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	Sep. 15, 2022	Feb. 26, 2023	Nov. 27, 2022	Aug. 28, 2022	May 30, 2021	Feb. 28, 2021	Nov. 29, 2020	Aug. 30, 2020	Nov. 25, 2018	May 28, 2023	May 29, 2022	May 30, 2021	Aug. 28, 2021
Repayments of Long-Term Debt										$ 712.4	$ 48.5	$ 2,514.5
Debt Instrument, Face Amount										8,634.7	8,840.4
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt, Total										(0.0)	(0.0)	(68.7)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), Reclassification, before Tax										4.9	1.3	1.6
Interest Paid, Including Capitalized Interest, Operating and Investing Activities										416.3	393.9	445.6
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Derivatives									$ 47.5
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), Reclassification, before Tax										$ 3.4	$ 3.3	$ 3.3
Subordinated Debt [Member] \| Three Point Two Percent Senior Notes Due January 25, 2023 [Member]
Repayments of Long-Term Debt		$ 437.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		3.20%
Subordinated Debt [Member] \| Nine Point Seven Five Percent Subordinated Debt Due March 1 2021 [Member]
Repayments of Long-Term Debt					$ 195.9
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					9.75%							9.75%
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 500.0
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt			$ 500.0
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				0.90%
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				1.375%
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Three Point Two Five Percent Senior Debt Due September 2022 [Member]
Repayments of Long-Term Debt	$ 250.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.25%
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Three Point Two Five Percent Senior Debt Due September 2022 [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				0.10%
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage													0.50%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount													$ 500.0
Senior Notes [Member] \| Three Point Two Percent Senior Notes Due January 25, 2023 [Member]
Repayments of Long-Term Debt						$ 400.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage						3.20%
Senior Notes [Member] \| Three Point Two Percent Senior Notes Due January 25, 2023 [Member] \| Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt, Total						$ 24.4
Senior Notes [Member] \| Three Point Two Five Percent Senior Debt Due September 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage										3.20%	3.20%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount										$ 0.0	$ 437.0
Senior Notes [Member] \| One Three Point Seven Five Percent Senior Notes Due November 1 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage							1.375%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount							$ 1,000.0
Senior Notes [Member] \| Three Point Eight Percent Senior Notes Due October 22, 2021 [Member]
Repayments of Long-Term Debt							$ 1,200.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage							3.80%
Senior Notes [Member] \| Three Point Eight Percent Senior Notes Due October 22, 2021 [Member] \| Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt, Total							$ 44.3
Senior Notes [Member] \| Floating Rate Notes Due On October 9 2020 [Member]
Repayments of Long-Term Debt							$ 500.0
Senior Notes [Member] \| Four Point Nine Five Percent Senior Notes Due August 15 2020 [Member]
Repayments of Long-Term Debt								$ 126.6
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								4.95%