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SEVERANCE AND OTHER EMPLOYEE COSTS
9 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2026
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
SEVERANCE AND OTHER EMPLOYEE COSTS
NOTE 13 — SEVERANCE AND OTHER EMPLOYEE COSTS

For the three and nine months ended February 28, 2026, the Company recognized $230 million and $304 million, respectively, of estimated pre-tax employee severance costs primarily related to organizational changes. Employee severance costs are recognized when a future related expense is considered probable and reasonably estimable. The expected pre-tax charges are estimates and are subject to a number of assumptions and actual results may vary from the estimates provided.
For the three and nine months ended February 28, 2026, $193 million and $254 million, respectively, were classified within Operating overhead expense and $37 million and $50 million, respectively, were classified within Cost of sales on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The majority of these charges were classified within Global Brand Divisions and Converse.
As of February 28, 2026, the Company made cash payments related to employee severance costs of $82 million. As of February 28, 2026, the remaining severance and other employee costs of $222 million are reflected within Accrued liabilities on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, classified within Compensation and benefits, excluding taxes in Note 2 — Accrued Liabilities.