STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Recognized Stock-Based Compensation Expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	May 28, 2023	May 29, 2022	May 30, 2021
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 67.5	$ 60.5	$ 72.4
Income tax benefits	6.5	11.9	14.0
Stock options
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	6.3	6.6	8.6
Restricted stock units
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	7.4	7.5	9.5
Darden stock units
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	34.8	26.9	32.6
Equity-settled performance-based restricted stock units
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	14.3	15.3	17.9
Employee stock purchase plan
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	2.8	2.7	2.5
Director compensation program/other
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 1.9	$ 1.5	$ 1.3