Earnings per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Aug. 30, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share [Table Text Block]

		Quarter Ended
In Millions, Except per Share Data		Aug. 30, 2020		Aug. 25, 2019
Net earnings attributable to General Mills	$	638.9	$	520.6
Average number of common shares - basic EPS		614.1		606.0
Incremental share effect from: (a)
Stock options		3.2		3.1
Restricted stock units and performance share units		2.5		2.4
Average number of common shares - diluted EPS		619.8		611.5
Earnings per share - basic	$	1.04	$	0.86
Earnings per share - diluted	$	1.03	$	0.85

(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. 30, 2020	Aug. 25, 2019
Anti-dilutive stock options, restricted stock units, and performance share units	3.1	10.1