Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Blended Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent

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Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Percent

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Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Transition Tax on Accumulated Foreign Earnings, Amount

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2017, Incomplete Accounting, Provisional Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Incomplete Accounting, Change in Tax Rate, Deferred Tax Asset, Provisional Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

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Uncertain Tax Positions, Discrete Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Percent

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 27, 2018	May 27, 2018	May 28, 2017	Nov. 25, 2018
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Preliminary impact of U.S. statutory rate change		$ 137
Charge related to re-measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities		99
One-time U.S. transition tax on undistributed foreign earnings		$ 38
Effective income tax rate	(1.70%)	74.00%	16.00%
Discrete tax benefit from release of reserves for uncertain tax positions	17.50%	5.90%
One-time tax charge related to impact of U.S. tax reform		61.00%
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Blended U.S. statutory federal income tax rate				22.40%
Pro Forma [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Preliminary impact of U.S. statutory rate change		$ 137