Closures and Impairments Expense, Including Goodwill and Trademark Impairments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 04, 2013

Closures and Impairments Expense Including Goodwill and Trademark Impairments [Abstract]

Closures and impairments expenses

Closures and impairments, net include the following (in thousands):

	2013			2012			2011
Closures and impairments from continuing operations:
Property impairments	$	11,325		$	12,240		$	4,077
Closed restaurant lease reserves		2,844			3,516			(367	)
Other closing expense		1,152			1,673			418
(Gain)/loss on sale of surplus properties		(665	)		(678	)		47
Closures and impairments, net	$	14,656		$	16,751		$	4,175
Closures and impairments from discontinued operations	$	21,674		$	1,914		$	2,074

Future liabilities associated with closed properties

A rollforward of our future lease obligations associated with closed properties is as follows (in thousands):

	Lease Obligations
	Continuing Operations			Discontinued Concepts			Total
Balance at May 31, 2011	$	2,626		$	34		$	2,660
Closing expense including rent and other lease charges		3,516			325			3,841
Payments		(1,474	)		(131	)		(1,605	)
Transfer of deferred escalating minimum rent balance		1,699			356			2,055
Other adjustments		(140	)		2			(138	)
Balance at June 5, 2012		6,227			586			6,813
Closing expense including rent and other lease charges		2,844			1,404			4,248
Payments		(3,818	)		(808)			(4,626)
Transfer of deferred escalating minimum rent balance		699			1,128			1,827
Other adjustments		465			–			465
Balance at June 4, 2013	$	6,417		$	2,310		$	8,727