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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Detail) - 6 months ended Nov. 30, 2016	USD ($)	JPY (¥)
Corporate Bond Payables \| Corporate bonds, 2.25% due May 1, 2023 and 3.63% due May 1, 2043
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percent of aggregate principal amount of the notes to be redeemed	100.00%
Corporate Bond Payables \| Corporate Bonds, 2.38% due November 1, 2026 and 3.38% due November 1, 2046
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percent of aggregate principal amount of the notes to be redeemed	100.00%
Corporate Bond Payables \| 2.25% Corporate bond, payable May 1, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, original principal	$ 500,000,000
Corporate Bond Payables \| 3.63% Corporate bond, payable May 1, 2043
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, original principal	500,000,000
Corporate Bond Payables \| 3.88% Corporate bond, payable November 1, 2045
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, original principal	$ 1,000,000,000
Percent of aggregate principal amount of the notes to be redeemed	100.00%
Notes Payable \| 6.20% Promissory note, payable April 1, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, original principal	$ 40,000,000
Notes Payable \| 6.2% and 6.79% Promissory notes, payable April 1, 2017 and January 1, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, original principal	59,000,000
Notes Payable \| 2.60% Japanese Yen note, maturing August 20, 2001 through November 20, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, original principal \| ¥		¥ 9,000,000,000
Notes Payable \| 2.00% Japanese Yen note, maturing August 20, 2001 through November 20, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, original principal \| ¥		4,000,000,000
Notes Payable \| 2.6% and 2.0% Japanese Yen note, maturing August 20, 2001 through November 20, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, original principal \| ¥		¥ 13,000,000,000
Land and Building
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Purchase of properties	$ 85,000,000