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DEFERRED REVENUES
6 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2021
Deferred Revenue Disclosure [Abstract]  
DEFERRED REVENUES

6.

DEFERRED REVENUES

Deferred revenues consisted of the following:

 

(in millions)

 

November 30,

2021

 

 

May 31,

2021

 

Cloud services and license support

 

$

7,046

 

 

$

7,728

 

Hardware

 

 

538

 

 

 

618

 

Services

 

 

311

 

 

 

399

 

Cloud license and on-premise license

 

 

42

 

 

 

30

 

Deferred revenues, current

 

 

7,937

 

 

 

8,775

 

Deferred revenues, non-current (in other non-current liabilities)

 

 

738

 

 

 

679

 

Total deferred revenues

 

$

8,675

 

 

$

9,454

 

 

Deferred cloud services and license support revenues and deferred hardware revenues substantially represent customer payments made in advance for cloud or support contracts that are typically billed in advance with corresponding revenues generally being recognized ratably or based upon customer usage over the respective contractual periods. Deferred services revenues include prepayments for our services business and revenues for these services are generally recognized as the services are performed. Deferred cloud license and on-premise license revenues typically resulted from customer payments that related to undelivered products and services or specified enhancements.