2.2.0.7 false Benefit Plans 121 - Disclosure - Benefit Plans true false false false 1 USD false false iso4217_USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 iso4217_USD_per_shares Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares 0 $ 5 3 nke_EmployeeBenefitPlansDisclosureTextBlock nke false na duration Description containing benefit plans disclosure as a single block of text, which includes disclosure of profit sharing plan,... false false false false false false false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 <div> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Note 13 &#x2014; Benefit Plans</b></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The Company has a profit sharing plan available to most U.S.-based employees. The terms of the plan call for annual contributions by the Company as determined by the Board of Directors. A subsidiary of the Company also has a profit sharing plan available to its U.S.-based employees. The terms of the plan call for annual contributions as determined by the subsidiary&#x2019;s executive management. Contributions of $34.9 million, $27.6 million and $37.3&#xA0;million were made to the plans and are included in selling and administrative expense for the years ended May&#xA0;31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The Company has various 401(k) employee savings plans available to U.S.-based employees. The Company matches a portion of employee contributions with common stock or cash. Company contributions to the savings plans were $34.2 million, $37.6 million and $33.9 million for the years ended May&#xA0;31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and are included in selling and administrative expense.</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The Company also has a Long-Term Incentive Plan (&#x201C;LTIP&#x201D;) that was adopted by the Board of Directors and approved by shareholders in September 1997 and later amended in fiscal 2007. The Company recognized $24.1 million, $17.6 million and $35.9&#xA0;million of selling and administrative expense related to cash awards under the LTIP during the years ended May&#xA0;31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The Company has pension plans in various countries worldwide. The pension plans are only available to local employees and are generally government mandated. The liability related to the unfunded pension liabilities of the plans was $113.0 million and $82.8 million at May&#xA0;31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font size="1">&#xA0;</font></p> </div> Note 13 &#x2014; Benefit Plans The Company has a profit sharing plan available to most U.S.-based employees. The terms of the plan call for annual false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Description containing benefit plans disclosure as a single block of text, which includes disclosure of profit sharing plan, pension plans and other postretirement benefits. No authoritative reference available. false 1 1 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true