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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2014
Nov. 30, 2014
Aug. 31, 2012
Nov. 30, 2010
Nov. 30, 2014
May 31, 2011
Nov. 14, 2014
Aug. 29, 2014
Sep. 01, 2011
Hewlett Packard Company Litigation (Narrative) [Abstract]                  
Hewlett Packard Company litigation inestimable loss         We cannot currently estimate a reasonably possible range of loss for this action.        
Other Litigation (Narrative) [Abstract]                  
Other litigation         We are party to various other legal proceedings and claims, either asserted or unasserted, which arise in the ordinary course of business, including proceedings and claims that relate to acquisitions we have completed or to companies we have acquired or are attempting to acquire. While the outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not believe that the outcome of any of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will result in losses that are materially in excess of amounts already recognized, if any.        
SAP Intellectual Property Litigation (Narrative) [Abstract]                  
Jury award from SAP intellectual property litigation           $ 1,300orcl_JuryAwardFromIntellectualPropertyLitigation      
Court ordered judgment vacating jury award from SAP intellectual property litigation                 1,300orcl_CourtOrderedJudgmentVacatingJuryAwardFromIntellectualPropertyLitigation
Court held maximum amount of damages sustainable by the proof presented at trial that Oracle may accept as a remittitur                 272orcl_CourtHeldMaximumAmountOfDamagesSustainableByProofPresentedAtTrialAndCompanyMayAcceptAsRemittitur
Benefit related to certain litigation   53orcl_LitigationBenefit 306orcl_LitigationBenefit            
Recovery of legal costs       120orcl_RecoveryLegalCosts          
Court ordered judgment vacating remittitur amount               272orcl_CourtOrderedJudgmentVacatingRemittiturAmount  
Court instructions to condition new trial on Oracle's rejection of remittitur amount               356.7orcl_CourtInstructionsToConditionNewTrialOnOraclesRejectionRemittiturAmount  
Oracle acceptance of remittitur proposal amount             356.7orcl_OracleAcceptanceRemittiturProposalAmount    
Cash received against receivable balance   306orcl_CashReceivedAgainstReceivableBalance              
SAP litigation settlement interest amount received 2.5orcl_SAPLitigationSettlementInterest                
Total payment received in connection with SAP intellectual property litigation   $ 359.2orcl_SAPLitigationSettlementAmount