CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Nov. 24, 2013	May 26, 2013	Feb. 24, 2013	Aug. 26, 2012	Feb. 23, 2014	Feb. 24, 2013	May 27, 2012	May 30, 2009	May 26, 2013 Litigation Matter	Aug. 26, 2012 Compensatory Damages	Aug. 26, 2012 Punitive Damages	Feb. 23, 2014 Beatrice site	Feb. 23, 2014 Potato Supply Agreement Guarantee	Feb. 23, 2014 Onion Supply Agreement Guarantee	Feb. 23, 2014 Leases and Other Commercial Obligations Guarantee	Aug. 26, 2012 Threatened Litigation Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard employee	Apr. 30, 2010 Subcontractor Pending Litigation Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard employee	Apr. 30, 2010 Primary Contractor Pending Litigation Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard employee	Feb. 23, 2014 California Beatrice
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Expected decision from court					$ 3														$ 1,150
Number of sites under environmental matters for which acquired company has a liability												36
Number of sites under environmental matters for which acquired company is making payments												34
Reserves for Beatrice environmental matters												61.8
Maximum period of guarantee															2 years
Maximum period expected for disbursements on environmental matters												18 years
Guarantee obligation under purchase agreement														25.0	6.1
Amount of supplier loans effectively guaranteed													18.2
Loan purchase under agreement							40.8
Asset impairment charges	8.9		10.2		34.5	19.8
Face value of federal income tax credits					21.2
Dispute coverage charge with insurance carrier							17.5	24.8	7.5
Proceeds from Legal Settlements		25.0
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement		25.0
Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs																3	2	1
Unfavorable verdict										77.5	100.0
Punitive award against the company				$ 7