Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	May 30, 2020	Jul. 08, 2020	Nov. 22, 2019
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	May 30, 2020
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	RESOURCES CONNECTION INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001084765
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--05-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Public Float			$ 457,496,000
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		32,144,373
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes