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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Feb. 22, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Income tax expense (benefit) on components of other comprehensive income | The following details the income tax expense (benefit) on components of other comprehensive income (loss):
| Thirteen weeks ended |  | Thirty-nine weeks ended
| February 22, 2015 |  | February 23, 2014 |  | February 22, 2015 |  | February 23, 2014
Net derivative adjustment | $ | — |  |  | $ | 15.6 |  |  | $ | (0.2 | ) |  | $ | 38.9 |
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities | 0.2 |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | 0.3 |  |  | 0.1 |
Pension and postretirement healthcare liabilities | (0.1 | ) |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | 0.9 |
Income tax expense | $ | 0.1 |  |  | $ | 15.7 |  |  | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | 39.9 |
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss into income | The following tables summarize the reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss into income:
| Thirteen weeks ended |  | Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings 1
| February 22, 2015 |  | February 23, 2014 |  |
Net derivative adjustment: |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedges 2 | $ | — |  |  | $ | 54.9 |  |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses
| — |  |  | 54.9 |  |  | Total before tax
| — |  |  | (20.5 | ) |  | Income tax benefit
| $ | — |  |  | $ | 34.4 |  |  | Net of tax
Amortization of pension and postretirement healthcare liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Net prior service benefit | $ | (1.1 | ) |  | $ | (0.8 | ) |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses
Net actuarial losses | 0.9 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses
| (0.2 | ) |  | 0.9 |  |  | Total before tax
| 0.1 |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  | Income tax expense (benefit)
| $ | (0.1 | ) |  | $ | 0.6 |  |  | Net of tax
| Thirty-nine weeks ended |  | Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings 1
| February 22, 2015 |  | February 23, 2014 |  |
Net derivative adjustment: |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedges | $ | (0.5 | ) |  | $ | 0.1 |  |  | Interest expense, net
Cash flow hedges 2 | — |  |  | 54.9 |  |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses
| (0.5 | ) |  | 55.0 |  |  | Total before tax
| 0.2 |  |  | (20.5 | ) |  | Income tax expense (benefit)
| $ | (0.3 | ) |  | $ | 34.5 |  |  | Net of tax
Amortization of pension and postretirement healthcare liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Net prior service benefit | $ | (3.2 | ) |  | $ | (2.5 | ) |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses
Net actuarial losses | 2.6 |  |  | 5.0 |  |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses
| (0.6 | ) |  | 2.5 |  |  | Total before tax
| 0.2 |  |  | (0.9 | ) |  | Income tax expense (benefit)
| $ | (0.4 | ) |  | $ | 1.6 |  |  | Net of tax
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