Accrued Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Nov. 30, 2012		May 31, 2012
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Compensation and benefits, excluding taxes	$ 502		$ 691
Taxes other than income taxes	238		169
Endorsement compensation	212		288
Dividends payable	188		165
Advertising and marketing	137		94
Import and logistics costs	124		133
Fair value of derivatives	83		55
Other	395	[1]	346	[1]
TOTAL ACCRUED LIABILITIES	$ 1,879		$ 1,941

[1] Other consists of various accrued expenses with no individual item accounting for more than 5% of the balance at November 30, 2012 and May 31, 2012.