General (Details 1) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 27, 2015	Aug. 28, 2014
Numerator:
Net earnings attributable to The Marcus Corporation	$ 14,651	$ 12,432
Denominator:
Denominator for basic EPS	27,573	27,347
Effect of dilutive employee stock options	309	266
Denominator for diluted EPS	27,882	27,613
Common Stock [Member]
Net earnings per share - basic:
Common Stock	$ 0.55	$ 0.47
Net earnings per share - diluted:
Common Stock	0.53	0.45
Class B Common Stock [Member]
Net earnings per share - basic:
Common Stock	0.5	0.43
Net earnings per share - diluted:
Common Stock	$ 0.49	$ 0.42