Retirement Plans

6 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2013

Retirement Plans [Abstract]

Retirement Plans

(3) Retirement Plans

We sponsor or participate in programs that provide retirement benefits to most of our employees. These programs include defined benefit pension plans, defined contribution plans and postretirement healthcare plans. A majority of our employees are covered by the FedEx Corporation Employees' Pension Plan (“FedEx Plan”), a defined benefit pension plan sponsored by FedEx. Defined contribution plans covering a majority of U.S. employees and certain international employees are in place. We also sponsor or participate in nonqualified benefit plans covering certain of our U.S. employee groups and other pension plans covering certain of our international employees. For more information, refer to the financial statements of FedEx included in its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 30, 2013 and in our Annual Report.

		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		2013		2012		2013		2012
Pension plans sponsored by FedEx		$	67	$	108	$	134	$	216
Other U.S. domestic and international pension plans			14		12		27		23
U.S. domestic and international defined contribution
	plans		57		56		115		114
U.S. domestic and international postretirement
	healthcare plans		16		16		31		31
		$	154	$	192	$	307	$	384

The components of the net periodic benefit cost of the pension and postretirement healthcare plans currently sponsored by us were individually immaterial for all periods presented. No material contributions were made during the first half of 2014 or 2013 to pension plans sponsored by us, and we do not expect to make material contributions in2014.