INCOME TAXES (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
May 31, 2022 |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
|
| Geographical Breakdown of Income Before Income Taxes |
|
|
|
Year Ended May 31, |
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|
(in millions) |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
Domestic |
|
$ |
(629 |
) |
|
$ |
4,375 |
|
|
$ |
3,890 |
|
|
Foreign |
|
|
8,278 |
|
|
|
8,624 |
|
|
|
8,173 |
|
|
Income before income taxes |
|
$ |
7,649 |
|
|
$ |
12,999 |
|
|
$ |
12,063 |
|
|
| Components of (Provision for) Benefit from Income Taxes |
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|
|
Year Ended May 31, |
|
|
(Dollars in millions) |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
Current provision: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal |
|
$ |
(709 |
) |
|
$ |
(516 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,616 |
) |
|
State |
|
|
(186 |
) |
|
|
(233 |
) |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
Foreign |
|
|
(1,183 |
) |
|
|
(929 |
) |
|
|
(1,144 |
) |
|
Total current provision |
|
$ |
(2,078 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,678 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,779 |
) |
|
Deferred benefit: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal |
|
$ |
1,661 |
|
|
$ |
(8,631 |
) |
|
$ |
983 |
|
|
State |
|
|
139 |
|
|
|
77 |
|
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
Foreign |
|
|
(654 |
) |
|
|
10,979 |
|
|
|
(82 |
) |
|
Total deferred benefit |
|
$ |
1,146 |
|
|
$ |
2,425 |
|
|
$ |
851 |
|
|
Total (provision for) benefit from income taxes |
|
$ |
(932 |
) |
|
$ |
747 |
|
|
$ |
(1,928 |
) |
|
Effective income tax expense (benefit) rate |
|
12.2% |
|
|
(5.7%) |
|
|
16.0% |
|
|
| Reconciliation of Differences Between Federal Statutory Tax Rate and Effective Tax Rate |
|
|
|
Year Ended May 31, |
|
|
(Dollars in millions) |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
U.S. federal statutory tax rate |
|
21.0% |
|
|
21.0% |
|
|
21.0% |
|
|
Tax provision at statutory rate |
|
$ |
(1,606 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,730 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,533 |
) |
|
Foreign earnings at other than United States rates |
|
|
536 |
|
|
|
580 |
|
|
|
496 |
|
|
Net impact of intra-entity IP transfer |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,266 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
State tax expense, net of federal benefit |
|
|
(132 |
) |
|
|
(206 |
) |
|
|
(172 |
) |
|
Settlements and releases from judicial decisions and statute expirations, net |
|
|
263 |
|
|
|
582 |
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
Tax contingency interest accrual, net |
|
|
(44 |
) |
|
|
(55 |
) |
|
|
(163 |
) |
|
Domestic tax contingency, net |
|
|
(441 |
) |
|
|
(282 |
) |
|
|
(58 |
) |
|
Federal research and development credit |
|
|
222 |
|
|
|
169 |
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
263 |
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
166 |
|
|
Other, net |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
123 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
Total (provision for) benefit from income taxes |
|
$ |
(932 |
) |
|
$ |
747 |
|
|
$ |
(1,928 |
) |
|
| Components of Deferred Tax Liabilities and Assets |
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|
|
May 31, |
|
|
(in millions) |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
Deferred tax assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accruals and allowances |
|
$ |
493 |
|
|
$ |
452 |
|
|
Employee compensation and benefits |
|
|
818 |
|
|
|
755 |
|
|
Differences in timing of revenue recognition |
|
|
623 |
|
|
|
547 |
|
|
Lease liabilities |
|
|
688 |
|
|
|
524 |
|
|
Basis of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
|
|
11,362 |
|
|
|
12,161 |
|
|
Tax credit and net operating loss carryforwards |
|
|
4,409 |
|
|
|
3,934 |
|
|
Other |
|
|
141 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Total deferred tax assets |
|
|
18,534 |
|
|
|
18,373 |
|
|
Valuation allowance |
|
|
(1,742 |
) |
|
|
(1,526 |
) |
|
Total deferred tax assets, net |
|
|
16,792 |
|
|
|
16,847 |
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gain on stock |
|
|
(78 |
) |
|
|
(78 |
) |
|
Acquired intangible assets |
|
|
(126 |
) |
|
|
(266 |
) |
|
GILTI deferred |
|
|
(8,937 |
) |
|
|
(9,883 |
) |
|
ROU assets |
|
|
(668 |
) |
|
|
(488 |
) |
|
Withholding taxes on foreign earnings |
|
|
(232 |
) |
|
|
(195 |
) |
|
Other |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(165 |
) |
|
Total deferred tax liabilities |
|
|
(10,041 |
) |
|
|
(11,075 |
) |
|
Net deferred tax assets |
|
$ |
6,751 |
|
|
$ |
5,772 |
|
|
Recorded as: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current deferred tax assets |
|
$ |
12,782 |
|
|
$ |
13,636 |
|
|
Non-current deferred tax liabilities |
|
|
(6,031 |
) |
|
|
(7,864 |
) |
|
Net deferred tax assets |
|
$ |
6,751 |
|
|
$ |
5,772 |
|
|
| Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Including Acquisitions |
|
|
|
Year Ended May 31, |
|
|
(in millions) |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
Gross unrecognized tax benefits as of June 1 |
|
$ |
6,912 |
|
|
$ |
6,972 |
|
|
$ |
6,348 |
|
|
Increases related to tax positions from prior fiscal years |
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
225 |
|
|
|
624 |
|
|
Decreases related to tax positions from prior fiscal years |
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
(836 |
) |
|
|
(298 |
) |
|
Increases related to tax positions taken during current fiscal year |
|
|
919 |
|
|
|
531 |
|
|
|
628 |
|
|
Settlements with tax authorities |
|
|
(117 |
) |
|
|
(51 |
) |
|
|
(177 |
) |
|
Lapses of statutes of limitation |
|
|
(333 |
) |
|
|
(66 |
) |
|
|
(116 |
) |
|
Cumulative translation adjustments and other, net |
|
|
(139 |
) |
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
Total gross unrecognized tax benefits as of May 31 |
|
$ |
7,284 |
|
|
$ |
6,912 |
|
|
$ |
6,972 |
|
|