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Risk Management and Derivatives
6 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2020
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Risk Management and Derivatives
NOTE 9 — RISK MANAGEMENT AND DERIVATIVES
The Company is exposed to global market risks, including the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates, and uses derivatives to manage financial exposures that occur in the normal course of business. As of and for the six months ended November 30, 2020, there have been no material changes to the Company's hedging program or strategy from what was disclosed within the Annual Report on Form 10-K. For additional information about the Company's derivatives and hedging policies refer to Note 1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 14 — Risk Management and Derivatives of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020.
The majority of derivatives outstanding as of November 30, 2020 are designated as foreign currency cash flow hedges, primarily for Euro/U.S. Dollar, Chinese Yuan/U.S. Dollar, Japanese Yen/U.S. Dollar and British Pound/Euro, currency pairs. All derivatives are recognized on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value and classified based on the instrument's maturity date.
The following tables present the fair values of derivative instruments included within the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
 DERIVATIVE ASSETS
BALANCE SHEET LOCATIONNOVEMBER 30,MAY 31,
(Dollars in millions)
20202020
Derivatives formally designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forwards and optionsPrepaid expenses and other current assets$11 $43 
Foreign exchange forwards and optionsDeferred income taxes and other assets
Total derivatives formally designated as hedging instruments13 44 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forwards and optionsPrepaid expenses and other current assets16 48 
Embedded derivativesPrepaid expenses and other current assets— 
Foreign exchange forwards and optionsDeferred income taxes and other assets
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments17 51 
TOTAL DERIVATIVE ASSETS$30 $95 
DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES
BALANCE SHEET LOCATIONNOVEMBER 30,MAY 31,
(Dollars in millions)
20202020
Derivatives formally designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forwards and optionsAccrued liabilities$462 $173 
Foreign exchange forwards and optionsDeferred income taxes and other liabilities99 17 
Total derivatives formally designated as hedging instruments561 190 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forwards and optionsAccrued liabilities18 15 
Embedded derivativesAccrued liabilities
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments23 17 
TOTAL DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES$584 $207 
The following tables present the amounts in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded and the effects of cash flow hedge activity on these line items:
THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
20202019
(Dollars in millions)
TOTALAMOUNT OF GAIN (LOSS)
ON CASH FLOW
HEDGE ACTIVITY
TOTALAMOUNT OF GAIN (LOSS)
ON CASH FLOW
HEDGE ACTIVITY
Revenues$11,243 $26 $10,326 $
Cost of sales6,396 31 5,782 102 
Demand creation expense729 — 881 (3)
Other (income) expense, net54 (13)(41)31 
Interest expense (income), net70 (1)12 (1)
SIX MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
20202019
(Dollars in millions)
TOTALAMOUNT OF GAIN (LOSS)
ON CASH FLOW
HEDGE ACTIVITY
TOTALAMOUNT OF GAIN (LOSS)
ON CASH FLOW
HEDGE ACTIVITY
Revenues$21,837 $40 $20,986 $
Cost of sales12,249 145 11,571 177 
Demand creation expense1,406 1,899 (3)
Other (income) expense, net40 (5)(74)77 
Interest expense (income), net135 (3)27 (3)
The following tables present the amounts affecting the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income:

(Dollars in millions)
AMOUNT OF GAIN (LOSS) RECOGNIZED IN OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES
(1)
AMOUNT OF GAIN (LOSS)
RECLASSIFIED FROM ACCUMULATED
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME (LOSS) INTO INCOME(1)
THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,LOCATION OF GAIN (LOSS)
RECLASSIFIED FROM ACCUMULATED
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(LOSS) INTO INCOME
THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
2020201920202019
Derivatives designated as
cash flow hedges:
Foreign exchange forwards
and options
$$(83)Revenues$26 $
Foreign exchange forwards
and options
(69)37 Cost of sales31 102 
Foreign exchange forwards
and options
— Demand creation expense— (3)
Foreign exchange forwards
and options
27 Other (income) expense, net(13)31 
Interest rate swaps(2)
— — Interest expense (income), net(1)(1)
Total designated cash
flow hedges
$(60)$(19)$43 $130 
(1)For the three months ended November 30, 2020 and 2019, the amounts recorded in Other (income) expense, net as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow hedges because the forecasted transactions were no longer probable of occurring were immaterial.
(2)Gains and losses associated with terminated interest rate swaps, which were previously designated as cash flow hedges and recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), will be released through Interest expense (income), net over the term of the issued debt.

