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Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants, Funded Debt to Total Capitalization

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Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants, Maximum Dividends as a Percentage of Prior Year Net Income

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Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants, Minimum Current Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants, Minimum Tangible Net Worth

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Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants, Minimum Voting Ownership Percentage

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Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants, Minimum Working Capital Ratio

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Amount of interest capitalized during the period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Credit Facilities and Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 10, 2018	Jun. 02, 2018	Jun. 03, 2017	May 28, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest costs incurred		$ 265,000	$ 318,000	$ 1,100,000
Interest costs capitalized		$ 217,000	$ 1,100,000	$ 1,100,000
Loan Agreements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Restrictive covenants, minimum working capital ratio		1.25
Restrictive covenants, minimum tangible net worth		$ 90,000,000
Restrictive covenants, cumulative net income percentage		45.00%
Restrictive covenants, maximum dividends as a percentage of prior year net income		33.33%
Restrictive covenants, funded debt to total		55.00%
Restrictive covenants, minimum current ratio		1.25
Debt Agreements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Restrictive covenants, minimum voting ownership percentage		50.00%
Line of Credit \| Subsequent Event \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Restrictive covenants, minimum voting ownership percentage	50.00%
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 100,000,000