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Earnings per Share - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			24 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2018	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2016	Jul. 27, 2018	Aug. 02, 2016	Aug. 04, 2015	Jan. 13, 2015
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
Basic earnings per share, discontinued operations (dollars per share)		$ 0.54	$ 0.22	$ 2.22
Diluted earnings per share, discontinued operations (dollars per share)		$ 0.53	$ 0.21	$ 2.19
Options granted excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share (shares)		800	600	500
Total purchase price of shares repurchased		$ 127,319,000	$ 20,724,000	$ 780,151,000
Employee Payroll Taxes Due on Restricted Stock Awards
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
Stock purchased under share buyback		300	200	200
Avg. Price per Share (in dollars per share)		$ 130.30	$ 101.37	$ 86.07
Total purchase price of shares repurchased		$ 37,300,000	$ 17,000,000	$ 20,900,000
January 13, 2015
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
Share buyback program, authorized amount								$ 500,000,000.0
Stock purchased under share buyback		0	0	3,078
Avg. Price per Share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 85.44
Total purchase price of shares repurchased		$ 0	$ 0	$ 262,928,000
August 4, 2015
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
Share buyback program, authorized amount							$ 500,000,000.0
Stock purchased under share buyback		0	39	5,649
Avg. Price per Share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.00	$ 94.09	$ 87.85
Total purchase price of shares repurchased		$ 0	$ 3,691,000	$ 496,309,000
August 2, 2016
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
Share buyback program, authorized amount						$ 500,000,000.0
Stock purchased under share buyback		518	0	0
Avg. Price per Share (in dollars per share)		$ 173.51	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Total purchase price of shares repurchased		$ 89,997,000	$ 0	$ 0
Share Repurchase Programs
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
Stock purchased under share buyback		518	39	8,727
Avg. Price per Share (in dollars per share)		$ 173.51	$ 94.09	$ 87.00
Total purchase price of shares repurchased		$ 89,997,000	$ 3,691,000	$ 759,237,000
Subsequent Event \| Share Repurchase Programs
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
Stock purchased under share buyback	300				800
Avg. Price per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 199.15				$ 182.93
Total purchase price of shares repurchased	$ 60,000,000				$ 150,000,000