(Dollars in millions)
AMOUNT OF GAIN (LOSS)
RECOGNIZED IN OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES
(1)
AMOUNT OF GAIN (LOSS)
RECLASSIFIED FROM ACCUMULATED
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME (LOSS) INTO INCOME(1)
SIX MONTHS ENDED
NOVEMBER 30,
LOCATION OF GAIN (LOSS)
RECLASSIFIED FROM ACCUMULATED
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(LOSS) INTO INCOME
SIX MONTHS ENDED
NOVEMBER 30,
2020201920202019
Derivatives designated as
cash flow hedges:
Foreign exchange forwards
and options
$$(62)Revenues$40 $
Foreign exchange forwards
and options
(440)146 Cost of sales145 177 
Foreign exchange forwards
and options
— Demand creation expense(3)
Foreign exchange forwards
and options
(159)60 Other (income) expense, net(5)77 
Interest rate swaps(2)
— — Interest expense (income), net(3)(3)
Total designated cash
flow hedges
$(590)$144 $178 $257 
(1)For the six months ended November 30, 2020 and 2019, the amounts recorded in Other (income) expense, net as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow hedges because the forecasted transactions were no longer probable of occurring were immaterial.
(2)Gains and losses associated with terminated interest rate swaps, which were previously designated as cash flow hedges and recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), will be released through Interest expense (income), net over the term of the issued debt.
AMOUNT OF GAIN (LOSS) RECOGNIZED
IN INCOME ON DERIVATIVES
LOCATION OF GAIN (LOSS)
RECOGNIZED IN INCOME
ON DERIVATIVES
THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,SIX MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(Dollars in millions)
2020201920202019
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forwards and options$(49)$(21)$(87)$(21)Other (income) expense, net
Embedded derivatives(9)(4)(13)(5)Other (income) expense, net
CASH FLOW HEDGES
All changes in fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until Net income is affected by the variability of cash flows of the hedged transaction. Effective hedge results are classified in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in the same manner as the underlying exposure. Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges must be discontinued when it is no longer probable the forecasted hedged transaction will occur in the initially identified time period. The gains and losses associated with discontinued derivative instruments in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) will be recognized immediately in Other (income) expense, net, if it is probable the forecasted hedged transaction will not occur by the end of the initially identified time period or within an additional two-month period thereafter. In rare circumstances, the additional period of time may exceed two months due to extenuating circumstances related to the nature of the forecasted transaction that are outside the control or influence of the Company. In all situations in which hedge accounting is discontinued and the derivative remains outstanding, the Company accounts for the derivative as an undesignated instrument as discussed below.
The total notional amount of outstanding foreign currency derivatives designated as cash flow hedges was approximately $13.9 billion as of November 30, 2020. Approximately $233 million of deferred net losses (net of tax) on both outstanding and matured derivatives in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of November 30, 2020, are expected to be reclassified to Net income during the next 12 months concurrent with the underlying hedged transactions also being recorded in Net income. Actual amounts ultimately reclassified to Net income are dependent on the exchange rates in effect when derivative contracts currently outstanding mature. As of November 30, 2020, the maximum term over which the Company hedges exposures to the variability of cash flows for its forecasted transactions was 24 months.
UNDESIGNATED DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The Company may elect to enter into foreign exchange forwards to mitigate the change in fair value of specific assets and liabilities on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and/or the embedded derivative contracts. These undesignated instruments are recorded at fair value as a derivative asset or liability on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets with their corresponding change in fair value recognized in Other (income) expense, net, together with the re-measurement gain or loss from the hedged balance sheet position and/or embedded derivative contract. The total notional amount of outstanding undesignated derivative instruments was $4.4 billion as of November 30, 2020.
EMBEDDED DERIVATIVES
Embedded derivative contracts are treated as foreign currency forward contracts that are bifurcated from the related contract and recorded at fair value as a derivative asset or liability on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets with their corresponding change in fair value recognized in Other (income) expense, net, through the date the foreign currency fluctuations cease to exist.
As of November 30, 2020, the total notional amount of embedded derivatives outstanding was approximately $410 million.
CREDIT RISK
The Company's bilateral credit-related contingent features generally require the owing entity, either the Company or the derivative counterparty, to post collateral for the portion of the fair value in excess of $50 million should the fair value of outstanding derivatives per counterparty be greater than $50 million. Additionally, a certain level of decline in credit rating of either the Company or the counterparty could also trigger collateral requirements. As of November 30, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all credit risk-related contingent features, and derivative instruments with such features were in a net liability position of approximately $549 million. Accordingly, the Company was required to post $170 million of cash collateral as a result of these contingent features. Further, no amount of collateral was received on the Company's derivative asset balance as of November 30, 2020. The Company considers the impact of the risk of counterparty default to be immaterial.
For additional information related to the Company's derivative financial instruments and collateral, refer to Note 4 — Fair Value Measurements.