Earnings per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share [Table Text Block]

		Quarter Ended				Nine-MonthPeriod Ended
In Millions, Except per Share Data		Feb. 28, 2016		Feb. 22, 2015		Feb. 28, 2016		Feb. 22, 2015
Net earnings attributable to General Mills	$	361.7	$	343.2	$	1,317.8	$	1,034.5
Average number of common shares - basic EPS		595.6		598.2		599.1		604.5
Incremental share effect from: (a)
Stock options		9.6		11.1		9.9		11.5
Restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other		3.3		4.5		3.2		4.3
Average number of common shares - diluted EPS		608.5		613.8		612.2		620.3
Earnings per share - basic	$	0.61	$	0.57	$	2.20	$	1.71
Earnings per share - diluted	$	0.59	$	0.56	$	2.15	$	1.67

(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		Nine-MonthPeriod Ended
In Millions	Feb. 28, 2016	Feb. 22, 2015	Feb. 28, 2016	Feb. 22, 2015
Anti-dilutive stock options, restricted stock units, and performance share units	1.2	2.2	2.7	2.0