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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Aggregate revenue less cost of goods and services sold or operating expenses directly attributable to the revenue generation activity.

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions	May 28, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 27, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2016 USD ($)	May 29, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2015 USD ($)	May 28, 2017 USD ($) segment	May 29, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment									4
Sales	$ 1,934.6	$ 1,878.7	$ 1,642.5	$ 1,714.4	$ 1,790.2	$ 1,847.5	$ 1,608.8	$ 1,687.0	$ 7,170.2	$ 6,933.5	$ 6,764.0
Restaurant and marketing expenses									5,840.5	5,630.4	5,584.8
Segment profit									1,329.7	1,303.1	1,179.2
Depreciation and amortization									272.9	290.2	319.3
Impairments and disposal of assets, net									(8.4)	5.8	62.1
Segment assets	5,504.2				4,582.6				5,504.2	4,582.6
Purchases of land, buildings and equipment									293.0	228.3	296.5
Operating Segments \| Olive Garden
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									3,938.6	3,838.6	3,789.6
Restaurant and marketing expenses									3,176.8	3,079.4	3,089.1
Segment profit									761.8	759.2	700.5
Depreciation and amortization									123.3	135.5	163.0
Impairments and disposal of assets, net									(1.5)	(1.4)	28.2
Segment assets	949.2				939.2				949.2	939.2
Purchases of land, buildings and equipment									131.4	95.6	118.9
Operating Segments \| LongHorn Steakhouse
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									1,622.2	1,587.7	1,544.7
Restaurant and marketing expenses									1,341.3	1,312.4	1,304.8
Segment profit									280.9	275.3	239.9
Depreciation and amortization									65.1	72.6	77.1
Impairments and disposal of assets, net									(0.1)	(1.5)	0.4
Segment assets	948.9				969.2				948.9	969.2
Purchases of land, buildings and equipment									54.1	46.9	67.4
Operating Segments \| Fine Dining
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									535.6	514.1	500.1
Restaurant and marketing expenses									430.6	413.6	405.2
Segment profit									105.0	100.5	94.9
Depreciation and amortization									29.1	28.6	28.2
Impairments and disposal of assets, net									0.0	0.7	0.0
Segment assets	869.9				857.0				869.9	857.0
Purchases of land, buildings and equipment									41.1	21.4	22.9
Operating Segments \| Other Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									1,073.8	993.1	929.6
Restaurant and marketing expenses									891.8	825.0	785.7
Segment profit									182.0	168.1	143.9
Depreciation and amortization									55.4	53.5	51.0
Impairments and disposal of assets, net									(6.2)	6.0	21.0
Segment assets	1,964.7				987.6				1,964.7	987.6
Purchases of land, buildings and equipment									62.7	60.5	83.4
Corporate, Non-Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									0.0	0.0	0.0
Restaurant and marketing expenses									0.0	0.0	0.0
Segment profit									0.0	0.0	0.0
Depreciation and amortization									0.0	0.0	0.0
Impairments and disposal of assets, net									(0.6)	2.0	12.5
Segment assets	$ 771.5				$ 829.6				771.5	829.6
Purchases of land, buildings and equipment									$ 3.7	$ 3.9	$ 3.9