Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Nov. 23, 2014

Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of total comprehensive income (loss) [Table Text Block]

		Quarter Ended										Quarter Ended
		Nov. 23, 2014										Nov. 24, 2013
		General Mills						Noncontrolling Interests		Redeemable Interest		General Mills						Noncontrolling Interests		Redeemable Interest
In Millions		Pretax		Tax		Net		Net		Net		Pretax		Tax		Net		Net		Net
Net earnings, including earnings attributable to redeemable and noncontrolling interests					$	346.1	$	4.0	$	5.3					$	549.9	$	2.0	$	8.9
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation	$	(221.7)	$	-		(221.7)		(26.0)		(49.6)	$	43.0	$	-		43.0		5.3		13.8
Other fair value changes:
Securities		0.4		(0.2)		0.2		-		-		0.8		(0.3)		0.5		-		-
Hedge derivatives		7.9		(1.7)		6.2		-		(0.4)		(8.8)		1.8		(7.0)		-		(1.2)
Reclassification to earnings:
Hedge derivatives (a)		1.4		(0.3)		1.1		-		0.7		(0.8)		(0.3)		(1.1)		-		(0.4)
Amortization of losses and prior service costs (b)		47.4		(17.9)		29.5		-		-		44.6		(16.3)		28.3		-		-
Other comprehensive income (loss):	$	(164.6)	$	(20.1)		(184.7)		(26.0)		(49.3)	$	78.8	$	(15.1)		63.7		5.3		12.2
Total comprehensive income (loss)					$	161.4	$	(22.0)	$	(44.0)					$	613.6	$	7.3	$	21.1

(a)       (Gain) loss reclassified from AOCI into earnings is reported in interest, net for interest rate swaps and in cost of sales and SG&A expenses for foreign exchange contracts.

(b)       Loss reclassified from AOCI into earnings is reported in SG&A expenses.

		Six-Month Period Ended										Six-Month Period Ended
		Nov. 23, 2014										Nov. 24, 2013
		General Mills						Noncontrolling Interests		Redeemable Interest		General Mills						Noncontrolling Interests		Redeemable Interest
In Millions		Pretax		Tax		Net		Net		Net		Pretax		Tax		Net		Net		Net
Net earnings, including earnings attributable to redeemable and noncontrolling interests					$	691.3	$	5.6	$	10.9					$	1,009.2	$	4.1	$	15.6
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation	$	(282.1)	$	-		(282.1)		(37.6)		(70.1)	$	(78.7)	$	-		(78.7)		17.3		36.9
Other fair value changes:
Securities		0.6		(0.3)		0.3		-		-		1.1		(0.4)		0.7		-		-
Hedge derivatives		7.1		(1.5)		5.6		-		(1.0)		9.0		(4.2)		4.8		-		(0.9)
Reclassification to earnings:
Hedge derivatives (a)		4.8		(0.9)		3.9		-		1.4		(2.6)		(0.3)		(2.9)		-		(0.6)
Amortization of losses and prior service costs (b)		86.3		(33.3)		53.0		-		-		87.2		(32.5)		54.7		-		-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(183.3)	$	(36.0)		(219.3)		(37.6)		(69.7)	$	16.0	$	(37.4)		(21.4)		17.3		35.4
Total comprehensive income (loss)					$	472.0	$	(32.0)	$	(58.8)					$	987.8	$	21.4	$	51.0

(a)(Gain) loss reclassified from AOCI into earnings is reported in interest, net, for interest rate swaps and in cost of sales and SG&A expenses for foreign exchange contracts.

(b)       Loss reclassified from AOCI into earnings is reported in SG&A expenses.

Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) [Table Text Block]

In Millions		Nov. 23, 2014		May 25, 2014
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	(90.8)	$	191.3
Unrealized gain (loss) from:
Securities		3.2		2.9
Hedge derivatives		(29.3)		(38.8)
Pension, other postretirement, and postemployment benefits:
Net actuarial loss		(1,423.8)		(1,469.2)
Prior service costs		(18.9)		(26.5)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(1,559.6)	$	(1,340.3)