Long-Term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

May. 31, 2015

Long-term Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

Long-term debt, net of unamortized premiums and discounts and swap fair value adjustments, comprises the following: 

						Book Value Outstanding As of May 31,
Scheduled Maturity (Dollars and Yen in millions)	Original Principal		Interest Rate		Interest Payments	2015		2014
Corporate Bond Payables:(4)
October 15, 2015(1)	$	100	5.15	%	Semi-Annually	$	101	$	108
May 1, 2023(5)	$	500	2.25	%	Semi-Annually	499		499
May 1, 2043(5)	$	500	3.63	%	Semi-Annually	499		499
Promissory Notes:
April 1, 2017(2)	$	40	6.20	%	Monthly	39		39
January 1, 2018(2)	$	19	6.79	%	Monthly	19		19
Japanese Yen Notes:
August 20, 2001 through November 20, 2020(3)	¥	9,000	2.60	%	Quarterly	20		29
August 20, 2001 through November 20, 2020(3)	¥	4,000	2.00	%	Quarterly	9		13
Total						1,186		1,206
Less current maturities						107		7
TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT						$	1,079	$	1,199

(1) The Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements whereby the Company receives fixed interest payments at the same rate as the note and pays variable interest payments based on the six-month LIBOR plus a spread. The swaps have the same notional amount and maturity date as the corresponding note. At May 31, 2015, the interest rates payable on these swap agreements ranged from approximately 0.3% to 0.5%.

(2) The Company assumed a total of $59 million in bonds payable as part of its agreement to purchase certain Corporate properties; this was treated as a non-cash financing transaction. The property serves as collateral for the debt. The purchase of these properties was accounted for as a business combination where the total consideration of $85 million was allocated to the land and buildings acquired; no other tangible or intangible assets or liabilities resulted from the purchase. The bonds mature in 2017 and 2018 and the Company does not have the ability to re-negotiate the terms of the debt agreements and would incur significant financial penalties if the notes were paid-off prior to maturity.

(3) NIKE Logistics YK assumed a total of ¥13.0 billion in loans as part of its agreement to purchase a distribution center in Japan, which serves as collateral for the loans. These loans mature in equal quarterly installments during the period August 20, 2001 through November 20, 2020.

(4) These senior unsecured obligations rank equally with the Company's other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.

(5) The bonds are redeemable at the Company's option prior to February 1, 2023 and November 1, 2042, respectively, at a price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments, plus in each case, accrued and unpaid interest. Subsequent to February 1, 2023 and November 1, 2042, respectively, the bonds also feature a par call provision, which allows for the bonds to be redeemed at a price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest.