Earnings per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Aug. 25, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share [Table Text Block]

		Quarter Ended
In Millions, Except per Share Data		Aug. 25, 2019		Aug. 26, 2018
Net earnings attributable to General Mills	$	520.6	$	392.3
Average number of common shares - basic EPS		606.0		598.0
Incremental share effect from: (a)
Stock options		3.1		3.6
Restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other		2.4		1.7
Average number of common shares - diluted EPS		611.5		603.3
Earnings per share - basic	$	0.86	$	0.66
Earnings per share - diluted	$	0.85	$	0.65

(a) 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. 25, 2019	Aug. 26, 2018
Anti-dilutive stock options, restricted stock units, and performance share units	10.1	14.3