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Extinguishment Of Debt, Noncash Portion

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Amount of unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Feb. 22, 2018	Feb. 25, 2018	Feb. 25, 2018	Feb. 26, 2017	May 28, 2017	Apr. 24, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of long-term debt		$ 926,400,000	$ 926,400,000		$ 936,600,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt		102,200,000	102,200,000	$ 0
Debt retirement costs, cash portion		97,300,000	97,300,000
Debt retirement costs, noncash portion		4,900,000	4,900,000
Senior Notes \| 3.850% senior notes due May 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of long-term debt		$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Stated interest rate		3.85%	3.85%
Face amount of debt						$ 500,000,000.0
Senior Notes \| 6.000% senior notes due August 2035
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of long-term debt		$ 96,300,000	$ 96,300,000
Stated interest rate	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%
Debt retirement	$ 53,700,000
Senior Notes \| 6.800% senior notes due October 2037
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of long-term debt		$ 42,800,000	$ 42,800,000
Stated interest rate	6.80%	6.80%	6.80%
Debt retirement	$ 257,200,000
Senior Notes \| 4.550% senior notes due February 2048
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of long-term debt		$ 300,000,000	$ 300,000,000
Stated interest rate	4.55%	4.55%	4.55%
Face amount of debt	$ 300,000,000
Discount and debt issuance costs	$ 3,500,000
Debt redemption percentage	101.00%
Debt retirement	$ 310,900,000