Earnings per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Feb. 26, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share [Table Text Block]

		Quarter Ended				Nine-MonthPeriod Ended
In Millions, Except per Share Data		Feb. 26, 2017		Feb. 28, 2016		Feb. 26, 2017		Feb. 28, 2016
Net earnings attributable to General Mills	$	357.8	$	361.7	$	1,248.6	$	1,317.8
Average number of common shares - basic EPS		580.7		595.6		589.8		599.1
Incremental share effect from: (a)
Stock options		7.8		9.6		8.5		9.9
Restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other		2.9		3.3		2.8		3.2
Average number of common shares - diluted EPS		591.4		608.5		601.1		612.2
Earnings per share - basic	$	0.62	$	0.61	$	2.12	$	2.20
Earnings per share - diluted	$	0.61	$	0.59	$	2.08	$	2.15

• 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. 26, 2017	Feb. 28, 2016	Feb. 26, 2017	Feb. 28, 2016
Anti-dilutive stock options, restricted stock units, and performance share units	2.4	1.2	2.2	2.7