 | | | 1,778 | | | 74 | | | 1,852 | | | Thereafter | 90 | | | 7,817 | | | 7,907 | | | 610 | | | 8,517 | | | Total lease payments | 628 | | | 19,761 | | | 20,389 | | | 1,019 | | | 21,408 | | | Less imputed interest | (67) | | | (3,485) | | | (3,552) | | | (339) | | | (3,891) | | | Present value of lease liability | $ | 561 | | | $ | 16,276 | | | $ | 16,837 | | | $ | 680 | | | $ | 17,517 | |
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