STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Recognized Stock-Based Compensation Expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	May 29, 2022	May 30, 2021	May 31, 2020
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 60.5	$ 72.4	$ 53.0
Income tax benefits	11.9	14.0	10.0
Stock options
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	6.6	8.6	6.1
Restricted stock units
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	7.5	9.5	8.0
Darden stock units
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	26.9	32.6	19.6
Equity-settled performance-based restricted stock units
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	15.3	17.9	16.1
Employee stock purchase plan
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	2.7	2.5	1.8
Director compensation program/other
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 1.5	$ 1.3	$ 1.4