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Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $)
6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Nov. 23, 2014
Nov. 24, 2013
Nov. 23, 2014
Aug. 24, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Loss on extinguishment of debt $ 90,500,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt $ 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt    
Long-term Debt        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Total extinguishment of debt amount 1,000,000,000dri_ExtinguishmentofDebtAnnouncedAmount
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Extinguishment of debt, amount     100,000,000us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount
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900,000,000us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount
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Payments of debt extinguishment costs 44,400,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts
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  9,500,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts
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34,900,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts
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Non-cash charges on extinguishment of debt     1,000,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost
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45,100,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost
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Loss on extinguishment of debt       80,000,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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Long-term Debt | 7.125% Senior Note due February 2016        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Extinguishment of debt, amount 100,000,000us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount
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Interest rate of debt 7.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Loss on extinguishment of debt     10,500,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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Senior Notes | 4.500% Senior Notes Due October 2021        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Extinguishment of debt, amount 278,100,000us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount
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Interest rate of debt 4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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  4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Senior Notes | 3.350% Senior Note due November 2022        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Extinguishment of debt, amount 331,900,000us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount
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Interest rate of debt 3.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Senior Notes | 3.790% Senior Notes Due August 2019        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Extinguishment of debt, amount 80,000,000us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount
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Interest rate of debt 3.79%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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  3.79%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Senior Notes | 4.520% Senior Notes Due August 2024        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Extinguishment of debt, amount $ 210,000,000us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount
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Interest rate of debt 4.52%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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  4.52%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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