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RISK MANAGEMENT AND DERIVATIVES
 3 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2024
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
RISK MANAGEMENT AND DERIVATIVES
NOTE 7 — 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 three months ended August 31, 2024, there have been no material changes to the Company's hedging program or strategy from what was disclosed within the Annual Report.
The majority of derivatives outstanding as of August 31, 2024, are designated as foreign currency cash flow hedges, primarily for Euro/U.S. Dollar, British Pound/Euro, Chinese Yuan/U.S. Dollar and Japanese Yen/U.S. Dollar 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 LOCATIONAUGUST 31,MAY 31,
(Dollars in millions)
20242024
Derivatives formally designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forwards and optionsPrepaid expenses and other current assets$139 $269 
Foreign exchange forwards and optionsDeferred income taxes and other assets10 44 
Interest rate swaps
Deferred income taxes and other assets
63 — 
Total derivatives formally designated as hedging instruments212 313 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forwards and optionsPrepaid expenses and other current assets26 30 
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments26 30 
TOTAL DERIVATIVE ASSETS$238 $343 
DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES
BALANCE SHEET LOCATIONAUGUST 31,MAY 31,
(Dollars in millions)
20242024
Derivatives formally designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forwards and optionsAccrued liabilities$161 $110 
Foreign exchange forwards and optionsDeferred income taxes and other liabilities31 5 
Interest rate swaps
Deferred income taxes and other liabilities
— 31 
Total derivatives formally designated as hedging instruments192 146 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forwards and optionsAccrued liabilities6 5 
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments6 5 
TOTAL DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES$198 $151 
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 AUGUST 31,LOCATION OF GAIN (LOSS)
RECLASSIFIED FROM ACCUMULATED
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(LOSS) INTO INCOME		THREE MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 31,
2024202320242023
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Foreign exchange forwards and options$(44)$(18)Revenues$(21)$1 
Foreign exchange forwards and options(98)(2)Cost of sales70 86 
Foreign exchange forwards and options— — Demand creation expense— — 
Foreign exchange forwards and options(29)(10)Other (income) expense, net30 35 
Interest rate swaps(2)
— — Interest expense (income), net(2)(2)
TOTAL DESIGNATED CASH FLOW HEDGES $(171)$(30)$77 $120 
(1)For the three months ended August 31, 2024 and 2023, 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 AUGUST 31,
(Dollars in millions)
20242023
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forwards and options
$— $(27)Other (income) expense, net
CASH FLOW HEDGES
The total notional amount of outstanding foreign currency derivatives designated as cash flow hedges was approximately $16.6 billion and $16.2 billion as of August 31, 2024 and May 31, 2024, respectively. Approximately $63 million of deferred net gains (net of tax) on both outstanding and matured derivatives in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of August 31, 2024, 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 August 31, 2024, the maximum term over which the Company hedges exposures to the variability of cash flows for its forecasted transactions was 27 months.
FAIR VALUE HEDGES
The total notional amount of outstanding interest rate swap contracts designated as fair value hedges was $1.8 billion as of August 31, 2024 and May 31, 2024.
UNDESIGNATED DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The total notional amount of outstanding undesignated derivative instruments was $3.8 billion and $4.4 billion as of August 31, 2024 and May 31, 2024, respectively.
CREDIT RISK
As of August 31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all credit risk-related contingent features and 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 3 — Fair Value Measurements