Note 3 - Long-term Debt - Schedule of Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 28, 2023	May 29, 2022	Aug. 28, 2021
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 8,634.7	$ 8,840.4
Unamortized fair value adjustment	18.5	19.2
Unamortized discounts	(20.1)	(23.4)
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(35.8)	(40.7)
Less current installments	(1,516.0)	(707.3)
Total long-term debt	7,081.3	8,088.2
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 500.0
Five Point Four Percent Senior Debt Due November 2048 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	1,000.0	1,000.0
Four Point Six Five Percent Senior Debt Due January 2043 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	176.7	176.7
Six Point Six Two Five Percent Senior Debt Due August 2039 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	91.4	91.4
Five Point Three Percent Senior Debt Due November 2038 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	1,000.0	1,000.0
Eight Point Two Five Percent Senior Debt Due September 2030 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	300.0	300.0
Four Point Eight Five Percent Senior Debt Due November 2028 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	1,300.0	1,300.0
Seven Point Zero Percent Senior Debt Due October 2028 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	382.2	382.2
One Point Three Seven Five Percent Senior Debt Due November 2027 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	1,000.0	1,000.0
Six Point Seven Percent Senior Debt Due August 2027 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	9.2	9.2
Seven Point One Two Five Percent Senior Debt Due October 2026 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	262.5	262.5
Four Point Six Percent Senior Debt Due November 2025 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	1,000.0	1,000.0
Term Loan due August 2025 [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	500.0	0.0
Four Point Three Percent Senior Debt Due May 2024 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	1,000.0	1,000.0
Three Point Two Percent Senior Debt Due January 2023 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	500.0	500.0
Three Point Two Five Percent Senior Debt Due September 2022 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	0.0	437.0
Three Point Eight Percent Senior Debt Due October 2021 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	0.0	250.0
Zero Point Four Five Percent To Nine Point Five Nine Percent Lease Financing Obligations Due Through 2035 [Member] \| Capital Lease Obligations [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	112.6	131.3
Other Indebtedness [Member] \| Other Debt Obligations [Member]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 0.1	$ 0.1

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