CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		May. 31, 2015	May. 31, 2014	May. 31, 2013
Software and cloud revenues:
New software licenses		$ 8,535	$ 9,416	$ 9,411
Cloud software as a service and platform as a service		1,485	1,121	910
Cloud infrastructure as a service		608	456	457
Software license updates and product support		18,847	18,206	17,142
Software and cloud revenues		29,475	29,199	27,920
Hardware systems revenues:
Hardware systems products		2,825	2,976	3,033
Hardware systems support		2,380	2,396	2,313
Hardware systems revenues		5,205	5,372	5,346
Services revenues		3,546	3,704	3,914
Total revenues		38,226	38,275	37,180
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing	[1]	7,655	7,567	7,062
Cloud software as a service and platform as a service	[1]	773	455	327
Cloud infrastructure as a service	[1]	344	308	304
Software license updates and product support	[1]	1,199	1,162	1,175
Hardware systems products	[1]	1,471	1,521	1,501
Hardware systems support	[1]	816	836	890
Services	[1]	2,929	2,954	3,182
Research and development		5,524	5,151	4,850
General and administrative		1,077	1,038	1,072
Amortization of intangible assets		2,149	2,300	2,385
Acquisition related and other		211	41	(604)
Restructuring		207	183	352
Total operating expenses		24,355	23,516	22,496
Operating income		13,871	14,759	14,684
Interest expense		(1,143)	(914)	(797)
Non-operating income (expense), net		106	(141)	11
Income before provision for income taxes		12,834	13,704	13,898
Provision for income taxes		2,896	2,749	2,973
Net income		$ 9,938	$ 10,955	$ 10,925
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 2.26	$ 2.42	$ 2.29
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 2.21	$ 2.38	$ 2.26
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)		4,404	4,528	4,769
Diluted (in shares)		4,503	4,604	4,844
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.51	$ 0.48	$ 0.30

[1] Exclusive of amortization of intangible assets, which is shown separately.