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The cash outflow for purchases of and capital improvements on property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

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Long Term Debt - Narrative (Detail)		12 Months Ended
Long Term Debt - Narrative (Detail)	May. 30, 2013 USD ($)	May. 31, 2015 JPY (¥)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate swap, lower range of variable interest rate payable		0.30%
Interest rate swap, higher range of variable interest rate payable		0.50%
Purchase of properties	$ 85,000,000
5.15% Corporate bond, payable October 15, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date		Oct. 15, 2015
2.25% Corporate bond, payable May 1, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date		May 01, 2023
Percent of aggregate principal amount of the notes to be redeemed		100.00%
3.63% Corporate bond, payable May 1, 2043
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date		May 01, 2043
6.20% Promissory note, payable April 1, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date		Apr. 01, 2017
6.79% Promissory note, payable January 1, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date		Jan. 01, 2018
6.2% and 6.79% Promissory notes, payable April 1, 2017 and January 1, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, original principal	$ 59,000,000
2.60% Japanese Yen note, maturing August 20, 2001 through November 20, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date		Nov. 20, 2020
2.00% Japanese Yen note, maturing August 20, 2001 through November 20, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date		Nov. 20, 2020
2.6% and 2.0% Japanese Yen note, maturing August 20, 2001 through November 20, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, original principal \| ¥		¥ 13,000,000,000
Debt instrument, minimum maturity date		Aug. 20, 2001
Debt instrument, maximum maturity date		Nov. 20, 2020