DEFERRED REVENUES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
May 31, 2016 |
May 31, 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Deferred Revenues [Line Items] | ||
| Deferred revenues, current | $ 7,655 | $ 7,245 |
| Deferred revenues, non-current (in other non-current liabilities) | 536 | 393 |
| Deferred Revenue | 8,191 | 7,638 |
| Software license updates and product support [Member] | ||
| Deferred Revenues [Line Items] | ||
| Deferred revenues, current | 5,864 | 5,635 |
| Cloud SaaS, PaaS and IaaS [Member] | ||
| Deferred Revenues [Line Items] | ||
| Deferred revenues, current | 705 | 404 |
| Hardware support and other [Member] | ||
| Deferred Revenues [Line Items] | ||
| Deferred revenues, current | 675 | 703 |
| Services | ||
| Deferred Revenues [Line Items] | ||
| Deferred revenues, current | 339 | 379 |
| New software licenses [Member] | ||
| Deferred Revenues [Line Items] | ||
| Deferred revenues, current | $ 72 | $ 124 |