Note 7- Share-based Payments (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Aug. 28, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Aug. 29, 2021 USD ($)
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense \| $	$ 23.0	$ 2.6
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares) \| shares	1.5
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 33.12
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares) \| shares	0.7
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 33.13
Performance Shares [Member] \| Fiscal 2023 [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	2 years
Performance Shares [Member] \| Fiscal 2023 [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement, By Share Based Payment Award, Vesting Rights Payout, Percentage	0
Performance Shares [Member] \| Fiscal 2023 [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement, By Share Based Payment Award, Vesting Rights Payout, Percentage	200
Performance Shares [Member] \| Fiscal 2024 [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	3 years
Performance Shares [Member] \| Fiscal 2025 [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	3 years

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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