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| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||
| INCOME TAXES |
The effective tax rate was 22.7% and 21.1% for the three months ended August 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase in the Company's effective tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2027 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2026 was primarily due to foreign tax audit settlements recognized in the first quarter of fiscal 2027. As of August 31, 2026, total gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding related interest and penalties, were $931 million, of which $745 million would affect the Company's effective tax rate if recognized in future periods. The majority of total gross unrecognized tax benefits are long-term in nature and included within Deferred income taxes and other liabilities on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of May 31, 2026, total gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding related interest and penalties, were $953 million. As of August 31, 2026 and May 31, 2026, accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, excluding federal benefit, were $402 million and $438 million, respectively, and included within Deferred income taxes and other liabilities on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S., as well as various state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is currently under audit by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for fiscal years 2017 through 2023. The Company has closed all U.S. federal income tax matters through fiscal 2016, with the exception of certain transfer pricing adjustments. In certain major foreign jurisdictions, tax years after 2015 remain subject to examination. Although the timing and outcome of resolution of the U.S. federal income tax audit for fiscal years 2017 through 2019 are uncertain, the Company estimates total gross unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by up to $184 million as a result of the expected resolution with the IRS of certain previously agreed U.S. federal income tax matters related to transfer pricing adjustments, research and development credits and other items. In January 2019, the European Commission opened a formal investigation to examine whether the Netherlands has breached State Aid rules when granting certain tax rulings to the Company. The Company believes the investigation is without merit. If this matter is adversely resolved, the Netherlands may be required to assess additional amounts with respect to prior periods, and the Company's income taxes related to prior periods in the Netherlands could increase.
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