Earnings per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Aug. 28, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share [Table Text Block]

		Quarter Ended
In Millions, Except per Share Data		Aug. 28, 2016		Aug. 30, 2015
Net earnings attributable to General Mills	$	409.0	$	426.6
Average number of common shares - basic EPS		600.0		601.7
Incremental share effect from: (a)
Stock options		9.5		10.4
Restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other		2.9		3.4
Average number of common shares - diluted EPS		612.4		615.5
Earnings per share - basic	$	0.68	$	0.71
Earnings per share - diluted	$	0.67	$	0.69

(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
In Millions	Aug. 28, 2016	Aug. 30, 2015
Anti-dilutive stock options, restricted stock units, and performance share units	1.2	2.4