Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2022


NOTE 6 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The following tables present information about the Company's financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of May 31, 2022 and 2021, and indicate the level in the fair value hierarchy in which the Company classifies the fair value measurement. Refer to Note 1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for additional detail regarding the Company's fair value measurement methodology.


	MAY 31, 2022
(Dollars in millions)	ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE		CASH AND EQUIVALENTS		SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
Cash	$	839	$	839	$	—
Level 1:
U.S. Treasury securities	3,801		8		3,793
Level 2:
Commercial paper and bonds	660		37		623
Money market funds	6,458		6,458		—
Time deposits	1,237		1,232		5
U.S. Agency securities	2		—		2
Total Level 2	8,357		7,727		630
TOTAL	$	12,997	$	8,574	$	4,423


	MAY 31, 2021
(Dollars in millions)	ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE		CASH AND EQUIVALENTS		SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
Cash	$	840	$	840	$	—
Level 1:
U.S. Treasury securities	2,892		—		2,892
Level 2:
Commercial paper and bonds	748		57		691
Money market funds	7,701		7,701		—
Time deposits	1,293		1,291		2
U.S. Agency securities	2		—		2
Total Level 2	9,744		9,049		695
TOTAL	$	13,476	$	9,889	$	3,587

As of May 31, 2022, the Company held $2,617 million of available-for-sale debt securities with maturity dates within one year and $1,806 million with maturity dates over one year and less than five years in Short-term investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of the Company's available-for-sale debt securities approximates their amortized cost.

Included in Interest expense (income), net was interest income related to the Company's investment portfolio of $94 million, $34 million and $62 million for the years ended May 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The Company records the assets and liabilities of its derivative financial instruments on a gross basis on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company's derivative financial instruments are subject to master netting arrangements that allow for the offset of assets and liabilities in the event of default or early termination of the contract. Any amounts of cash collateral received related to these instruments associated with the Company's credit-related contingent features are recorded in Cash and equivalents and Accrued liabilities, the latter of which would further offset against the Company's derivative asset balance. Any amounts of cash collateral posted related to these instruments associated with the Company's credit-related contingent features are recorded in Prepaid expenses and other current assets, which would further offset against the Company's derivative liability balance. Cash collateral received or posted related to the Company's credit-related contingent features is presented in the Cash provided by operations component of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The Company does not recognize amounts of non-cash collateral received, such as securities, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. For further information related to credit risk, refer to Note 14 — Risk Management and Derivatives.

The following tables present information about the Company's derivative assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicate the level in the fair value hierarchy in which the Company classifies the fair value measurement:


	MAY 31, 2022
	DERIVATIVE ASSETS						DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES
(Dollars in millions)	ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE		OTHER CURRENT ASSETS		OTHER LONG-TERM ASSETS		LIABILITIES AT FAIR VALUE		ACCRUED LIABILITIES		OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Level 2:
Foreign exchange forwards and options(1)	$	875	$	669	$	206	$	76	$	65	$	11
Embedded derivatives	5		5		—		1		1		—
TOTAL	$	880	$	674	$	206	$	77	$	66	$	11

(1)If the foreign exchange derivative instruments had been netted on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, the asset and liability positions each would have been reduced by $76 million as of May 31, 2022. As of that date, the Company received $486 million of cash collateral from counterparties related to foreign exchange derivative instruments. No amount of collateral was posted on the derivative liability balance as of May 31, 2022.


	MAY 31, 2021
	DERIVATIVE ASSETS						DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES
(Dollars in millions)	ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE		OTHER CURRENT ASSETS		OTHER LONG-TERM ASSETS		LIABILITIES AT FAIR VALUE		ACCRUED LIABILITIES		OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Level 2:
Foreign exchange forwards and options(1)	$	92	$	76	$	16	$	456	$	415	$	41
Embedded derivatives	—		—		—		1		1		—
TOTAL	$	92	$	76	$	16	$	457	$	416	$	41

(1)If the foreign exchange derivative instruments had been netted on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, the asset and liability positions each would have been reduced by $93 million as of May 31, 2021. As of that date, the Company had posted $39 million of cash collateral to various counterparties related to foreign exchange derivative instruments. No amount of collateral was received on the Company's derivative asset balance as of May 31, 2021.

For additional information related to the Company's derivative financial instruments, refer to Note 14 — Risk Management and Derivatives. For fair value information regarding Notes payable and Long-term debt, refer to Note 7 — Short-Term Borrowings and Credit Lines and Note 8 — Long-Term Debt, respectively.

The carrying amounts of other current financial assets and other current financial liabilities approximate fair value.

NON-RECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

As further discussed in Note 20 — Acquisitions and Divestitures, during fiscal 2020, the Company met the criteria to recognize the related assets and liabilities of its Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay entities as held-for-sale. This required the Company to remeasure the disposal groups at fair value, less costs to sell, which is considered a Level 3 fair value measurement and was based on each transaction's estimated consideration. During fiscal 2022, the Company continued to use estimated consideration to measure the fair value of each disposal group.

All other assets or liabilities required to be measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of May 31, 2022 and 2021 were immaterial.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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