FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

12 Months Ended

May 31, 2024


NOTE 4 — 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, 2024 and 2023, and indicate the level in the fair value hierarchy in which the Company classifies the fair value measurement.


	MAY 31, 2024
(Dollars in millions)	ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE		CASH AND EQUIVALENTS		SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
Cash	$	1,222	$	1,222	$	—
Level 1:
U.S. Treasury securities	1,175		155		1,020
Level 2:
Commercial paper and bonds	591		17		574
Money market funds	8,119		8,119		—
Time deposits	440		347		93
U.S. Agency securities	35		—		35
Total Level 2	9,185		8,483		702
TOTAL	$	11,582	$	9,860	$	1,722


	MAY 31, 2023
(Dollars in millions)	ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE		CASH AND EQUIVALENTS		SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
Cash	$	1,767	$	1,767	$	—
Level 1:
U.S. Treasury securities	2,655		—		2,655
Level 2:
Commercial paper and bonds	543		15		528
Money market funds	5,157		5,157		—
Time deposits	507		502		5
U.S. Agency securities	46		—		46
Total Level 2	6,253		5,674		579
TOTAL	$	10,675	$	7,441	$	3,234

As of May 31, 2024, the Company held $1,002 million of available-for-sale debt securities with maturity dates within one year and $720 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 $430 million, $297 million and $94 million for the years ended May 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, 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 additional information related to credit risk, refer to Note 12 — 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, 2024
	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)	$	343	$	299	$	44	$	120	$	115	$	5
Interest rate swaps(1)	—		—		—		31		—		31
TOTAL	$	343	$	299	$	44	$	151	$	115	$	36

(1)If the foreign exchange and interest rate swap derivative instruments had been netted on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, the asset and liability positions each would have been reduced by $142 million as of May 31, 2024. As of that date, the Company received $112 million of cash collateral from various counterparties on the derivative asset balance and posted $10 million cash collateral on the derivative liability balance.


	MAY 31, 2023
	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)	$	557	$	493	$	64	$	180	$	128	$	52

(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 $178 million as of May 31, 2023. As of that date, the Company had received $36 million of cash collateral from various counterparties related to foreign exchange derivative instruments. No amount of collateral was posted on the Company's derivative liability balance as of May 31, 2023.

For additional information related to the Company's derivative financial instruments, refer to Note 12 — Risk Management and Derivatives. For fair value information regarding Notes payable and Long-term debt, refer to Note 5 — Short-Term Borrowings and Credit Lines and Note 6 — Long-Term Debt, respectively.

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

- 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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