Earnings per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Aug. 27, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share [Table Text Block]

		Quarter Ended
In Millions, Except per Share Data		Aug. 27, 2017		Aug. 28, 2016
Net earnings attributable to General Mills	$	404.7	$	409.0
Average number of common shares - basic EPS		576.5		600.0
Incremental share effect from: (a)
Stock options		8.3		9.5
Restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other		2.1		2.9
Average number of common shares - diluted EPS		586.9		612.4
Earnings per share - basic	$	0.70	$	0.68
Earnings per share - diluted	$	0.69	$	0.67

• 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. 27, 2017	Aug. 28, 2016
Anti-dilutive stock options, restricted stock units, and performance share units	5.4	1.2