Earnings per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Aug. 30, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share [Table Text Block]

		Quarter Ended
In Millions, Except per Share Data		Aug. 30, 2015		Aug. 24, 2014
Net earnings attributable to General Mills	$	426.6	$	345.2
Average number of common shares - basic EPS		601.7		612.6
Incremental share effect from: (a)
Stock options		10.4		12.1
Restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other		3.4		4.4
Average number of common shares - diluted EPS		615.5		629.1
Earnings per share - basic	$	0.71	$	0.56
Earnings per share - diluted	$	0.69	$	0.55

(a)       Incremental shares from stock options, restricted stock units, and performance share 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. 30, 2015	Aug. 24, 2014
Anti-dilutive stock options and restricted stock units	2.4	1.5