Earnings per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Feb. 25, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share [Table Text Block]

		Quarter Ended				Nine-MonthPeriod Ended
In Millions, Except per Share Data		Feb. 25, 2018		Feb. 26, 2017		Feb. 25, 2018		Feb. 26, 2017
Net earnings attributable to General Mills	$	941.4	$	357.8	$	1,776.6	$	1,248.6
Average number of common shares - basic EPS		572.5		580.7		573.4		589.8
Incremental share effect from: (a)
Stock options		7.9		7.8		7.7		8.5
Restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other		2.3		2.9		2.1		2.8
Average number of common shares - diluted EPS		582.7		591.4		583.2		601.1
Earnings per share - basic	$	1.64	$	0.62	$	3.10	$	2.12
Earnings per share - diluted	$	1.62	$	0.61	$	3.05	$	2.08

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. 25, 2018	Feb. 26, 2017	Feb. 25, 2018	Feb. 26, 2017
Anti-dilutive stock options, restricted stock units, and performance share units	5.2	2.4	6.8	2.2