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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 09, 2016	Feb. 26, 2017	Feb. 26, 2017	Feb. 28, 2016	May 29, 2016
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cash payment received from Lamb Weston			$ 489.0	$ 0.0
Income tax benefit recognized		$ 3.5	17.5
Cumulative effect on retained earnings, net of tax					$ (3.9)
Increase in cash flows from operating activities			846.5	738.6
Decrease in cash flows from financing activities			$ 1,107.0	2,673.0
Retained Earnings
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cumulative effect on retained earnings, net of tax					(3.9)
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect \| ASU 2016-09
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Increase in cash flows from operating activities				43.5
Decrease in cash flows from financing activities				$ 43.5
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect \| ASU 2016-09 \| Retained Earnings
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cumulative effect on retained earnings, net of tax					$ 3.9
Discontinued operations, spinoff \| Lamb Weston
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Distribution of the Company's interest in Lamb Weston (as a percent)	100.00%
Cash payment received from Lamb Weston	$ 823.5