INCOME TAXES (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
May 31, 2019 |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
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| Geographical Breakdown of Income Before Provision for Income Taxes |
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|
Year Ended May 31, |
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|
(in millions) |
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2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
2017 |
|
|
Domestic |
|
$ |
3,774 |
|
|
$ |
3,366 |
|
|
$ |
3,674 |
|
|
Foreign |
|
|
8,494 |
|
|
|
9,058 |
|
|
|
8,006 |
|
|
Income before provision for income taxes |
|
$ |
12,268 |
|
|
$ |
12,424 |
|
|
$ |
11,680 |
|
|
| Components of Provision for Income Taxes |
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|
Year Ended May 31, |
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|
(Dollars in millions) |
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2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
2017 |
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|
Current provision: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Federal |
|
$ |
979 |
|
|
$ |
8,320 |
|
|
$ |
936 |
|
|
State |
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
264 |
|
|
|
257 |
|
|
Foreign |
|
|
1,097 |
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
1,475 |
|
|
Total current provision |
|
$ |
2,376 |
|
|
$ |
9,684 |
|
|
$ |
2,668 |
|
|
Deferred benefit: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal |
|
$ |
483 |
|
|
$ |
(827 |
) |
|
$ |
(158 |
) |
|
State |
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
(26 |
) |
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
Foreign |
|
|
(1,646 |
) |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
(253 |
) |
|
Total deferred benefit |
|
$ |
(1,191 |
) |
|
$ |
(847 |
) |
|
$ |
(440 |
) |
|
Total provision for income taxes |
|
$ |
1,185 |
|
|
$ |
8,837 |
|
|
$ |
2,228 |
|
|
Effective income tax rate |
|
9.7% |
|
|
71.1% |
|
|
19.1% |
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| Reconciliation of Differences Between Federal Statutory Tax Rate and Effective Tax Rate |
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|
Year Ended May 31, |
|
|
(Dollars in millions) |
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
2017 |
|
|
U.S. federal statutory tax rate |
|
21.0% |
|
|
29.2% |
|
|
35.0% |
|
|
Tax provision at statutory rate |
|
$ |
2,576 |
|
|
$ |
3,629 |
|
|
$ |
4,088 |
|
|
Impact of the Tax Act of 2017: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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One-time transition tax |
|
|
(529 |
) |
|
|
7,781 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Deferred tax effects |
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
(911 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
Foreign earnings at other than United States rates |
|
|
(789 |
) |
|
|
(995 |
) |
|
|
(1,312 |
) |
|
State tax expense, net of federal benefit |
|
|
197 |
|
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
150 |
|
|
Settlements and releases from judicial decisions and statute expirations, net |
|
|
(132 |
) |
|
|
(252 |
) |
|
|
(189 |
) |
|
Domestic production activity deduction |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(87 |
) |
|
|
(119 |
) |
|
Federal research and development credit |
|
|
(158 |
) |
|
|
(174 |
) |
|
|
(127 |
) |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
(201 |
) |
|
|
(302 |
) |
|
|
(149 |
) |
|
Other, net |
|
|
81 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
(114 |
) |
|
Total provision for income taxes |
|
$ |
1,185 |
|
|
$ |
8,837 |
|
|
$ |
2,228 |
|
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| Components of Deferred Tax Liabilities and Assets |
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|
|
May 31, |
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|
(in millions) |
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
Deferred tax assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accruals and allowances |
|
$ |
541 |
|
|
$ |
567 |
|
|
Employee compensation and benefits |
|
|
646 |
|
|
|
664 |
|
|
Differences in timing of revenue recognition |
|
|
322 |
|
|
|
338 |
|
|
Basis of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
|
|
1,238 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Tax credit and net operating loss carryforwards |
|
|
3,717 |
|
|
|
2,614 |
|
|
Total deferred tax assets |
|
|
6,464 |
|
|
|
4,183 |
|
|
Valuation allowance |
|
|
(1,266 |
) |
|
|
(1,308 |
) |
|
Total deferred tax assets, net |
|
|
5,198 |
|
|
|
2,875 |
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gain on stock |
|
|
(78 |
) |
|
|
(78 |
) |
|
Acquired intangible assets |
|
|
(973 |
) |
|
|
(1,254 |
) |
|
GILTI deferred |
|
|
(1,515 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
Basis of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(158 |
) |
|
Other |
|
|
(200 |
) |
|
|
(48 |
) |
|
Total deferred tax liabilities |
|
|
(2,766 |
) |
|
|
(1,538 |
) |
|
Net deferred tax assets |
|
$ |
2,432 |
|
|
$ |
1,337 |
|
|
Recorded as: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current deferred tax assets |
|
$ |
2,696 |
|
|
$ |
1,395 |
|
|
Non-current deferred tax liabilities (in other non-current liabilities) |
|
|
(264 |
) |
|
|
(58 |
) |
|
Net deferred tax assets |
|
$ |
2,432 |
|
|
$ |
1,337 |
|
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| Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Including Acquisitions |
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|
|
Year Ended May 31, |
|
|
(in millions) |
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
2017 |
|
|
Gross unrecognized tax benefits as of June 1 |
|
$ |
5,592 |
|
|
$ |
4,919 |
|
|
$ |
4,561 |
|
|
Increases related to tax positions from prior fiscal years |
|
|
772 |
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
Decreases related to tax positions from prior fiscal years |
|
|
(135 |
) |
|
|
(65 |
) |
|
|
(218 |
) |
|
Increases related to tax positions taken during current fiscal year |
|
|
540 |
|
|
|
840 |
|
|
|
595 |
|
|
Settlements with tax authorities |
|
|
(153 |
) |
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
(85 |
) |
|
Lapses of statutes of limitation |
|
|
(202 |
) |
|
|
(273 |
) |
|
|
(47 |
) |
|
Cumulative translation adjustments and other, net |
|
|
(66 |
) |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
Total gross unrecognized tax benefits as of May 31 |
|
$ |
6,348 |
|
|
$ |
5,592 |
|
|
$ |
4,919 |
|
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