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RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2016
Aug. 31, 2015
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]    
Restructuring expenses $ 99 $ 83
Accrued at period start [1],[2] 283  
Initial Costs [1],[3] 113  
Adjustments to Cost [1],[4] (14)  
Cash Payments [1] (123)  
Others [1],[5] (1)  
Accrued at period end [1],[2] 258  
Fiscal 2017 Oracle Restructuring [Member]    
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]    
Total expected program costs [1] 502  
Restructuring expenses 112  
Remaining expenses to incur $ 390  
Expected completion date May 31, 2018  
Accrued at period start [1],[2] $ 0  
Initial Costs [1],[3] 112  
Adjustments to Cost [1],[4] 0  
Cash Payments [1] (50)  
Others [1],[5] 0  
Accrued at period end [1],[2] 62  
Total Costs Accrued to Date [1] 112  
Fiscal 2017 Oracle Restructuring [Member] | Cloud software and on-premise software [Member]    
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]    
Total expected program costs [1] 204  
Accrued at period start [1],[2] 0  
Initial Costs [1],[3] 46  
Adjustments to Cost [1],[4] 0  
Cash Payments [1] (22)  
Others [1],[5] 0  
Accrued at period end [1],[2] 24  
Total Costs Accrued to Date [1] 46  
Fiscal 2017 Oracle Restructuring [Member] | Software license updates and product support [Member]    
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]    
Total expected program costs [1] 41  
Accrued at period start [1],[2] 0  
Initial Costs [1],[3] 7  
Adjustments to Cost [1],[4] 0  
Cash Payments [1] (4)  
Others [1],[5] 0  
Accrued at period end [1],[2] 3  
Total Costs Accrued to Date [1] 7  
Fiscal 2017 Oracle Restructuring [Member] | Hardware business [Member]    
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]    
Total expected program costs [1] 111  
Accrued at period start [1],[2] 0  
Initial Costs [1],[3] 30  
Adjustments to Cost [1],[4] 0  
Cash Payments [1] (11)  
Others [1],[5] 0  
Accrued at period end [1],[2] 19  
Total Costs Accrued to Date [1] 30  
Fiscal 2017 Oracle Restructuring [Member] | Services business [Member]    
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]    
Total expected program costs [1] 63  
Accrued at period start [1],[2] 0  
Initial Costs [1],[3] 14  
Adjustments to Cost [1],[4] 0  
Cash Payments [1] (6)  
Others [1],[5] 0  
Accrued at period end [1],[2] 8  
Total Costs Accrued to Date [1] 14  
Fiscal 2017 Oracle Restructuring [Member] | General and administrative and other [Member]    
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]    
Total expected program costs [1] 83  
Accrued at period start [1],[2] 0  
Initial Costs [1],[3] 15  
Adjustments to Cost [1],[4] 0  
Cash Payments [1] (7)  
Others [1],[5] 0  
Accrued at period end [1],[2] 8  
Total Costs Accrued to Date [1] 15  
Other Restructuring Plans [Member]    
Restructuring reserve [Line Items]    
Accrued at period start [1],[2],[6] 283  
Initial Costs [1],[3],[6] 1  
Adjustments to Cost [1],[4],[6] (14)  
Cash Payments [1],[6] (73)  
Others [1],[5],[6] (1)  
Accrued at period end [1],[2],[6] $ 196  
[1] Restructuring costs recorded for individual line items primarily related to employee severance costs.
[2] The balances at August 31, 2016 and May 31, 2016 included $235 million and $255 million, respectively, recorded in other current liabilities, and $23 million and $28 million, respectively, recorded in other non-current liabilities.
[3] Costs recorded for the respective restructuring plans during the current period presented.
[4] All plan adjustments were changes in estimates whereby increases and decreases in costs were generally recorded to operating expenses in the period of adjustments.
[5] Represents foreign currency translation and certain other adjustments.
[6] Other restructuring plans presented in the table above included condensed information for other Oracle-based plans (primarily the Fiscal 2015 Oracle Restructuring Plan) and other plans associated with certain of our acquisitions whereby we continued to make cash outlays to settle obligations under these plans during the period presented but for which the periodic impact to our condensed consolidated statements of operations was not significant.