Accrued Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 29, 2012		May 31, 2011
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Compensation and benefits, excluding taxes	$ 615		$ 628
Endorsee compensation	247		284
Taxes other than income taxes	195		214
Dividends payable	165		145
Advertising and marketing	155		139
Import and logistics costs	102		98
Fair value of derivatives	74		186
Other	360	[1]	291	[1]
Total accrued liabilities	$ 1,913		$ 1,985

[1] Other consists of various accrued expenses. No individual item accounted for more than 5% of the total balance at February 29, 2012 and May 31, 2011.