v3.25.2
ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Narrative (Details)
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 05, 2024
USD ($)
May 31, 2025
USD ($)
Business
$ / shares
May 31, 2024
USD ($)
May 31, 2023
USD ($)
Aug. 31, 2024
Aug. 31, 2022
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]            
Number of businesses | Business   3        
Decrease in total operating expense due to change in accounting estimate   $ 733,000,000   $ 434,000,000    
Increase in net income   $ 573,000,000        
Increase in basic earning per share | $ / shares   $ 0.21        
Increase in diluted earning per share | $ / shares   $ 0.2        
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Abstract]            
Revenues recognized included in opening deferred revenues balance   $ 9,300,000,000 $ 9,000,000,000      
Revenue, Performance Obligation [Abstract]            
Remaining performance obligation, amount   137,800,000,000        
Sales of Financing Receivables [Abstract]            
Sales of financing receivables   1,600,000,000 1,400,000,000 2,000,000,000    
Equity Securities, FV-NI and without Readily Determinable Fair Value [Abstract]            
Marketable debt instrument investments and equity securities and related instruments   417,000,000 207,000,000      
Non-marketable debt investments and equity securities and related instruments   2,100,000,000 2,000,000,000      
Inventory Net [Abstract]            
Total inventories   303,000,000 334,000,000      
Other Receivables [Narrative] [Abstract]            
Other receivables included in prepaid expenses and other current assets   855,000,000 821,000,000      
Goodwill, Intangible Assets and Impairment Assessments [Abstract]            
Goodwill impairment loss   0 0 0    
Foreign Currency [Abstract]            
Net foreign exchange transaction losses included in non-operating income (expenses), net   $ 147,000,000 $ 228,000,000 $ 249,000,000    
Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]            
Service period of award   4 years        
Ampere [Member]            
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]            
Ownership interest, percent   29.00% 29.00%      
Investment in convertible debt instruments   $ 341,000,000        
Additional equity interest acquisition, exercise date 2027-01          
Equity Securities, FV-NI and without Readily Determinable Fair Value [Abstract]            
Non-marketable debt investments and equity securities and related instruments   $ 1,600,000,000 $ 1,500,000,000      
Ampere [Member] | Convertible Debt Investments [Member]            
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]            
Investment maturity, month and year 2026-06          
Accounting Standards Update 2023-07 [Member]            
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]            
Accounting Standards Update, Adopted   true        
Immaterial effect   true        
Minimum [Member]            
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]            
Useful life of asset   1 year        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]            
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives   1 year        
Minimum [Member] | Ampere [Member]            
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]            
Option excercise price to acquire equity interest $ 500,000,000          
Minimum [Member] | Servers and Networking Equipment [Member]            
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]            
Useful life of asset         5 years  
Minimum [Member] | Servers [Member]            
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]            
Useful life of asset           4 years
Maximum [Member]            
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]            
Useful life of asset   10 years        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]            
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives   40 years        
Maximum [Member] | Ampere [Member]            
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]            
Option excercise price to acquire equity interest $ 1,500,000,000          
Maximum [Member] | Servers and Networking Equipment [Member]            
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]            
Useful life of asset         6 years  
Maximum [Member] | Servers [Member]            
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]            
Useful life of asset           5 years