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Quarterly Data (Unaudited) (Schedule of summarized quarterly data) (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
May 30, 2021
Feb. 28, 2021
Nov. 29, 2020
Aug. 30, 2020
May 31, 2020
Feb. 23, 2020
Nov. 24, 2019
Aug. 25, 2019
May 30, 2021
May 31, 2020
May 26, 2019
Quarterly Data (Unaudited) [Abstract]                      
Net sales $ 4,523.6 $ 4,520.0 $ 4,719.4 $ 4,364.0 $ 5,023.0 $ 4,180.3 $ 4,420.8 $ 4,002.5 $ 18,127.0 $ 17,626.6 $ 16,865.2
Gross Margin 1,582.9 1,553.9 1,721.1 1,590.4 1,768.1 1,403.2 1,569.1 1,389.5      
Net earnings attributable to General Mills $ 416.8 $ 595.7 $ 688.4 $ 638.9 $ 625.7 $ 454.1 $ 580.8 $ 520.6 $ 2,339.8 $ 2,181.2 $ 1,752.7
Earnings per share - basic $ 0.68 $ 0.97 $ 1.12 $ 1.04 $ 1.03 $ 0.75 $ 0.96 $ 0.86 $ 3.81 $ 3.59 $ 2.92
Earnings per share - diluted $ 0.68 $ 0.96 $ 1.11 $ 1.03 $ 1.02 $ 0.74 $ 0.95 $ 0.85 3.78 3.56 2.90
Dividends per share                 $ 2.02 $ 1.96 $ 1.96