Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2016

Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]

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

		Quarter Ended										Quarter Ended
		Feb. 28, 2016										Feb. 22, 2015
		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					$	361.7	$	1.7	$	4.3					$	343.2	$	2.1	$	8.5
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation	$	(50.4)	$	-		(50.4)		9.5		1.0	$	(319.3)	$	-		(319.3)		(29.2)		(62.8)
Other fair value changes:
Securities		(0.3)		0.1		(0.2)		-		-		0.6		(0.1)		0.5		-		-
Hedge derivatives		15.7		(0.2)		15.5		-		3.5		20.3		(6.8)		13.5		-		(2.6)
Reclassification to earnings:
Hedge derivatives (a)		(4.7)		0.9		(3.8)		-		0.1		(0.8)		0.1		(0.7)		-		0.6
Amortization of losses and prior service costs (b)		49.7		(18.7)		31.0		-		-		44.8		(17.0)		27.8		-		-
Other comprehensive income (loss):	$	10.0	$	(17.9)		(7.9)		9.5		4.6	$	(254.4)	$	(23.8)		(278.2)		(29.2)		(64.8)
Total comprehensive income (loss)					$	353.8	$	11.2	$	8.9					$	65.0	$	(27.1)	$	(56.3)

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

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

		Nine-Month Period Ended										Nine-Month Period Ended
		Feb. 28, 2016										Feb. 22, 2015
		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					$	1,317.8	$	8.2	$	20.4					$	1,034.5	$	7.7	$	19.4
Other comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation	$	(223.1)	$	-		(223.1)		(2.7)		(26.6)	$	(601.4)	$	-		(601.4)		(66.8)		(132.9)
Other fair value changes:
Securities		(0.3)		0.1		(0.2)		-		-		1.2		(0.4)		0.8		-		-
Hedge derivatives		31.0		(4.4)		26.6		-		2.8		27.4		(8.3)		19.1		-		(3.6)
Reclassification to earnings:
Hedge derivatives (a)		(7.0)		1.7		(5.3)		-		2.0		4.0		(0.8)		3.2		-		2.0
Amortization of losses and prior service costs (b)		157.1		(59.3)		97.8		-		-		131.1		(50.3)		80.8		-		-
Other comprehensive loss	$	(42.3)	$	(61.9)		(104.2)		(2.7)		(21.8)	$	(437.7)	$	(59.8)		(497.5)		(66.8)		(134.5)
Total comprehensive income (loss)					$	1,213.6	$	5.5	$	(1.4)					$	537.0	$	(59.1)	$	(115.1)

(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.

Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax effects [Table Text Block]

In Millions		Feb. 28, 2016		May 31, 2015
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	(759.7)	$	(536.6)
Unrealized gain (loss) from:
Securities		3.5		3.7
Hedge derivatives		(7.5)		(28.8)
Pension, other postretirement, and postemployment benefits:
Net actuarial loss		(1,664.1)		(1,756.1)
Prior service costs		12.9		7.1
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(2,414.9)	$	(2,310.7)