Accrued Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	May 31, 2012		May 31, 2011
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Compensation and benefits, excluding taxes	$ 711		$ 628
Endorsement compensation	294		284
Taxes other than income taxes	179		214
Dividends payable	165		145
Import and logistics costs	133		98
Advertising and marketing	132		139
Fair value of derivatives	55		186
Other	384	[1]	291	[1]
Accrued liabilities (Notes 5, 6 and 16)	$ 2,053		$ 1,985

[1] Other consists of various accrued expenses with no individual item accounting for more than 5% of the balance at May 31, 2012 and 2011.