Retirement Benefits and Postemployment Benefits (Tables) |
12 Months Ended |
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May 25, 2025 | |
| Retirement Benefits and Postemployment Benefits [Abstract] | |
| Health Care Cost Trend Rates | Fiscal Year 2025 2024 Health care cost trend rate for next year 7.9 % and 7.9 % 7.3 % and 7.3 % Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (ultimate rate) 4.5 % 4.5 % Year 2034 2033 |
| Summarized Financial Information | Defined Benefit Pension Plans Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Postemployment Benefit Plans Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year In Millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 Change in Plan Assets: Fair value at beginning of year $ 5,439.7 $ 5,778.6 $ 463.2 $ 456.0 Actual return on assets 188.6 (23.2) 35.7 45.6 Employer contributions 30.7 30.0 0.1 0.1 Plan participant contributions 2.4 2.0 6.6 6.4 Benefits payments (349.5) (349.5) (47.6) (44.9) Foreign currency 5.3 1.8 - - Fair value at end of year (a) $ 5,317.2 $ 5,439.7 $ 458.0 $ 463.2 Change in Projected Benefit Obligation: Benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 5,801.7 $ 5,970.7 $ 403.0 $ 430.6 $ 129.0 $ 131.0 Service cost 51.8 56.8 4.3 4.7 7.0 7.4 Interest cost 306.9 296.5 21.1 21.3 4.0 4.0 Plan amendment 0.4 1.2 - - - (9.6) Curtailment/other - (13.9) - - 8.1 10.2 Plan participant contributions 2.4 2.0 6.6 6.4 - - Actuarial (gain) loss (191.4) (174.4) (48.1) (14.1) (2.1) 10.3 Benefits payments (349.5) (339.1) (49.0) (45.7) (22.9) (24.3) Foreign currency 5.2 1.9 (0.5) (0.2) - - Projected benefit obligation at end of year (a) $ 5,627.5 $ 5,801.7 $ 337.4 $ 403.0 $ 123.1 $ 129.0 Plan assets (less) more than benefit obligation as of $ (310.3) $ (362.0) $ 120.6 $ 60.2 $ (123.1) $ (129.0) (a) May 31, 2025 , and May 31, 2024 . |
| Amounts Recognized in AOCI | Defined Benefit Pension Plans Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Postemployment Benefit Plans Total Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year In Millions 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 Net actuarial (loss) gain $ (1,935.4) $ (1,991.1) $ 212.7 $ 190.4 $ (4.1) $ (5.6) $ (1,726.8) $ (1,806.3) Prior service (costs) credits (7.5) (9.8) 67.4 84.7 6.0 6.8 65.9 81.7 Amounts recorded in accumulated $ (1,942.9) $ (2,000.9) $ 280.1 $ 275.1 $ 1.9 $ 1.2 $ (1,660.9) $ (1,724.6) |
| Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets | Defined Benefit Pension Plans Fiscal Year In Millions 2025 2024 Projected benefit obligation $ 449.7 $ 449.4 Accumulated benefit obligation 440.1 438.8 Plan assets at fair value 16.3 12.0 |
| Components of Net Periodic Benefit Expense | Defined Benefit Pension Plans Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Postemployment Benefit Plans Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year In Millions 2025 2024 2023 2025 2024 2023 2025 2024 2023 Service cost $ 51.8 $ 56.8 $ 70.3 $ 4.3 $ 4.7 $ 5.1 $ 7.0 $ 7.4 $ 8.4 Interest cost 306.9 296.5 258.5 21.1 21.3 17.9 4.0 4.0 3.1 Expected return on (420.1) (417.7) (420.5) (35.9) (34.7) (31.1) - - - Amortization of losses 100.4 86.5 113.2 (20.5) (20.4) (19.3) 0.5 0.1 0.4 Amortization of prior 1.4 1.8 1.5 (22.1) (21.8) (23.2) (1.6) 0.3 0.3 Other adjustments - - - - - - 11.5 8.3 10.4 Settlement or - (4.0) (0.7) - - - - - - Net expense (income) $ 40.4 $ 19.9 $ 22.3 $ (53.1) $ (50.9) $ (50.6) $ 21.4 $ 20.1 $ 22.6 |
| Weighted-Average Assumptions | Defined Benefit Pension Plans Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Postemployment Benefit Plans Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 Discount rate 5.79 % 5.52 % 5.67 % 5.52 % 5.04 % 5.05 % Rate of salary increases 3.88 4.23 - - 4.13 4.46 Defined Benefit Pension Plans Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Postemployment Benefit Plans Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year 2025 2024 2023 2025 2024 2023 2025 2024 2023 Discount rate 5.52 % 5.18 % 4.39 % 5.52 % 5.19 % 4.36 % 5.05 % 4.55 % 3.62 % Service cost 5.58 5.27 4.57 5.58 5.15 4.41 5.37 5.00 3.69 Interest cost 5.40 5.06 4.03 5.38 4.96 3.80 5.05 4.61 3.35 Rate of 4.23 4.20 4.18 - - - 4.46 4.46 4.46 Expected long-term 7.63 7.13 6.70 7.79 7.34 6.76 - - - |
| Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets, Including Fair Value Hierarchy Levels and Weighted-Average Target Asset Allocations | May 31, 2025 May 31, 2024 In Millions Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Assets Fair value measurement of pension Equity (a) $ 200.6 $ 383.8 $ - $ 584.4 $ 225.9 $ 391.4 $ - $ 617.3 Fixed income (b) 1,529.7 2,019.2 - 3,548.9 1,497.0 2,014.4 - 3,511.4 Real asset investments (c) 59.7 - - 59.7 82.6 - - 82.6 Other investments (d) - - 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 0.1 Cash and accruals 137.2 0.1 - 137.3 158.3 0.1 - 158.4 Fair value measurement of pension $ 1,927.2 $ 2,403.1 $ 0.1 $ 4,330.4 $ 1,963.8 $ 2,405.9 $ 0.1 $ 4,369.8 Assets measured at net asset value (e) 986.8 1,069.9 Total pension plan $ 5,317.2 $ 5,439.7 Fair value measurement of Fixed income (b) $ 90.5 $ - $ - $ 90.5 $ 95.1 $ - $ - $ 95.1 Cash and accruals 33.7 - - 33.7 24.9 - - 24.9 Fair value measurement of $ 124.2 $ - $ - $ 124.2 $ 120.0 $ - $ - $ 120.0 Assets measured at net asset value (e) 333.8 343.2 Total postretirement $ 458.0 $ 463.2 (a) allocations. prices managers, information available. (b) policy allocations, and prices from funds valued at unit values provided by the investment managers, which (c) at closing prices from national exchanges. (d) of the underlying investments and contract fair values established by the providers. (e) measured at fair value using fair value hierarchy. Defined Benefit Pension Plans Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Fiscal Year Fiscal Year 2025 2024 2025 2024 Asset category: United States equities 6.4 % 7.2 % 26.0 % 27.8 % International equities 4.4 4.1 14.9 14.4 Private equities 9.3 10.2 9.1 11.2 Fixed income 70.9 68.3 50.0 46.6 Real assets 9.0 10.2 - - Total 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % |
| Estimated Benefit Payments | In Millions Defined Benefit Pension Plans Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Gross Payments Postemployment Benefit Plans Fiscal 2026 $ 360.9 $ 30.9 $ 22.8 Fiscal 2027 367.0 28.6 19.2 Fiscal 2028 372.7 28.0 17.6 Fiscal 2029 378.1 27.4 15.5 Fiscal 2030 382.9 26.7 13.9 Fiscal 2031-2035 1,965.2 121.2 56.9 |