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A general description of the nature of the existing leasing arrangements of a lessor for all operating leases including, but not limited to: (1) guarantees or indemnities; (2) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements; (3) unusual provisions or conditions; (4) contingent rentals; and (5) lease expiration dates.

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Fair value portion of guarantee, including, but not limited to, financial standby letter of credit, fair value guarantee, guarantee of collection of scheduled contractual cash flows from financial assets, and contracts that contingently require the guarantor to make payments or perform services.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Number of plaintiffs that have filed claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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The estimated maximum amount of possible loss from the contingency.

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Commitments And Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Feb. 22, 2015	Jul. 31, 2013 plaintiff	Sep. 30, 2013 plaintiff	May 25, 2014
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Description of lessor leasing arrangement, operating leases	fiscal 2015 through fiscal 2044
Alequin v. Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of original opt-In notices distributed		217,000
Number of plaintiffs		20,225
ChHab v. Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of original opt-In notices distributed			3,200
Number of plaintiffs			541
Workers Compensation and General Liabilities Accrued
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Standby letters of credit	124.2			$ 113.5
Operating Lease Obligation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Standby letters of credit	14.1			17.8
Property Lease Guarantee
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Guarantees associated with leased properties	143.3			3.4
Fair value of potential payments discounted at pre-tax cost of capital related to guarantee obligations	109.7			$ 2.7