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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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May 27, 2018 | May 28, 2017
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Period of economic hedge (up to) | 36 months |
Amounts representing a right to reclaim cash collateral included in prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ 1.0 | $ 0.9
Setoff to total derivative assets | 1.4 | 0.5
Setoff to total derivative liabilities | 0.4 | 1.4
Maximum amount of loss due to credit risk of courterparties | 2.7 |
Commodity contracts |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total notional amount of contracts | 100.0 | 76.8
Purchase and sales contracts |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total notional amount of contracts | 34.2 | 73.4
Foreign currency forward and cross currency swap contracts |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total notional amount of contracts | $ 82.4 | $ 81.9

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- Definition Maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the entity would incur if parties to the financial instruments that make up the concentration failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the entity. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 21 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77997519&loc=d3e13537-108611 + Details
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