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Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

May 30, 2021

Lessee Disclosure [Abstract]

Lease Cost [TableText Block]

	Fiscal Year
In Millions		2021		2020
Operating lease cost	$	132.7	$	133.5
Variable lease cost		21.8		14.4
Short-term lease cost		15.4		23.3

Lessee Operating Lease Liability Maturity [Table Text Block]

In Millions		Operating Leases		Finance Leases
Fiscal 2022	$	123.3	$	0.7
Fiscal 2023		103.5		0.7
Fiscal 2024		80.9		0.4
Fiscal 2025		50.2		-
Fiscal 2026		32.6		-
After fiscal 2026		36.7		-
Total noncancelable future lease obligations	$	427.2	$	1.8
Less: Interest		(32.8)		-
Present value of lease obligations	$	394.4	$	1.8

Lessee Operating Lease Weighted Averages [TableText Block]

	May 30, 2021		May 31, 2020
Weighted-average remaining lease term	4.5	years	4.6	years
Weighted-average discount rate	3.7	%	4.1	%

Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related To Leases [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal Year
In Millions		2021		2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities	$	132.0	$	131.0
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities	$	120.2	$	46.3

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Tabular disclosure of lessee's lease cost. Includes, but is not limited to, interest expense for finance lease, amortization of right-of-use asset for finance lease, operating lease cost, short-term lease cost, variable lease cost and sublease income.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
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Tabular disclosure of undiscounted cash flows of lessee's operating lease liability. Includes, but is not limited to, reconciliation of undiscounted cash flows to operating lease liability recognized in statement of financial position.

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