Supplemental Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

May 29, 2011

Supplemental (Tables)

Loans Notes Trade And Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block]

In Millions		May 29, 2011		May 30, 2010
Receivables:
From customers	$	1,178.6	$	1,057.4
Less allowance for doubtful accounts		(16.3)		(15.8)
Total	$	1,162.3	$	1,041.6

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

In Millions		May 29, 2011		May 30, 2010
Inventories:
Raw materials and packaging	$	286.2	$	247.5
Finished goods		1,273.6		1,131.4
Grain		218.0		107.4
Excess of FIFO or weighted-average cost over LIFO cost (a)		(168.5)		(142.3)
Total	$	1,609.3	$	1,344.0

Deferred Costs Capitalized Prepaid And Other Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

In Millions		May 29, 2011		May 30, 2010
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Prepaid expenses	$	161.0	$	127.5
Accrued interest receivable, including interest rate swaps		29.0		64.9
Derivative receivables, primarily commodity-related		109.1		48.8
Other receivables		104.7		101.4
Grain contracts		57.3		11.4
Miscellaneous		22.4		24.5
Total	$	483.5	$	378.5

Property Plant And Equipment [Text Block]

In Millions		May 29, 2011		May 30, 2010
Land, buildings, and equipment:
Land	$	61.2	$	58.0
Buildings		1,777.7		1,653.8
Buildings under capital lease		25.0		19.6
Equipment		4,719.7		4,405.6
Equipment under capital lease		18.9		25.0
Capitalized software		367.7		318.7
Construction in progress		521.9		469.0
Total land, buildings, and equipment		7,492.1		6,949.7
Less accumulated depreciation		(4,146.2)		(3,822.0)
Total	$	3,345.9	$	3,127.7

Schedule Of Other Assets Noncurrent [Text Block]

In Millions		May 29, 2011		May 30, 2010
Other assets:
Pension assets	$	128.6	$	2.2
Investments in and advances to joint ventures		519.1		398.1
Life insurance		87.2		88.2
Derivative receivables		13.3		130.1
Miscellaneous		114.3		144.8
Total	$	862.5	$	763.4

Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

In Millions		May 29, 2011		May 30, 2010
Other current liabilities:
Accrued payroll	$	303.3	$	331.4
Accrued interest		114.0		136.5
Accrued trade and consumer promotions		463.0		555.2
Accrued taxes		80.4		440.2
Derivative payable		34.8		18.1
Accrued customer advances		36.4		25.5
Grain contracts		28.7		12.7
Miscellaneous		260.9		242.6
Total	$	1,321.5	$	1,762.2

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

In Millions		May 29, 2011		May 30, 2010
Other noncurrent liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	22.2	$	180.2
Accrued compensation and benefits, including obligations for underfunded other postretirement and postemployment benefit plans		1,412.8		1,588.1
Accrued income taxes		233.3		276.3
Miscellaneous		64.9		74.1
Total	$	1,733.2	$	2,118.7

Statement Of Earnings Supplemental Disclosures [Text Block]

		Fiscal Year
In Millions		2011		2010		2009
Depreciation and amortization	$	472.6	$	457.1	$	453.6
Research and development expense		235.0		218.3		208.2
Advertising and media expense (including production and communication costs)		843.7		908.5		732.1

Interest Net [Text Block]

		Fiscal Year
Expense (Income), in Millions		2011		2010		2009
Interest expense	$	360.9	$	374.5	$	409.5
Capitalized interest		(7.2)		(6.2)		(5.1)
Interest income		(7.4)		(6.8)		(21.6)
Loss on debt repurchase		-		40.1		-
Interest, net	$	346.3	$	401.6	$	382.8

Statements of Cash Flows [Text Block]

	Fiscal Year
In Millions		2011		2010		2009
Cash interest payments	$	333.1	$	384.1	$	292.8
Cash paid for income taxes		699.3		672.5		395.3