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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Business Combinations - Additional Information (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2015 USD ($)	May 31, 2017 USD ($) Country	May 25, 2016 USD ($)	May 25, 2016 EUR (€)	Dec. 16, 2014 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 6,747	$ 3,810	$ 7,154
TNT acquisition related costs	115
TNT restructuring, impairments, litigation matters and pension adjustments	40	320
TNT acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition price			$ 4,894	$ 4,900	€ 4,400
Cash acquired				$ 280	€ 250
Number of country for collection, transports and delivery of documents, parcels and freight \| Country			200
Goodwill			$ 3,452
Net increase in goodwill	$ 488
GENCO Distribution System Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition price		$ 1,400
Bongo International LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition price						$ 42