EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS - Health Care Cost Trend Rate Assumptions (Details)	12 Months Ended
May 27, 2018	May 28, 2017
Health Care Cost Trend Rate Assumptions
Ultimate health care cost trend rate (as a percent)	4.50%	4.50%
Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate	2024	2024
Age pre-65
Health Care Cost Trend Rate Assumptions
Health care cost trend rate (as a percent)	8.40%	9.00%
Age 65 and over
Health Care Cost Trend Rate Assumptions
Health care cost trend rate (as a percent)	6.30%	6.50%

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Assumed rate, for next fiscal year, based on annual change in cost of health care cost benefits used to measure expected cost of benefits covered by defined benefit postretirement plan. Factors include, but are not limited to, estimate of health care inflation, change in health care utilization or delivery pattern, technological advances, and change in health status of participant. Excludes factors for change in composition of plan population by age and dependency status.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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Ultimate trend rate for health care cost for defined benefit postretirement plan.

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Year ultimate health care cost trend rate is expected to be reached, in CCYY format.

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