Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Aug. 30, 2015

Schedule of total comprehensive income (loss) [Table Text Block]


		Quarter Ended										Quarter Ended
		Aug. 30, 2015										Aug. 24, 2014
		General Mills						Noncontrolling Interests		Redeemable Interest		General Mills						Noncontrolling Interests		Redeemable Interest

In Millions		Pretax		Tax		Net		Net		Net		Pretax		Tax		Net		Net		Net
Net earnings, including earnings attributable to redeemable and noncontrolling interests					$	426.6	$	2.6	$	5.9					$	345.2	$	1.6	$	5.6
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation	$	(149.9)	$	-		(149.9)		5.3		2.4	$	(60.4)	$	-		(60.4)		(11.6)		(20.5)
Other fair value changes:
Securities		(0.1)		-		(0.1)		-		-		0.2		(0.1)		0.1		-		-
Hedge derivatives		13.2		(3.1)		10.1		-		0.2		(0.8)		0.2		(0.6)		-		(0.6)
Reclassification to earnings:
Hedge derivatives (a)		(1.1)		0.6		(0.5)		-		1.2		3.4		(0.6)		2.8		-		0.7
Amortization of losses and prior service costs (b)		49.7		(18.8)		30.9		-		-		38.9		(15.4)		23.5		-		-
Other comprehensive income (loss):	$	(88.2)	$	(21.3)		(109.5)		5.3		3.8	$	(18.7)	$	(15.9)		(34.6)		(11.6)		(20.4)
Total comprehensive income (loss)					$	317.1	$	7.9	$	9.7					$	310.6	$	(10.0)	$	(14.8)

(a) (Gain) loss reclassified from AOCI into earnings is reported in interest, net for interest rate swaps and in cost of sales and SG&A expenses for foreign exchange contracts.

(b) Loss reclassified from AOCI into earnings is reported in SG&A expenses.

Except for reclassifications to earnings, changes in other comprehensive income (loss) are primarily non-cash items.

Accumulated other comprehensive loss balances, net of tax effects, were as follows:

Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax effects [Table Text Block]

In Millions		Aug. 30, 2015		May 31, 2015
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	(686.5)	$	(536.6)
Unrealized gain (loss) from:
Securities		3.6		3.7
Hedge derivatives		(19.2)		(28.8)
Pension, other postretirement, and postemployment benefits:
Net actuarial loss		(1,725.5)		(1,756.1)
Prior service costs		7.4		7.1
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(2,420.2)	$	(2,310.7)