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Commitments
3 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2013
Commitments [Abstract]  
Commitments

(7) Commitments

 

As of August 31, 2013, our purchase commitments under various contracts for the remainder of 2014 and annually thereafter were as follows (in millions):

  Aircraft and       
  Aircraft-Related Other(1) Total 
           
2014 (remainder)$ 828 $ 870 $ 1,698 
2015  1,121   182   1,303 
2016  1,083   124   1,207 
2017  891   100   991 
2018  1,475   44   1,519 
Thereafter  5,211   109   5,320 
Total$ 10,609 $ 1,429 $ 12,038 
           
(1) Primarily vehicles, facilities, advertising contracts, and for the remainder of 2014, a total of $495 million of quarterly contributions to our U.S. Pension Plans.
           

The amounts reflected in the table above for purchase commitments represent noncancelable agreements to purchase goods or services. As of August 31, 2013, our obligation to purchase four Boeing 767-300 Freighter (“B767F”) aircraft and nine Boeing 777 Freighter (“B777F”) aircraft is conditioned upon there being no event that causes FedEx Express or its employees not to be covered by the Railway Labor Act of 1926, as amended. Commitments to purchase aircraft in passenger configuration do not include the attendant costs to modify these aircraft for cargo transport unless we have entered into noncancelable commitments to modify such aircraft.  Open purchase orders that are cancelable are not considered unconditional purchase obligations for financial reporting purposes and are not included in the table above.

 

During the first quarter of 2014, we entered into supplemental agreements to purchase the 16 Boeing 757 (“B757”) option aircraft pursuant to an agreement originally entered into in March 2013. Delivery of the aircraft will occur through 2015.

 

We had $416 million in deposits and progress payments as of August 31, 2013 on aircraft purchases and other planned aircraft-related transactions. These deposits are classified in the “Other assets” caption of our consolidated balance sheets. In addition to our commitment to purchase B777Fs and B767Fs, our aircraft purchase commitments include the B757 aircraft in passenger configuration, which will require additional costs to modify for cargo transport. Aircraft and aircraft-related contracts are subject to price escalations. The following table is a summary of the key aircraft we are committed to purchase as of August 31, 2013 with the year of expected delivery:

  B757 B767F B777F Total 
          
2014 (remainder) 16  4  2  22 
2015 11  12  -  23 
2016 -  10  2  12 
2017 -  10  -  10 
2018 -  10  2  12 
Thereafter -  4  14  18 
Total 27  50  20  97 
          
          

A summary of future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases with an initial or remaining term in excess of one year at August 31, 2013 is as follows (in millions):

   Operating Leases 
   Aircraft    Total 
   and Related Facilities Operating 
   Equipment  and Other Leases 
            
2014 (remainder)$ 416 $ 1,129 $ 1,545 
2015  448   1,438   1,886 
2016  453   1,233   1,686 
2017  391   1,340   1,731 
2018  326   941   1,267 
Thereafter  824   5,976   6,800 
Total$ 2,858 $ 12,057 $ 14,915 
            

Future minimum lease payments under capital leases were immaterial at August 31, 2013. While certain of our lease agreements contain covenants governing the use of the leased assets or require us to maintain certain levels of insurance, none of our lease agreements include material financial covenants or limitations.