Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

May 29, 2011

May 31, 2009

	Fiscal 2011
In Millions		Pretax		Tax		Net
Net earnings attributable to General Mills					$	1,798.3
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests						5.2
Net earnings, including earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests					$	1,803.5
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation	$	358.3	$	-	$	358.3
Net actuarial gain		93.5		(32.4)		61.1
Other fair value changes:
Securities		(5.8)		2.2		(3.6)
Hedge derivatives		(39.8)		14.4		(25.4)
Reclassification to earnings:
Hedge derivatives		29.8		(11.3)		18.5
Amortization of losses and prior service costs		108.7		(41.5)		67.2
Other comprehensive income (loss) in accumulated other comprehensive loss		544.7		(68.6)		476.1
Other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests		0.7		-		0.7
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	545.4	$	(68.6)	$	476.8
Total comprehensive income					$	2,280.3

	Fiscal 2009
In Millions		Pretax		Tax		Net
Net earnings attributable to General Mills					$	1,304.4
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests						9.3
Net earnings, including earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests					$	1,313.7
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation	$	(286.6)	$	-	$	(286.6)
Net actuarial loss		(1,254.0)		477.8		(776.2)
Other fair value changes:
Securities		(0.6)		0.2		(0.4)
Hedge derivatives		8.0		(3.4)		4.6
Reclassification to earnings:
Hedge derivatives		(11.9)		4.6		(7.3)
Amortization of losses and prior service costs		24.2		(9.2)		15.0
Other comprehensive income (loss) in accumulated other comprehensive loss		(1,520.9)		470.0		(1,050.9)
Other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(1.2)		-		(1.2)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(1,522.1)	$	470.0	$	(1,052.1)
Total comprehensive income					$	261.6

Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Text Block

In Millions		May 29, 2011		May 30, 2010
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	553.2	$	194.9
Unrealized gain (loss) from:
Securities		2.0		5.6
Hedge derivatives		(35.8)		(28.9)
Pension, other postretirement, and postemployment benefits:
Net actuarial loss		(1,509.5)		(1,611.0)
Prior service costs		(20.7)		(47.5)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(1,010.8)	$	(1,486.9)

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This label may include the following: 1) the amount of income tax expense or benefit allocated to each component of other comprehensive income, including reclassification adjustments, 2) the reclassification adjustments for each classification of other comprehensive income and 3) the ending accumulated balances for each component of comprehensive income. Components of comprehensive income include: (1) foreign currency translation adjustments; (2) gains and losses on foreign currency transactions that are designated as, and are effective as, economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity; (3) gains and losses on intercompany foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature, when the entities to the transaction are consolidated, combined, or accounted for by the equity method in the reporting enterprise's financial statements; (4) change in the market value of a futures contract that qualifies as a hedge of an asset reported at fair value; (5) unrealized holding gains and losses on available-for-sale securities and that resulting from transfers of debt securities from the held-to-maturity category to the available-for-sale category; (6) a net loss recognized as an additional pension liability not yet recognized as net periodic pension cost; and (7) the net gain or loss and net prior service cost or credit for pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans.

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