Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivative Hedges Adjustment Net Of Tax

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Derivative Losses To Be Reclassified To Segment Operating Results Next Fiscal Year

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Derivative loss of previous year to be reclassified to segment operating results.

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Derivative loss to be reclassified to segment operating results thereafter.

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Entity wide receivables major customer amount in percentage.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the fair value of derivatives recognized in the income statement.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND RELATED INFORMATION (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 25, 2013 Segment	Feb. 24, 2013	Aug. 26, 2012	May 26, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Net derivative losses recognized in general corporate expenses	$ 20.7
Number of reportable segments	4
Cumulative net derivative losses from economic hedges recognized in corporate	29.8
Derivative loss to be reclassified to segment operating results thereafter	9.1
Reclassify losses in 2014	25.0
Reclassify losses in 2015 and thereafter	$ 4.8
Percentage of consolidated net sales in consumer food segment accounted by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and its affiliates		17.00%	17.00%
Percentage of consolidated net receivables in commercial foods accounted by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and its affiliates	14.00%			15.00%