ACQUISITIONS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Aug. 25, 2013	Aug. 26, 2012	May 26, 2013	Jan. 29, 2013 Ralcorp	Aug. 25, 2013 Ralcorp	Aug. 31, 2012 P F Changs And Bertolli Brands Frozen Meal Business	Jan. 29, 2013 Term Facility Agreement Unsecured Debt Ralcorp	Sep. 05, 2013 Harlan Bakeries Subsequent Event
Business Acquisitions [Line Items]
Consideration paid for the merger				$ 4,750,000,000
Purchase price allocated to goodwill	8,417,000,000		8,444,100,000	4,343,200,000	4,340,000,000	100,100,000
Brands, trademarks and other intangibles				2,167,300,000	2,170,000,000
Purchase price allocated to brands, trademarks and other intangibles					2,030,000,000	91,800,000
Payments to acquire business, gross	0	268,600,000				266,900,000
Intangibles					134,100,000
Deductible for tax purposes					397,000,000
Operating profit	398,000,000	375,600,000
Expected price to acquire productive assets								39,000,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount							$ 1,500,000,000