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ACQUISITIONS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 6 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |
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Nov. 23, 2014 | Nov. 24, 2013 | Jul. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | May 25, 2014
Business Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire business, net | $ 75.4 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired | $ 39.6 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired |  |  |
Purchase price allocated to goodwill | 7,616.8 us-gaap_Goodwill |  |  |  | 7,828.5 us-gaap_Goodwill
TaiMei Potato Industry Limited |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire business, gross |  |  | 92.5 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = cag_TaiMeiPotatoIndustryLimitedMember |  |
Payments to acquire business, net |  |  | 75.4 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = cag_TaiMeiPotatoIndustryLimitedMember |  |
Purchase price allocated to goodwill |  |  | 21.6 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = cag_TaiMeiPotatoIndustryLimitedMember |  |
Purchase price allocated to other intangible assets |  |  | 1.3 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = cag_TaiMeiPotatoIndustryLimitedMember |  |
Harlan Bakeries |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisitions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire business, gross |  |  |  | $ 39.9 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = cag_HarlanBakeriesMember |

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