Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016	Apr. 01, 2016
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Feb. 29, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
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)		353,251,752
Class B Common Stock
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding (In Shares)		1,331,470,017