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ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
May 31, 2016
May 31, 2015
May 31, 2014
Acquisition Related and Other Expenses [Abstract]      
Transitional and other employee related costs $ 45 $ 57 $ 27
Stock-based compensation 3 5 10
Professional fees and other, net 10 (35) 20
Business combination adjustments, net (16) 184 (16)
Total acquisition related and other expenses 42 211 41
Acquisiiton related benefit 19    
Benefit related to certain litigation   53  
Goodwill impairment loss 0 186 [1] 0
Advertising [Abstract]      
Advertising expenses 68 55 79
Basis of Financial Statements [Abstract]      
Goodwill impairment loss 0 186 [1] 0
Acquisiiton Related Benefit 19    
Benefit related to certain litigation   53  
Foreign Currency [Abstract]      
Net foreign exchange transaction losses included in non-operating income (expense), net 110 157 375
Goodwill, Intangible Assets and Impairment Assessments [Abstract]      
Goodwill impairment loss 0 186 [1] 0
Impairment of intangible assets 0 0 0
Non-Operating Income (Expense), net [Abstract]      
Interest income 538 349 263
Foreign currency losses, net (110) (157) (375)
Noncontrolling interests in income (116) (113) (98)
Other (loss) income, net (7) 27 69
Total non-operating income (expense), net 305 106 (141)
Foreign currency remeasurement loss resulting from the devaluation of the Venezuelan currency 7 23 213
Other Receivables [Narrative] [Abstract]      
Other receivables included in prepaid expenses and other current assets 816 817  
Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract]      
Tax benefit from stock plans 141 267 254
Sales of Financing Receivables [Narrative] [Abstract]      
Sales of financing receivables $ 1,800 1,800 $ 2,000
ASU2015-17 [Member]      
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]      
Current deferred tax assets   663  
Current deferred tax liabilities   $ 85  
[1] During fiscal 2015, we recorded a $186 million goodwill impairment loss to our hardware products reporting unit. We considered several approaches to determine the fair value of our hardware products reporting unit as of March 1, 2015 and concluded the most appropriate to be the income approach. The fair value of our hardware products reporting unit pursuant to the income approach was impacted by lower forecasted operating results for this reporting unit, primarily caused by lower forecasted revenues and our continued investment in hardware products research and development activities. We compared the implied fair value of goodwill in our hardware products reporting unit to its carrying value, which resulted in the $186 million goodwill impairment loss and represented the aggregate amount of goodwill for our hardware products reporting unit. The aggregate hardware products reporting unit goodwill that was impaired in fiscal 2015 resulted from our acquisitions of Pillar Data Systems, Inc., Xsigo Systems, Inc., GreenBytes, Inc. and MICROS Systems, Inc. Such impairment loss was recorded to acquisition related and other expenses in our fiscal 2015 consolidated statement of operations. We did not recognize any goodwill impairment losses in fiscal 2016 or fiscal 2014.