Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting rights, payout percentage.

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- Definition

Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 30, 2020	Aug. 25, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expense (income)	$ 17.4	$ 11.9
Restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock granted, shares (in shares)	0.9
Weighted average grant date price (in dollars per share)	$ 36.70
Performance shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock granted, shares (in shares)	0.5
Weighted average grant date price (in dollars per share)	$ 36.82
Performance shares \| Fiscal 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Performance shares \| Fiscal 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Performance shares \| Fiscal 2023
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Performance shares \| Minimum \| Fiscal 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award payout (as a percent)	0.00%
Performance shares \| Minimum \| Fiscal 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award payout (as a percent)	0.00%
Performance shares \| Minimum \| Fiscal 2023
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award payout (as a percent)	0.00%
Performance shares \| Maximum \| Fiscal 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award payout (as a percent)	200.00%
Performance shares \| Maximum \| Fiscal 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award payout (as a percent)	200.00%
Performance shares \| Maximum \| Fiscal 2023
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award payout (as a percent)	200.00%