Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2012
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Feb. 29, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	NKE
Entity Registrant Name	NIKE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000320187
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--05-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	458,368,009
Class A Convertible Common Stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	89,969,448
Class B Common Stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	368,398,561