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SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS - Performance Share Awards (Narrative) (Details) - Performance Shares - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	May 26, 2019	May 27, 2018	May 28, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense (income)	$ 8.2	$ 11.8	$ 13.3
Tax benefit	2.1	3.9	5.1
Total intrinsic value of share units vested	15.7	$ 11.2	$ 2.8
Unrecognized compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, related to share unit awards	$ 13.2
Weighted average period for recognition	1 year 8 months 6 days
Performance period ending in 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	3 years
Diluted EPS CAGR measurement period	2 years
Performance period ending in 2019 \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award payout (as a percent)	0.00%
Performance period ending in 2019 \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award payout (as a percent)	200.00%
Performance period ending in 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	3 years
Performance period ending in 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	3 years
Performance period ending in 2020 and 2021 \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award payout (as a percent)	0.00%
Performance period ending in 2020 and 2021 \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award payout (as a percent)	200.00%
One-third \| Performance period ending in 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award payout (as a percent)	33.33%
Other two-thirds \| Performance period ending in 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award payout (as a percent)	66.66%