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LONG-TERM DEBT - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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May 31, 2020 | Feb. 23, 2020 | Nov. 25, 2018 | May 27, 2018 | May 31, 2020 | May 26, 2019 | May 27, 2018 | Nov. 27, 2022 | Aug. 30, 2020 | Oct. 26, 2018 | Aug. 26, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount | $ 9,786,700,000 |  |  |  | $ 9,786,700,000 | $ 10,722,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of long-term debt |  |  |  |  | 947,500,000 | 3,972,700,000 | $ 242,300,000 |  |  |  |
Impact of interest rate swap contracts designated as cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  | 3,300,000 | 1,900,000 | (100,000) |  |  |  |
Proceeds from settlement of interest rate swaps |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | (47,500,000) | 0 |  |  |  |
Repayment of remaining capital lease liability balance |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,500,000 |  |  |  |
Required minimum ratio of EBITDA to interest expense | 3.00% |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |
Ratio of funded debt to EBITDA (maximum) | 5.25% |  |  |  | 5.25% |  |  |  | 5.25% |  |
Interest paid from continuing operations |  |  |  |  | $ 494,600,000 | 375,600,000 | 164,500,000 |  |  |  |
Scenario, Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ratio of funded debt to EBITDA (maximum) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.75% |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from settlement of interest rate swaps |  |  | $ 47,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pinnacle Foods Inc. (Pinnacle) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,330,000,000 |
Repayments of long-term debt |  |  | 2,400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of long-term debt |  |  |  |  | 400,000,000.0 | 900,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Three-year Term Loans Maturing on October 26, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of long-term debt |  |  |  |  | 200,000,000.0 | 450,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Five-year Term Loans Maturing on October 26, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of long-term debt |  |  |  |  | 200,000,000.0 | 450,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 600,000,000.0 |  |  |  | 600,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase to aggregate principal amount | $ 750,000,000.0 |  |  |  | 750,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit agreement maturity date | May 21, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding borrowings under credit agreement | $ 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Federal Funds Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable interest rate | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | One-month LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable interest rate | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Minimum | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable interest rate | 1.125% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Minimum | One-month LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable interest rate | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Maximum | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable interest rate | 1.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Maximum | One-month LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable interest rate | 0.625% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior Term Loan Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000.0 |  |  | $ 300,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Borrowings under term loan agreement |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impact of interest rate swap contracts designated as cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  | 3,500,000 | 2,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Bridge Financing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,000,000,000.0
Costs incurred in connection with bridge financing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 45,700,000
Bridge Financing | Interest Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest expense resulting from amortization of incurred costs |  |  |  |  |  | 11,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Bridge Financing | Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest expense resulting from amortization of incurred costs |  |  |  |  |  | 33,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior debt | New Senior Unsecured Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  | 7,025,000,000.000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior debt | Floating Rate Senior Notes due October 22, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  | $ 525,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable interest rate |  |  | 0.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior debt | 3.8% Senior Notes due October 22, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  | $ 1,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 3.80% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior debt | 4.3% Senior Notes due May 1, 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 4.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior debt | 4.6% Senior Notes due November 1, 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 4.60% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior debt | 4.85% Senior Notes due November 1, 2028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  | $ 1,300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 4.85% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior debt | 5.3% Senior Notes due November 1, 2038 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 5.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior debt | 5.4% Senior Notes due November 1, 2048 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 5.40% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior debt | 5.875% Senior notes due January 15, 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 5.875% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of long-term debt |  |  | $ 350,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charge recognized upon early retirement of debt |  |  | 3,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior debt | Floating Rate Notes due October 22, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of long-term debt | $ 275,000,000.0 | $ 250,000,000.0 |  |  | 525,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior debt | 2.1% senior notes due 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  | 2.10% |  |  | 2.10% |  |  |  |
Repayments of long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 70,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Senior debt | 1.9% senior notes due 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  | 1.90% |  |  | 1.90% |  |  |  |
Repayments of long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 119,600,000 |  |  |  |
Senior debt | LIBOR plus 0.50% senior debt due October 2020 | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount | $ 500,000,000.0 |  |  | $ 500,000,000.0 | $ 500,000,000.0 | $ 500,000,000.0 | $ 500,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 0.50% | 0.50% |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt | Term Loan Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  | 1,300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from new Term Loan Facility |  |  | 1,300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt | Three-year Term Loans Maturing on October 26, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from new Term Loan Facility |  |  | $ 650,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Debt | Five-year Term Loans Maturing on October 26, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from new Term Loan Facility |  |  | $ 650,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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