Property, Equipment, Assets Held for Sale, Operating Leases, and Sale-Leaseback Transactions (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 04, 2013 Restaurant		Jun. 05, 2012 Restaurant		May 31, 2011
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 1,448,444,000		$ 1,558,627,000
Less accumulated depreciation	588,614,000		592,022,000
Property and equipment, net	859,830,000		966,605,000
Assets held for sale	9,175,000		4,713,000
Carrying values of assets disposed	6,400,000		5,300,000		6,500,000
Net gain on sale on disposal of assets	600,000		800,000		100,000
Proceeds from disposal of assets	7,000,000		6,000,000		6,600,000
Operating Leases [Abstract]
Percentage of restaurants located on leased properties (in hundredths)	55.00%
Number of company owned restaurants	724
Percentage of restaurants located on leased land (in hundredths)	66.00%
Percentage of restaurants located on leased land and building (in hundredths)	34.00%
Expiration of operating leases	23 years
Sale-Leaseback Transactions [Abstract]
Sale leaseback transaction, number of restaurants	24		10
Sale-leaseback transaction, gross proceeds	54,400,000		22,200,000
Sale-leaseback transaction costs	2,600,000		1,100,000
Sale-leaseback transaction, carrying value	41,400,000		16,500,000
Sale-leaseback transaction, lease terms	15 years
Sale-leaseback transaction, renewal terms (in years)	20 years
Sale leaseback transaction, deferred gain	10,400,000		4,600,000
Sale leaseback transactions, current portion of deferred gain	1,000,000		300,000
Sale leaseback transactions, noncurrent portion of deferred gain	13,200,000		4,200,000
Amortization of deferred gains	800,000		100,000
Future minimum lease payments required under operating leases [Abstract]
2014	47,966,000
2015	44,211,000
2016	40,273,000
2017	36,940,000
2018	34,083,000
Subsequent years	188,336,000
Total minimum lease payments	391,809,000
Future minimum sub-lease payments contractually due from franchisees and others [Abstract]
2014	326,000
2015	242,000
2016	167,000
2017	93,000
2018	93,000
Subsequent years	78,000
Total minimum sub-lease payments	999,000
Minimum and contingent rent expense and sublease rental income under operating leases [Abstract]
Minimum rent	51,398,000		47,808,000		43,432,000
Contingent rent	472,000		467,000		741,000
Rent expense, gross	51,870,000		48,275,000		44,173,000
Sublease rental income	(357,000)		(416,000)		(1,217,000)
Rent expense, net	51,513,000		47,859,000		42,956,000
Included within discontinued operations	546,000		967,000		409,000
Operating Leases, Rent Income Expense Relating to Lease Reserves	2,000,000		3,400,000		(400,000)
Franchisees [Member]
Future minimum sub-lease payments contractually due from franchisees and others [Abstract]
2014	201,000
2015	117,000
2016	94,000
2017	93,000
2018	93,000
Subsequent years	78,000
Total minimum sub-lease payments	676,000
Others [Member]
Future minimum sub-lease payments contractually due from franchisees and others [Abstract]
2014	125,000
2015	125,000
2016	73,000
2017	0
2018	0
Subsequent years	0
Total minimum sub-lease payments	323,000
Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	222,385,000		244,498,000
Building [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	448,681,000		494,537,000
Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	402,371,000		421,143,000
Restaurant Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	260,576,000		276,576,000
Other Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	91,351,000		95,400,000
Construction in Progress and Other [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	23,080,000	[1]	26,473,000	[1]
Assets held for sale, noncurrent	$ 14,800,000		$ 21,800,000

[1] Included in Construction in progress and other as of June 4, 2013 and June 5, 2012 are $14.8 million and $21.8 million, respectively, of assets held for sale that are not classified as such in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as we do not expect to sell these assets within the next 12 months. These assets primarily consist of parcels of land upon which we have no intention to build restaurants.