Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Aug. 25, 2019

Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of total comprehensive income [Table Text Block]

		Quarter Ended										Quarter Ended
		Aug. 25, 2019										Aug. 26, 2018
								Noncontrolling		Redeemable								Noncontrolling		Redeemable
		General Mills						Interests		Interest		General Mills						Interests		Interest
In Millions		Pretax		Tax		Net		Net		Net		Pretax		Tax		Net		Net		Net
Net earnings, including earnings attributable to redeemable and noncontrolling interests					$	520.6	$	3.6	$	4.3					$	392.3	$	3.1	$	0.5
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation	$	2.7	$	-		2.7		(1.5)		(4.9)	$	(96.8)	$	-		(96.8)		(1.3)		(8.1)
Other fair value changes:
Hedge derivatives		2.4		0.7		3.1		-		0.7		7.2		(1.0)		6.2		-		0.9
Reclassification to earnings:
Securities (a)		-		-		-		-		-		(2.6)		0.6		(2.0)		-		-
Hedge derivatives (b)		(0.6)		-		(0.6)		-		-		0.5		-		0.5		-		0.1
Amortization of losses and prior service costs ( c)		25.5		(5.9)		19.6		-		-		26.9		(5.0)		21.9		-		-
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	30.0	$	(5.2)		24.8		(1.5)		(4.2)	$	(64.8)	$	(5.4)		(70.2)		(1.3)		(7.1)
Total comprehensive income (loss)					$	545.4	$	2.1	$	0.1					$	322.1	$	1.8	$	(6.6)

(a)Gain reclassified from AOCI into earnings is reported in interest, net for securities.(b)Loss (gain) reclassified from AOCI into earnings is reported in interest, net for interest rate swaps and in cost of sales and SG&A expenses for foreign exchange contracts.(c)Loss reclassified from AOCI into earnings is reported in benefit plan non-service income.

Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax effects [Table Text Block]

In Millions		Aug. 25, 2019		May 26, 2019
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	(737.2)	$	(739.9)
Unrealized gain (loss) from:
Hedge derivatives		(16.9)		(19.4)
Pension, other postretirement, and postemployment benefits:
Net actuarial loss		(1,860.4)		(1,880.5)
Prior service credits		13.9		14.4
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(2,600.6)	$	(2,625.4)