Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 30, 2015 USD ($) segment	Aug. 24, 2014 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of Reportable Segments | segment	4
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 1,687.0	$ 1,595.8
Restaurant and marketing expenses	1,376.3	1,347.1
Segment profit	310.7	248.7
Depreciation and amortization	81.1	78.7
Impairments and disposal of assets, net	(1.7)	7.0
Capital expenditures	64.9	81.7
Operating Segments | Olive Garden
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	944.6	913.5
Restaurant and marketing expenses	752.6	765.1
Segment profit	192.0	148.4
Depreciation and amortization	36.5	37.1
Impairments and disposal of assets, net	(1.2)	0.6
Capital expenditures	21.8	33.8
Operating Segments | LongHorn Steakhouse
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	383.9	356.9
Restaurant and marketing expenses	326.8	303.6
Segment profit	57.1	53.3
Depreciation and amortization	19.4	17.6
Impairments and disposal of assets, net	(1.2)	0.8
Capital expenditures	16.7	17.3
Operating Segments | Fine Dining
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	113.3	104.0
Restaurant and marketing expenses	95.5	88.7
Segment profit	17.8	15.3
Depreciation and amortization	6.8	6.5
Impairments and disposal of assets, net	0.7	0.0
Capital expenditures	5.4	6.5
Operating Segments | Other Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	245.2	221.4
Restaurant and marketing expenses	201.4	189.7
Segment profit	43.8	31.7
Depreciation and amortization	12.5	11.6
Impairments and disposal of assets, net	0.0	5.5
Capital expenditures	19.9	22.7
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	0.0	0.0
Restaurant and marketing expenses	0.0	0.0
Segment profit	0.0	0.0
Depreciation and amortization	5.9	5.9
Impairments and disposal of assets, net	0.0	0.1
Capital expenditures	$ 1.1	$ 1.4