| Line Item | Aug 29, 2026 | May 30, 2026 | Feb 28, 2026 | Nov 29, 2025 | Aug 30, 2025 | May 31, 2025 | Mar 1, 2025 | Nov 30, 2024 | Aug 31, 2024 | Jun 1, 2024 | Mar 2, 2024 | Dec 2, 2023 | Sep 2, 2023 | Jun 3, 2023 | Feb 25, 2023 | Nov 26, 2022 | Aug 27, 2022 |
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| Net sales | |||||||||||||||||
| YoY growth | -41.5% | -49.9% | -53.0% | -19.4% | +17.4% | ||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | |||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | |||||||||||||||||
| % of revenue | 0.1% | 6.2% | 17.9% | 27.0% | 33.7% | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | |||||||||||||||||
| Gain on involuntary conversions | |||||||||||||||||
| Loss on disposal of fixed assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | |||||||||||||||||
| % of revenue | -15.2% | -10.6% | 5.4% | 16.1% | 27.0% | ||||||||||||
| Other income (expense): | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest income, net | |||||||||||||||||
| Other, net | |||||||||||||||||
| Total other income, net | |||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | |||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | |||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | |||||||||||||||||
| % of revenue | -10.4% | -6.3% | 7.7% | 13.4% | 21.6% | ||||||||||||
| Less: Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest | |||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | |||||||||||||||||
| % of revenue | -10.9% | -6.5% | 7.6% | 13.4% | 21.6% | ||||||||||||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | |||||||||||||||||
| Diluted (in dollars per share) |