Accrued Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2012		May 31, 2012
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Compensation and benefits, excluding taxes	$ 471		$ 711
Endorsement compensation	268		294
Advertising and marketing	230		132
Taxes other than income taxes	228		179
Dividends payable	162		165
Import and logistics costs	145		133
Fair value of derivatives	58		55
Other	412	[1]	384	[1]
TOTAL ACCRUED LIABILITIES	$ 1,974		$ 2,053

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