Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Feb. 27, 2022

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share [Table Text Block]

	Quarter Ended				Nine-Month Period Ended
In Millions, Except per Share Data	Feb. 27, 2022		Feb. 28, 2021		Feb. 27, 2022		Feb. 28, 2021
Net earnings attributable to General Mills	$	660.3	$	595.7	$	1,884.5	$	1,923.0
Average number of common shares - basic EPS		606.8		615.0		608.6		614.6
Incremental share effect from: (a)
Stock options		2.9		2.0		2.4		2.6
Restricted stock units and performance share units		2.7		2.4		2.5		2.4
Average number of common shares - diluted EPS		612.4		619.4		613.5		619.6
Earnings per share – basic	$	1.09	$	0.97	$	3.10	$	3.13
Earnings per share – diluted	$	1.08	$	0.96	$	3.07	$	3.10

(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				Nine-Month Period Ended
In Millions	Feb. 27, 2022		Feb. 28, 2021		Feb. 27, 2022		Feb. 28, 2021
Anti-dilutive stock options, restricted stock units, and performance share units		1.0		4.8		4.5		3.4