Long-Term Debt - Net of Unamortized Premiums, Discounts and Debt Issuance Costs (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
May 31, 2022	May 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
BOOK VALUE OUTSTANDING	$ 9,420,000,000	$ 9,413,000,000
Less Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	500,000,000	0
TOTAL LONG-TERM DEBT	$ 8,920,000,000	9,413,000,000
Corporate Bond Payables
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]
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL	$ 500,000,000
INTEREST RATE	2.25%
INTEREST PAYMENTS	Semi-Annually
BOOK VALUE OUTSTANDING	$ 500,000,000	499,000,000
Corporate Bond Payables \| 2.40% Corporate bond, payable March 27, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL	$ 1,000,000,000
INTEREST RATE	2.40%
INTEREST PAYMENTS	Semi-Annually
BOOK VALUE OUTSTANDING	$ 996,000,000	995,000,000
Corporate Bond Payables \| 2.38% Corporate bond, payable November 1, 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL	$ 1,000,000,000
INTEREST RATE	2.38%
INTEREST PAYMENTS	Semi-Annually
BOOK VALUE OUTSTANDING	$ 997,000,000	996,000,000
Corporate Bond Payables \| 2.75% Corporate bond, payable March 27, 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL	$ 1,000,000,000
INTEREST RATE	2.75%
INTEREST PAYMENTS	Semi-Annually
BOOK VALUE OUTSTANDING	$ 996,000,000	995,000,000
Corporate Bond Payables \| 2.85% Corporate bond, payable March 27, 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL	$ 1,500,000,000
INTEREST RATE	2.85%
INTEREST PAYMENTS	Semi-Annually
BOOK VALUE OUTSTANDING	$ 1,491,000,000	1,490,000,000
Corporate Bond Payables \| 3.25% Corporate bond, payable March 27, 2040
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL	$ 1,000,000,000
INTEREST RATE	3.25%
INTEREST PAYMENTS	Semi-Annually
BOOK VALUE OUTSTANDING	$ 986,000,000	986,000,000
Corporate Bond Payables \| 3.63% Corporate bond, payable May 1, 2043
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL	$ 500,000,000
INTEREST RATE	3.63%
INTEREST PAYMENTS	Semi-Annually
BOOK VALUE OUTSTANDING	$ 496,000,000	496,000,000
Corporate Bond Payables \| 3.88% Corporate bond, payable November 1, 2045
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL	$ 1,000,000,000
INTEREST RATE	3.88%
INTEREST PAYMENTS	Semi-Annually
BOOK VALUE OUTSTANDING	$ 985,000,000	984,000,000
Corporate Bond Payables \| 3.38% Corporate bond, payable November 1, 2046
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL	$ 500,000,000
INTEREST RATE	3.38%
INTEREST PAYMENTS	Semi-Annually
BOOK VALUE OUTSTANDING	$ 492,000,000	491,000,000
Corporate Bond Payables \| 3.38% Corporate bond, payable March 27, 2050
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL	$ 1,500,000,000
INTEREST RATE	3.38%
INTEREST PAYMENTS	Semi-Annually
BOOK VALUE OUTSTANDING	$ 1,481,000,000	$ 1,481,000,000

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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