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LONG-TERM DEBT AND REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 28, 2016	Feb. 28, 2016	Nov. 29, 2015	Aug. 30, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss as a cost of early retirement of debt		$ 23,900,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt		600,000,000
Principal balance repaid	$ 554,200,000			$ 2,500,000
Tender premium
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss as a cost of early retirement of debt		109,500,000
Senior notes \| 2043 Maturity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchased aggregate principal amount of senior notes		560,300,000
Senior notes \| 2039 Maturity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchased aggregate principal amount of senior notes		341,800,000
Senior notes \| 2019 Maturity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchased aggregate principal amount of senior notes		139,900,000
Senior notes \| 2026 Maturity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchased aggregate principal amount of senior notes		110,000,000
Senior notes \| 2020 Maturity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchased aggregate principal amount of senior notes		85,000,000.0
Senior notes \| 2023 Maturity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchased aggregate principal amount of senior notes		163,000,000
Senior notes \| 2016 Maturity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of senior debt		$ 750,000,000.0
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		1.30%
Senior notes \| 2015 Maturity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)			1.35%
Principal balance repaid			$ 250,000,000
Variable rate promissory note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of floating rate notes	$ 550,000,000
Lamb Weston BSW \| Promissory note \| 2032 Maturity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of senior debt		$ 30,000,000.0
Lamb Weston BSW \| Fixed rate promissory note \| 2032 Maturity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		4.34%
Aggregate principal amount of senior debt		$ 23,000,000.0
Lamb Weston BSW \| Variable rate promissory note \| 2032 Maturity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of senior debt		$ 7,000,000.0
Minimum \| Lamb Weston BSW \| Variable rate promissory note \| 2032 Maturity \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt interest rate (as a percent)	1.90%	1.90%
Maximum \| Lamb Weston BSW \| Variable rate promissory note \| 2032 Maturity \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt interest rate (as a percent)	2.30%	2.30%