Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2016	Jul. 15, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	May 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
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
Entity Public Float (In Dollars)			$ 93,468,629,731
Class A Convertible Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Public Float (In Dollars)			4,075,394,149
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding (In Shares)		329,251,752
Class B Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Public Float (In Dollars)			$ 89,393,235,582
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding (In Shares)		1,348,366,883