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EARNINGS PER SHARE - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 26, 2018 | Nov. 25, 2018 | Nov. 26, 2017 | Nov. 25, 2018 | Nov. 26, 2017
Stock options |  |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stock options outstanding excluded from EPS calculation (in shares) |  | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.4
Pinnacle Foods Inc. (Pinnacle) |  |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Company shares issued out of treasury (shares) | 77.5 |  |  |  |
Shares of common stock issued (shares) |  | 16.3 |  |  |
par value per share of shares issued (in usd per share) |  | $ 5.00 |  |  |
Cash proceeds received from issuance of common stock, net of related fees | $ 555.9 |  |  |  |

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