Earnings per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Feb. 24, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share [Table Text Block]

		Quarter Ended				Nine-Month Period Ended
In Millions, Except per Share Data		Feb. 24, 2013		Feb. 26, 2012		Feb. 24, 2013		Feb. 26, 2012
Net earnings attributable to General Mills	$	398.4	$	391.5	$	1,488.9	$	1,241.9
Average number of common shares - basic EPS		648.5		647.9		649.0		647.4
Incremental share effect from: (a)
Stock options		10.9		14.4		11.7		14.5
Restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other		5.7		5.0		5.0		4.6
Average number of common shares - diluted EPS		665.1		667.3		665.7		666.5
Earnings per share - basic	$	0.61	$	0.61	$	2.29	$	1.92
Earnings per share - diluted	$	0.60	$	0.58	$	2.24	$	1.86

(a)       Incremental shares from stock options and restricted stock units are computed by the treasury stock method.

Schedule of anti-dulitive stock options and restricted stock units [Table Text Block]

	Quarter Ended		Nine-Month Period Ended
In Millions	Feb. 24, 2013	Feb. 26, 2012	Feb. 24, 2013	Feb. 26, 2012
Anti-dilutive stock options and restricted stock units	0.0	2.8	9.6	5.7