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Proceeds From Issuance of Common Stock, Net of Stock Issuance Costs

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Number of new stock issued during the period.

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EARNINGS PER SHARE - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 25, 2018	May 26, 2019	May 27, 2018	May 28, 2017
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted [Line Items]
Issuance of Conagra Brands, Inc. common shares, net		$ 555.7	$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Stock options
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted [Line Items]
Stock options outstanding excluded from computation (in shares)		2.0	1.3	0.8
Pinnacle Foods Inc. (Pinnacle)
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted [Line Items]
Company shares issues out of treasury (shares)	77.5
Issuance of common stock (in shares)	16.3
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 5.00
Issuance of Conagra Brands, Inc. common shares, net	$ 555.7
Underwritten Public Offering
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock (in shares)	16.3
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 5.00
Issuance of Conagra Brands, Inc. common shares, net	$ 555.7