Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2015	Oct. 01, 2015
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Aug. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	NKE
Entity Registrant Name	NIKE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000320187
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--05-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Class A Convertible Common Stock
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding (In Shares)		177,457,876
Class B Common Stock
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding (In Shares)		674,735,884