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DEBT AND FINANCING OBLIGATIONS - Tabular Disclosure - Components (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 29, 2022	Nov. 08, 2021	May 30, 2021	May 12, 2020
Debt and Financing Obligations
Long-term debt	$ 2,745.0		$ 2,752.6
Financing obligations	7.0		7.3
Total debt and financing obligations	$ 2,752.0		2,759.9
4.625% Senior Notes, due November 2024 \| Senior Notes
Debt and Financing Obligations
Long-term debt			$ 833.0
Interest rate (as a percent)	4.625%		4.625%
4.875% Senior Notes, due November 2026 \| Senior Notes
Debt and Financing Obligations
Long-term debt			$ 833.0
Interest rate (as a percent)	4.875%		4.875%
4.875% Senior Notes, due May 2028 \| Senior Notes
Debt and Financing Obligations
Long-term debt	$ 500.0		$ 500.0
Interest rate (as a percent)	4.875%		4.875%	4.875%
4.125% Senior Notes, due January 2030 \| Senior Notes
Debt and Financing Obligations
Long-term debt	$ 970.0
Interest rate (as a percent)	4.125%	4.125%
4.375% Senior Notes, due January 2032 \| Senior Notes
Debt and Financing Obligations
Long-term debt	$ 700.0
Interest rate (as a percent)	4.375%	4.375%
Term A-1 loan facility, due June 2024 \| Secured Debt
Debt and Financing Obligations
Long-term debt	$ 258.7		$ 273.8
Term A-2 loan facility, due April 2025 \| Secured Debt
Debt and Financing Obligations
Long-term debt	296.6		$ 312.8
RMB loan facility, due February 2027 \| Term Loan
Debt and Financing Obligations
Long-term debt	$ 19.7
Lease financing obligations due on various dates through 2040 \| Minimum
Debt and Financing Obligations
Interest rate (as a percent)	2.08%		2.49%
Lease financing obligations due on various dates through 2040 \| Maximum
Debt and Financing Obligations
Interest rate (as a percent)	3.32%		4.10%