Earnings per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Feb. 24, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share [Table Text Block]

		Quarter Ended				Nine-MonthPeriod Ended
In Millions, Except per Share Data		Feb. 24, 2019		Feb. 25, 2018		Feb. 24, 2019		Feb. 25, 2018
Net earnings attributable to General Mills	$	446.8	$	941.4	$	1,182.5	$	1,776.6
Average number of common shares - basic EPS		600.4		572.5		599.3		573.4
Incremental share effect from: (a)
Stock options		2.2		7.9		3.0		7.7
Restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other		1.9		2.3		1.7		2.1
Average number of common shares - diluted EPS		604.5		582.7		604.0		583.2
Earnings per share - basic	$	0.74	$	1.64	$	1.97	$	3.10
Earnings per share - diluted	$	0.74	$	1.62	$	1.96	$	3.05

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. 24, 2019	Feb. 25, 2018	Feb. 24, 2019	Feb. 25, 2018
Anti-dilutive stock options, restricted stock units, and performance share units	14.4	5.2	14.1	6.8