Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

May 29, 2011

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of reconciliation of income and average share amounts to compute basic and diluted earnings per share

	2011			2010			2009
Net Income available to ConAgra Foods, Inc. common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations attributable to ConAgra Foods, Inc. common stockholders	$	828.5		$	745.1		$	614.6
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, attributable to ConAgra Foods, Inc. common stockholders		(11.5	)		(19.3	)		363.8
Net income attributable to ConAgra Foods, Inc. common stockholders	$	817.0		$	725.8		$	978.4
Less: Increase in redemption value of noncontrolling interests in excess of earnings allocated		(1.9	)		(1.5	)		—
Net income available to ConAgra Foods, Inc. common stockholders	$	815.1		$	724.3		$	978.4
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		429.7			443.6			452.9
Add: Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock awards, and other dilutive securities		4.6			3.5			2.5
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		434.3			447.1			455.4