Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Finite lived intangible assets (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended										12 Months Ended
	Jun. 04, 2013		Mar. 05, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012	Sep. 04, 2012	Jun. 05, 2012		Feb. 28, 2012	Nov. 29, 2011	Aug. 30, 2011	Jun. 04, 2013		Jun. 05, 2012		May 31, 2011
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 24,553,000					$ 31,601,000					$ 24,553,000		$ 31,601,000
Accumulated Amortization	8,226,000					6,019,000					8,226,000		6,019,000
Unfavorable lease valuation liabilities	1,000,000					1,300,000					1,000,000		1,300,000
Future amortization expense for trademarks and reacquired franchise rights over next five years [Abstract]
Fiscal 2014	2,600,000										2,600,000
Fiscal 2015	2,400,000										2,400,000
Fiscal 2016	2,100,000										2,100,000
Fiscal 2017	1,700,000										1,700,000
Fiscal 2018	1,400,000										1,400,000
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Restaurant sales and operating revenue											1,245,226,000		1,306,025,000		1,254,026,000
Cost of merchandise											341,512,000		375,573,000		364,280,000
Payroll and related costs											419,679,000		440,753,000		413,054,000
Other restaurant operating costs											259,014,000		262,573,000		253,776,000
Depreciation											59,122,000		64,144,000		62,597,000
Selling, general and administrative, net											138,782,000		120,364,000		92,091,000
Closures and impairments, net											14,656,000		16,751,000		4,175,000
Interest expense, net											27,117,000		23,312,000		13,508,000
(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes	(14,886,000)		2,701,000	(10,868,000)	1,119,000	(15,952,000)		2,805,000	(211,000)	4,732,000	(21,934,000)		(8,626,000)		57,118,000
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations	12,134,000		(2,015,000)	(6,664,000)	(1,955,000)	(9,218,000)		(4,064,000)	379,000	751,000	1,500,000		(12,152,000)		7,563,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(2,120,000)		(2,520,000)	(10,864,000)	(475,000)	918,000		(2,333,000)	(1,411,000)	(888,000)	(15,979,000)		(3,714,000)		(2,677,000)
Net (loss)/income	(29,140,000)		2,196,000	(15,068,000)	2,599,000	(5,816,000)		4,536,000	(2,001,000)	3,093,000	(39,413,000)		(188,000)		46,878,000
Reclassifications for Discontinued Operations [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Restaurant sales and operating revenue													(14,015,000)		(3,989,000)
Cost of merchandise													(4,947,000)		(1,373,000)
Payroll and related costs													(6,642,000)		(2,146,000)
Other restaurant operating costs													(4,074,000)		(1,588,000)
Depreciation													(1,153,000)		(281,000)
Selling, general and administrative, net													(1,597,000)		(1,023,000)
Closures and impairments, net													(1,914,000)		(2,074,000)
Interest expense, net													0		0
(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes													6,312,000		4,496,000
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations													2,598,000		1,819,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax													(3,714,000)		(2,677,000)
Net (loss)/income													0		0
Other Reclassifications and Corrections [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Restaurant sales and operating revenue													(58,000)		0
Cost of merchandise													0		0
Payroll and related costs													(7,692,000)		(7,030,000)
Other restaurant operating costs													(3,485,000)		(1,268,000)
Depreciation													0		0
Selling, general and administrative, net													7,427,000		7,143,000
Closures and impairments, net													0		0
Interest expense, net													3,692,000		1,155,000
(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes													0		0
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations													0		0
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax													0		0
Net (loss)/income													0		0
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Restaurant sales and operating revenue													1,320,098,000		1,258,015,000
Cost of merchandise													380,520,000		365,653,000
Payroll and related costs													455,087,000		422,230,000
Other restaurant operating costs													270,132,000		256,632,000
Depreciation													65,297,000		62,878,000
Selling, general and administrative, net													114,534,000		85,971,000
Closures and impairments, net													18,665,000		6,249,000
Interest expense, net													19,620,000		12,353,000
(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes													(14,938,000)		52,622,000
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations													(14,750,000)		5,744,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax													0		0
Net (loss)/income													(188,000)		46,878,000
Lime Fresh [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Unfavorable lease valuation liabilities	200,000					200,000					200,000		200,000
Reacquired Franchise Rights [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period											8 years 4 months 24 days
Gross Carrying Amount	14,723,000					14,825,000					14,723,000		14,825,000
Accumulated Amortization	6,847,000					4,961,000					6,847,000		4,961,000
Trademarks [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period											10 years
Gross Carrying Amount	6,025,000					11,961,000					6,025,000		11,961,000
Accumulated Amortization	854,000					847,000					854,000		847,000
Acquired franchise agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	1,500,000					2,460,000					1,500,000		2,460,000
Accumulated Amortization	248,000					39,000					248,000		39,000
Favorable Lease Valuations [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period											25 years 9 months 18 days
Gross Carrying Amount	2,205,000	[1]				2,205,000	[1]				2,205,000	[1]	2,205,000	[1]
Accumulated Amortization	255,000	[1]				168,000	[1]				255,000	[1]	168,000	[1]
Other [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	100,000					150,000					100,000		150,000
Accumulated Amortization	$ 22,000					$ 4,000					$ 22,000		$ 4,000
Acquired Franchise Rights [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period											7 years 3 months 18 days

[1] As of June 4, 2013 and June 5, 2012, we also had $1.0 million and $1.3 million, respectively, of unfavorable lease valuation liabilities which resulted from the terms of acquired franchise operating lease contracts being unfavorable relative to market terms of comparable leases on the acquisition date. In addition, as of June 4, 2013 and June 5, 2012, we had a liability for both periods of $0.2 million which resulted from the terms of a Lime Fresh license agreement being unfavorable relative to market terms of a comparable license agreement. The majority of these liabilities are included within Other deferred liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on the favorable and unfavorable lease valuations from our acquisition of Lime Fresh in fiscal 2012 and acquisitions of Ruby Tuesday franchise partnerships during fiscal 2011.