Earnings per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Nov. 27, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share [Table Text Block]

		Quarter Ended				Six-MonthPeriod Ended
In Millions, Except per Share Data		Nov. 27, 2016		Nov. 29, 2015		Nov. 27, 2016		Nov. 29, 2015
Net earnings attributable to General Mills	$	481.8	$	529.5	$	890.8	$	956.1
Average number of common shares - basic EPS		588.8		599.4		594.4		600.8
Incremental share effect from: (a)
Stock options		8.1		9.8		8.8		10.1
Restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other		2.8		3.2		2.8		3.2
Average number of common shares - diluted EPS		599.7		612.4		606.0		614.1
Earnings per share - basic	$	0.82	$	0.88	$	1.50	$	1.59
Earnings per share - diluted	$	0.80	$	0.87	$	1.47	$	1.56

(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-MonthPeriod Ended
In Millions	Nov. 27, 2016	Nov. 29, 2015	Nov. 27, 2016	Nov. 29, 2015
Anti-dilutive stock options, restricted stock units, and performance share units	2.5	2.2	2.2	2.6