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SEGMENT INFORMATION RECONCILIATION (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
May 31, 2025
May 31, 2024
May 31, 2023
Reconciliation of Total Operating Segment Margin to Income Before Provision for Income Taxes [Abstract]      
Total margin for operating segments $ 17,678 $ 15,353 $ 13,093
Research and development (9,860) (8,915) (8,623)
General and administrative (1,602) (1,548) (1,579)
Amortization of intangible assets (2,307) (3,010) (3,582)
Acquisition related and other (75) (314) (190)
Restructuring (299) (404) (490)
Stock-based compensation for operating segments (1,597) (1,382) (1,201)
Expense allocations and other, net (423) (419) (404)
Interest expense (3,578) (3,514) (3,505)
Non-operating income (expenses), net 60 (98) (462)
Income before income taxes 14,160 11,741 9,126
Operating Segments [Member]      
Reconciliation of Total Operating Segment Margin to Income Before Provision for Income Taxes [Abstract]      
Total margin for operating segments [1] $ 33,841 $ 31,345 $ 29,162
[1] The margins reported reflect only the direct controllable costs of each line of business and do not include allocations of research and development, general and administrative and certain other allocable expenses, net. Additionally, the margins reported above do not reflect amortization of
intangible assets, acquisition related and other expenses, restructuring expenses, stock-based compensation, interest expense or certain other non-operating income (expenses), net. Refer to the table below for a reconciliation of our total margin for operating segments to our income before income taxes as reported per our consolidated statements of operations.