Quarterly Data (Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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May 25, 2025 |
Feb. 23, 2025 |
Nov. 24, 2024 |
Aug. 25, 2024 |
May 26, 2024 |
Feb. 25, 2024 |
Nov. 26, 2023 |
Aug. 27, 2023 |
May 25, 2025 |
May 26, 2024 |
May 28, 2023 |
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| Net sales | $ 4,556.2 | $ 4,842.2 | $ 5,240.1 | $ 4,848.1 | $ 4,713.9 | $ 5,099.2 | $ 5,139.4 | $ 4,904.7 | $ 19,486.6 | $ 19,857.2 | $ 20,094.2 |
| Gross margin | 1,474.0 | 1,639.1 | 1,931.1 | 1,688.8 | 1,688.3 | 1,707.4 | 1,765.9 | 1,770.5 | |||
| Net earnings attributable to General Mills as reported | $ 294.0 | $ 625.6 | $ 795.7 | $ 579.9 | $ 557.5 | $ 670.1 | $ 595.5 | $ 673.5 | $ 2,295.2 | $ 2,496.6 | $ 2,593.9 |
| Earnings per share - basic | $ 0.53 | $ 1.14 | $ 1.43 | $ 1.03 | $ 0.98 | $ 1.18 | $ 1.03 | $ 1.15 | $ 4.12 | $ 4.34 | $ 4.36 |
| Earnings per share - diluted | $ 0.53 | $ 1.12 | $ 1.42 | $ 1.03 | $ 0.98 | $ 1.17 | $ 1.02 | $ 1.14 | $ 4.10 | $ 4.31 | $ 4.31 |
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