Accrued Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Nov. 30, 2011		May 31, 2011
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Compensation and benefits, excluding taxes	$ 527		$ 628
Endorsee compensation	264		284
Taxes other than income taxes	191		214
Dividends payable	165		145
Advertising and marketing	160		139
Import and logistics costs	108		98
Fair value of derivatives	45		186
Other	374	[1]	291	[1]
Total accrued liabilities	$ 1,834		$ 1,985

[1] Other consists of various accrued expenses. No individual item accounted for more than 5% of the total balance at November 30, 2011 and May 31, 2011.