Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions |
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May 26, 2024 |
May 28, 2023 |
May 29, 2022 |
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| Consolidated Statements of Earnings [Abstract] | |||||||||
| Net sales | $ 19,857.2 | $ 20,094.2 | $ 18,992.8 | | | ||||
| Cost of sales | 12,925.1 | 13,548.4 | 12,590.6 | | | ||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 3,259.0 | 3,500.4 | 3,147.0 | | | ||||
| Divestitures gain, net | 0.0 | (444.6) | (194.1) | | | ||||
| Restructuring, impairment, and other exit costs (recoveries) | 241.4 | 56.2 | (26.5) | | | | | ||
| Total Operating Expenses | 16425.5 | 16660.4 | 15517.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
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| Total Operating Expenses | 16425.5 | 16660.4 | 15517.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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| Operating profit | 3,431.7 | 3,433.8 | 3,475.8 | | | | | | |
| Total Other Income Expenses | 3355.9 | 3345.0 | 3362.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
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| Total Other Income Expenses | -6787.6 | -6778.8 | -6838.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
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| Total Other Income Expenses | -10219.3 | -10212.6 | -10314.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
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| Total Other Income Expenses | 6787.6 | 6778.8 | 6838.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
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| Total Other Income Expenses | 3355.9 | 3345.0 | 3362.4 | 0.0 | 0 | |
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| Benefit plan non-service income | (75.8) | (88.8) | (113.4) | | | | |||
| Total Other Income Expenses | 403.4 | 293.3 | 266.2 | 0 | 0 | |
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| Interest, net | 479.2 | 382.1 | 379.6 | | | | |||
| Earnings before income taxes and after-tax earnings from joint ventures | 3,028.3 | 3,140.5 | 3,209.6 | | |||||
| Income taxes | 594.5 | 612.2 | 586.3 | | | ||||
| After-tax earnings from joint ventures | 84.8 | 81.3 | 111.7 | ||||||
| Net earnings, including earnings attributable to redeemable and noncontrolling interests | 2,518.6 | 2,609.6 | 2,735.0 | | |||||
| Net earnings attributable to redeemable and noncontrolling interests | 22.0 | 15.7 | 27.7 | ||||||
| Net earnings attributable to General Mills | $ 2,496.6 | $ 2,593.9 | $ 2,707.3 | ||||||
| Earnings per share - basic | $ 4.34 | $ 4.36 | $ 4.46 | ||||||
| Earnings per share - diluted | 4.31 | 4.31 | 4.42 | ||||||
| Dividends per share | $ 2.36 | $ 2.16 | $ 2.04 | ||||||
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