Note 3 - Long-term Debt - Schedule of Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 29, 2022	May 30, 2021
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 8,840.4	$ 8,348.2
Unamortized fair value adjustment	19.2	19.9
Unamortized discounts	(23.4)	(25.8)
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(40.7)	(44.0)
Less current installments	(707.3)	(23.1)
Total long-term debt	8,088.2	8,275.2
Senior Notes [Member] \| Five Point Four Percent Senior Debt Due November 2048 [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	1,000.0	1,000.0
Senior Notes [Member] \| Four Point Six Five Percent Senior Debt Due January 2043 [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	176.7	176.7
Senior Notes [Member] \| Six Point Six Two Five Percent Senior Debt Due August 2039 [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	91.4	91.4
Senior Notes [Member] \| Five Point Three Percent Senior Debt Due November 2038 [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	1,000.0	1,000.0
Senior Notes [Member] \| Eight Point Two Five Percent Senior Debt Due September 2030 [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	300.0	300.0
Senior Notes [Member] \| Four Point Eight Five Percent Senior Debt Due November 2028 [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	1,300.0	1,300.0
Senior Notes [Member] \| Seven Point Zero Percent Senior Debt Due October 2028 [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	382.2	382.2
Senior Notes [Member] \| One Point Three Seven Five Percent Senior Debt Due November 2027 [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	1,000.0	1,000.0
Senior Notes [Member] \| Six Point Seven Percent Senior Debt Due August 2027 [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	9.2	9.2
Senior Notes [Member] \| Seven Point One Two Five Percent Senior Debt Due October 2026 [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	262.5	262.5
Senior Notes [Member] \| Four Point Six Percent Senior Debt Due November 2025 [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	1,000.0	1,000.0
Senior Notes [Member] \| Four Point Three Percent Senior Debt Due May 2024 [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	1,000.0	1,000.0
Senior Notes [Member] \| Three Point Two Percent Senior Debt Due January 2023 [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	500.0
Senior Notes [Member] \| Three Point Two Five Percent Senior Debt Due September 2022 [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	437.0	437.0
Senior Notes [Member] \| Three Point Eight Percent Senior Debt Due October 2021 [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	250.0	250.0
Capital Lease Obligations [Member] \| Zero Point Four Five Percent To Nine Point Five Nine Percent Lease Financing Obligations Due Through 2035 [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	131.3	139.1
Other Debt Obligations [Member] \| Other Indebtedness [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 0.1	$ 0.1

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