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Workforce Reduction Costs - Other Current Liabilities (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
6 Months Ended
Nov. 23, 2014
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Payments $ (10.4)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
Adjustments (0.7)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment
Balance at November 23, 2014 21.0us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
September 2013 Plan  
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Restructuring Charges 8.5us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= dri_September2013PlanMember
January 2014 Plan  
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Restructuring Charges 0.8us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= dri_January2014PlanMember
May 2014 Plan  
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Restructuring Charges 5.2us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= dri_May2014PlanMember
November 2014 Plan  
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Restructuring Charges 17.6us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= dri_November2014PlanMember
Additional restructuring charges 1.5us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostExpectedCost1
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= dri_November2014PlanMember
Employee termination benefits  
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Payments (9.7)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
[1]
Adjustments (0.4)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
[1]
Balance at November 23, 2014 20.5us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
[1]
Employee termination benefits | September 2013 Plan  
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Restructuring Charges 7.7us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= dri_September2013PlanMember
[1]
Employee termination benefits | January 2014 Plan  
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Restructuring Charges 0.7us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= dri_January2014PlanMember
[1]
Employee termination benefits | May 2014 Plan  
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Restructuring Charges 5.0us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= dri_May2014PlanMember
[1]
Employee termination benefits | November 2014 Plan  
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Restructuring Charges 17.2us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= dri_November2014PlanMember
[1]
Other  
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Payments (0.7)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
Adjustments (0.3)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
Balance at November 23, 2014 0.5us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
Other | September 2013 Plan  
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Restructuring Charges 0.8us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= dri_September2013PlanMember
Other | January 2014 Plan  
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Restructuring Charges 0.1us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= dri_January2014PlanMember
Other | May 2014 Plan  
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Restructuring Charges 0.2us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= dri_May2014PlanMember
Other | November 2014 Plan  
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Restructuring Charges $ 0.4us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= dri_November2014PlanMember
[1] Excludes costs associated with stock options and restricted stock that will be settled in shares upon vesting.