INCOME TAXES - Reconciliation of Income Tax Expenses - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
May 26, 2019	May 27, 2018
INCOME TAXES
Deferred impact of rate change		$ 45.4
Net provisional tax benefit from the estimated impact of remeasuring net U.S. deferred tax liabilities, deferred tax benefits		5.5
Transition tax liability	$ (2.4)	$ 11.5
Transition tax period for payment		8 years

Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Enacted Tax Rate, Deferred Impact on Rate Change

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Change in Tax Rate, Provisional Tax Expense (Benefit), Estimated Impact of Remeasuring Net Deferred Tax Liabilities, Deferred Tax Benefits

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Period of time over which TCJA transition tax on certain unrepatriated earnings of foreign subsidiaries may be paid.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=d3e32687-109319

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