SEGMENT INFORMATION RECONCILIATION (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | ||||||||
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Aug. 31, 2016 |
Aug. 31, 2015 |
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| Reconciliation of Total Operating Segment Revenues to Total Revenues [Abstract] | |||||||||
| Total revenues | $ 8,595 | $ 8,448 | |||||||
| Cloud software as a service and platform as a service revenues | [1] | (17) | (1) | ||||||
| Software license updates and product support revenues | [1] | (1) | (1) | ||||||
| Hardware support revenues | [1] | (1) | |||||||
| Reconciliation of Total Operating Segment Margin to Income Before Provision for Income Taxes [Abstract] | |||||||||
| Total margin for operating segments | 5,110 | 5,055 | |||||||
| Cloud software as a service and platform as a service revenues | [1] | (17) | (1) | ||||||
| Software license updates and product support revenues | [1] | (1) | (1) | ||||||
| Hardware support revenues | [1] | (1) | |||||||
| Product development | (1,276) | (1,188) | |||||||
| Corporate, general and administrative and information technology expenses | (432) | (394) | |||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | (311) | (452) | |||||||
| Acquisition related and other | (14) | (31) | |||||||
| Restructuring | (99) | (83) | |||||||
| Stock-based compensation | (319) | (250) | |||||||
| Interest expense | (416) | (374) | |||||||
| Non-operating income, net | 148 | 30 | |||||||
| Income before provision for income taxes | 2,373 | 2,310 | |||||||
| Total for operating segments Member | |||||||||
| Reconciliation of Total Operating Segment Revenues to Total Revenues [Abstract] | |||||||||
| Total revenues | [2] | 8,613 | 8,451 | ||||||
| Reconciliation of Total Operating Segment Margin to Income Before Provision for Income Taxes [Abstract] | |||||||||
| Total margin for operating segments | [3] | $ 5,110 | $ 5,055 | ||||||
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