CAPITAL STOCK |
12 Months Ended |
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May 26, 2019 | |
Equity [Abstract] | |
CAPITAL STOCK | CAPITAL STOCK The total number of shares we are authorized to issue is 1,218,050,000 shares, which shares may be issued as follows: 1,200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $5.00 per share; 150,000 shares of Class B Preferred Stock, par value $50.00 per share; 250,000 shares of Class C Preferred Stock, par value $100.00 per share; 1,100,000 shares of Class D Preferred Stock, no par value per share; and 16,550,000 shares of Class E Preferred Stock, no par value per share. There were no preferred shares issued or outstanding as of May 26, 2019. We have repurchased our shares of common stock from time to time after considering market conditions and in accordance with repurchase limits authorized by our Board. In May 2017 and May 2018, our Board approved increases to our share repurchase authorization of $1.0 billion each. We repurchased 27.4 million shares of our common stock for approximately $967.3 million in fiscal 2018 and 25.1 million shares of our common stock for approximately $1.0 billion in fiscal 2017 under this program. |