Earnings per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Nov. 23, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share [Table Text Block]

		Quarter Ended				Six-Month Period Ended
In Millions, Except per Share Data		Nov. 23, 2014		Nov. 24, 2013		Nov. 23, 2014		Nov. 24, 2013
Net earnings attributable to General Mills	$	346.1	$	549.9	$	691.3	$	1,009.2
Average number of common shares - basic EPS		602.6		633.2		607.6		638.1
Incremental share effect from: (a)
Stock options		11.3		12.2		11.7		12.5
Restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other		4.5		4.6		4.5		4.5
Average number of common shares - diluted EPS		618.4		650.0		623.8		655.1
Earnings per share - basic	$	0.58	$	0.87	$	1.14	$	1.58
Earnings per share - diluted	$	0.56	$	0.84	$	1.11	$	1.54

(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		Six-Month Period Ended
In Millions	Nov. 23, 2014	Nov. 24, 2013	Nov. 23, 2014	Nov. 24, 2013
Anti-dilutive stock options and restricted stock units	2.4	2.0	2.0	3.4