Earnings per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Aug. 25, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share [Table Text Block]

		Quarter Ended
In Millions, Except per Share Data		Aug. 25, 2013		Aug. 26, 2012
Net earnings attributable to General Mills	$	459.3	$	548.9
Average number of common shares - basic EPS		643.0		650.4
Incremental share effect from: (a)
Stock options		12.8		12.4
Restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other		4.5		4.6
Average number of common shares - diluted EPS		660.3		667.4
Earnings per share - basic	$	0.71	$	0.84
Earnings per share - diluted	$	0.70	$	0.82

(a)       Incremental shares from stock options and restricted stock units are computed by the treasury stock method.

Schedule of anti-dulitive stock options and restricted stock units [Table Text Block]

	Quarter Ended
In Millions	Aug. 25, 2013	Aug. 26, 2012
Anti-dilutive stock options and restricted stock units	1.4	5.1