Earnings per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Nov. 29, 2015

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. 29, 2015		Nov. 23, 2014		Nov. 29, 2015		Nov. 23, 2014
Net earnings attributable to General Mills	$	529.5	$	346.1	$	956.1	$	691.3
Average number of common shares - basic EPS		599.4		602.6		600.8		607.6
Incremental share effect from: (a)
Stock options		9.8		11.3		10.1		11.7
Restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other		3.2		4.5		3.2		4.5
Average number of common shares - diluted EPS		612.4		618.4		614.1		623.8
Earnings per share - basic	$	0.88	$	0.58	$	1.59	$	1.14
Earnings per share - diluted	$	0.87	$	0.56	$	1.56	$	1.11

(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, restricted stock units and performance share units [Table Text Block]

	Quarter Ended		Six-Month Period Ended
In Millions	Nov. 29, 2015	Nov. 23, 2014	Nov. 29, 2015	Nov. 23, 2014
Anti-dilutive stock options, restricted stock units, and performance share units	2.2	2.4	2.6	2.0