Consolidated Statements of Common Stockholders' Equity (Parenthetical) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
May 29, 2011	May 30, 2010	May 31, 2009
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.89	$ 0.79	$ 0.76
Retained Earnings [Member]
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.89	$ 0.79	$ 0.76

Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 04
-Article 3

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6959260&loc=d3e187085-122770

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