Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 28, 2016 USD ($) segment	Aug. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments | segment	4
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 1,714.4	$ 1,687.0
Restaurant and marketing expenses	1,406.4	1,376.3
Segment profit	308.0	310.7
Depreciation and amortization	66.8	81.1
Impairments and disposal of assets, net	(7.8)	(1.7)
Purchases of land, buildings and equipment	60.1	64.9
Operating Segments | Olive Garden
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	961.2	944.6
Restaurant and marketing expenses	774.9	752.6
Segment profit	186.3	192.0
Depreciation and amortization	30.1	39.7
Impairments and disposal of assets, net	(1.5)	(1.2)
Purchases of land, buildings and equipment	27.1	21.8
Operating Segments | LongHorn Steakhouse
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	386.3	383.9
Restaurant and marketing expenses	326.2	326.8
Segment profit	60.1	57.1
Depreciation and amortization	16.3	20.7
Impairments and disposal of assets, net	(0.2)	(1.2)
Purchases of land, buildings and equipment	13.6	16.7
Operating Segments | Fine Dining
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	114.2	113.3
Restaurant and marketing expenses	97.3	95.5
Segment profit	16.9	17.8
Depreciation and amortization	7.2	7.3
Impairments and disposal of assets, net	0.0	0.7
Purchases of land, buildings and equipment	10.8	5.4
Operating Segments | Other Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	252.7	245.2
Restaurant and marketing expenses	208.0	201.4
Segment profit	44.7	43.8
Depreciation and amortization	13.2	13.4
Impairments and disposal of assets, net	(6.1)	0.0
Purchases of land, buildings and equipment	7.5	19.9
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	0.0	0.0
Impairments and disposal of assets, net	0.0	0.0
Purchases of land, buildings and equipment	$ 1.1	$ 1.1