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Restaurant and Marketing Expense, Net of Retention Credits Associated With CARES Act

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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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The aggregate expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of tangible assets, intangible assets, or depleting assets to periods that benefit from use of the assets.

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Amount of gain (loss) from the difference between the sale price or salvage price and the book value of an asset that was sold or retired, and gain (loss) from the write down of assets from their carrying value to fair value.

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Amount of loss from the write-down of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale; includes cash outflows to pay for construction of self-constructed assets.

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Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Reporting (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 23, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 24, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 25, 2019 USD ($)	May 26, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 24, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 25, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 26, 2018 USD ($)	May 31, 2020 USD ($) segment	May 26, 2019 USD ($)	May 27, 2018 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment									4
Sales	$ 1,270.1	$ 2,346.5	$ 2,056.4	$ 2,133.9	$ 2,229.1	$ 2,246.5	$ 1,973.4	$ 2,061.4	$ 7,806.9	$ 8,510.4	$ 8,080.1
Restaurant and marketing expenses									6,636.5	6,916.7	6,587.0
Segment profit									1,170.4	1,593.7	1,493.1
Depreciation and amortization									355.9	336.7	313.1
Impairments and disposal of assets, net									221.0	19.0	3.4
Goodwill impairment									169.2	0.0	0.0
Segment assets	9,946.1				5,892.8				9,946.1	5,892.8
Purchases of land, buildings and equipment									459.9	452.0	396.0
Operating Segments \| Olive Garden
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									4,013.8	4,287.3	4,082.5
Restaurant and marketing expenses									3,281.0	3,408.3	3,266.9
Segment profit									732.8	879.0	815.6
Depreciation and amortization									144.2	140.8	132.9
Impairments and disposal of assets, net									3.4	8.9	2.0
Goodwill impairment									0.0
Segment assets	2,757.5				1,063.7				2,757.5	1,063.7
Purchases of land, buildings and equipment									199.3	187.3	163.4
Operating Segments \| LongHorn Steakhouse
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									1,701.1	1,810.6	1,703.2
Restaurant and marketing expenses									1,439.2	1,481.8	1,396.0
Segment profit									261.9	328.8	307.2
Depreciation and amortization									68.4	68.2	65.7
Impairments and disposal of assets, net									1.8	0.3	1.5
Goodwill impairment									0.0
Segment assets	1,830.0				972.5				1,830.0	972.5
Purchases of land, buildings and equipment									74.1	65.6	76.1
Operating Segments \| Fine Dining
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									541.1	605.9	574.4
Restaurant and marketing expenses									452.8	481.3	460.2
Segment profit									88.3	124.6	114.2
Depreciation and amortization									33.4	29.6	27.4
Impairments and disposal of assets, net									11.5	0.0	0.1
Goodwill impairment									0.0
Segment assets	1,251.3				902.8				1,251.3	902.8
Purchases of land, buildings and equipment									62.1	49.1	32.1
Operating Segments \| Other Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales									1,550.9	1,806.6	1,720.0
Restaurant and marketing expenses									1,413.6	1,540.7	1,455.7
Segment profit									137.3	265.9	264.3
Depreciation and amortization									101.0	92.7	81.7
Impairments and disposal of assets, net									171.3	10.3	0.0
Goodwill impairment									169.2
Segment assets	2,902.0				2,090.6				2,902.0	2,090.6
Purchases of land, buildings and equipment									117.0	147.2	119.5
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restaurant and marketing expenses, retention credits associated with CARES Act									43.7
Sales									0.0	0.0	0.0
Restaurant and marketing expenses									49.9	4.6	8.2
Segment profit									(49.9)	(4.6)	(8.2)
Depreciation and amortization									8.9	5.4	5.4
Impairments and disposal of assets, net									33.0	(0.5)	(0.2)
Goodwill impairment									0.0
Segment assets	$ 1,205.3				$ 863.2				1,205.3	863.2
Purchases of land, buildings and equipment									$ 7.4	$ 2.8	$ 4.9