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RISK MANAGEMENT AND DERIVATIVES (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2026
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value
The following tables present information about the Company's derivative assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicate the level in the fair value hierarchy in which the Company classifies the fair value measurement:
FEBRUARY 28, 2026
DERIVATIVE ASSETSDERIVATIVE LIABILITIES
(Dollars in millions)
ASSETS AT FAIR VALUEOTHER CURRENT ASSETSOTHER LONG-TERM ASSETSLIABILITIES AT FAIR VALUEACCRUED LIABILITIESOTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Level 2:
Foreign exchange forwards and options(1)
$165 $140 $25 $474 $376 $98 
Interest rate swaps(1)
85 — 85 — — — 
TOTAL$250 $140 $110 $474 $376 $98 
(1)     If the foreign exchange and interest rate swap derivative instruments had been netted on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, the asset and liability positions each would have been reduced by $225 million as of February 28, 2026. As of that date, the Company received $18 million from various counterparties on the derivative asset balance and posted $189 million of cash collateral to counterparties on the derivative liability balance.
MAY 31, 2025
DERIVATIVE ASSETSDERIVATIVE LIABILITIES
(Dollars in millions)
ASSETS AT FAIR VALUEOTHER CURRENT ASSETSOTHER LONG-TERM ASSETSLIABILITIES AT FAIR VALUEACCRUED LIABILITIESOTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Level 2:
Foreign exchange forwards and options(1)
$107 $85 $22 $368 $226 $142 
Interest rate swaps(1)
24 — 24 — 
TOTAL$131 $85 $46 $371 $226 $145 
(1)If the foreign exchange and interest rate swap derivative instruments had been netted on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, the asset and liability positions each would have been reduced by $131 million as of May 31, 2025. As of that date, the Company posted $166 million of cash collateral to various counterparties on the derivative liability balance and no amount of collateral was received from counterparties on the derivative asset balance.
The following tables present the fair values of derivative instruments included within the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
 DERIVATIVE ASSETS
BALANCE SHEET LOCATIONFEBRUARY 28,MAY 31,
(Dollars in millions)
20262025
Derivatives formally designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forwards and optionsPrepaid expenses and other current assets$104 $75 
Foreign exchange forwards and optionsDeferred income taxes and other assets25 22 
Interest rate swaps
Deferred income taxes and other assets
85 24 
Total derivatives formally designated as hedging instruments214 121 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forwards and optionsPrepaid expenses and other current assets36 10 
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments36 10 
TOTAL DERIVATIVE ASSETS$250 $131 
DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES
BALANCE SHEET LOCATIONFEBRUARY 28,MAY 31,
(Dollars in millions)
20262025
Derivatives formally designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forwards and optionsAccrued liabilities$354 $216 
Foreign exchange forwards and optionsDeferred income taxes and other liabilities97 142 
Interest rate swaps
Deferred income taxes and other liabilities
— 
Total derivatives formally designated as hedging instruments451 361 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forwards and optionsAccrued liabilities22 10 
Foreign exchange forwards and optionsDeferred income taxes and other liabilities— 
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments23 10 
TOTAL DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES$474 $371 
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) In Statement of Income
The following tables present the amounts affecting the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income:

(Dollars in millions)
AMOUNT OF GAIN (LOSS) RECOGNIZED IN OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES
(1)
AMOUNT OF GAIN (LOSS)
RECLASSIFIED FROM ACCUMULATED
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME (LOSS) INTO INCOME(1)
THREE MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28,LOCATION OF GAIN (LOSS)
RECLASSIFIED FROM ACCUMULATED
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(LOSS) INTO INCOME
THREE MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28,
2026202520262025
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Foreign exchange forwards and options$(8)$(30)Revenues$$(25)
Foreign exchange forwards and options(190)180 Cost of sales(8)67 
Foreign exchange forwards and options(58)66 Other (income) expense, net(20)57 
Interest rate swaps(2)
— — Interest (income) expense, net(2)(2)
TOTAL DESIGNATED CASH FLOW HEDGES $(256)$216 $(27)$97 
(1)For the three months ended February 28, 2026 and 2025, the amounts recorded in Other (income) expense, net as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow hedges because the forecasted transactions were no longer probable of occurring were immaterial.
(2)Gains and losses associated with terminated interest rate swaps, which were previously designated as cash flow hedges and recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), will be released through Interest (income) expense, net over the term of the issued debt.

(Dollars in millions)
AMOUNT OF GAIN (LOSS) RECOGNIZED IN OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES
(1)
AMOUNT OF GAIN (LOSS)
RECLASSIFIED FROM ACCUMULATED
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME (LOSS) INTO INCOME(1)
NINE MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28,LOCATION OF GAIN (LOSS)
RECLASSIFIED FROM ACCUMULATED
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(LOSS) INTO INCOME
NINE MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28,
2026202520262025
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Foreign exchange forwards and options$39 $(103)Revenues$(1)$(70)
Foreign exchange forwards and options(151)478 Cost of sales42 187 
Foreign exchange forwards and options(51)194 Other (income) expense, net(53)102 
Interest rate swaps(2)
— — Interest (income) expense, net(5)(6)
TOTAL DESIGNATED CASH FLOW HEDGES $(163)$569 $(17)$213 
(1)For the nine months ended February 28, 2026 and 2025, the amounts recorded in Other (income) expense, net as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow hedges because the forecasted transactions were no longer probable of occurring were immaterial.
(2)Gains and losses associated with terminated interest rate swaps, which were previously designated as cash flow hedges and recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), will be released through Interest (income) expense, net over the term of the issued debt.
AMOUNT OF GAIN (LOSS) RECOGNIZED
IN INCOME ON DERIVATIVES
LOCATION OF GAIN (LOSS)
RECOGNIZED IN INCOME
ON DERIVATIVES
THREE MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28,NINE MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28,
(Dollars in millions)
2026202520262025
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forwards and options$(61)$$(41)$Other (income) expense, net