Note R - Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Mar. 04, 2014
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	NOTE R – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Amendment and Restatement of Directors’ Plan On April 9, 2014, the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Board of Directors adopted a resolution amending and restating the Directors’ Plan to terminate those portions of the plan providing for the award of share-based compensation to non-employee directors but preserving the deferred compensation component of the plan. The amendment and restatement also changes the name of the Directors’ Plan to the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors. All remaining shares of common stock available for issuance under the Directors’ Plan, which were insignificant as of the date of the resolution, were released and will not be reserved for any future purpose. As previously stated in Note L to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, all future share-based compensation granted to non-employee directors will be awarded from shares of common stock available for issuance under the SIP.

Note R - Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Mar. 04, 2014

NOTE R – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Amendment and Restatement of Directors’ Plan

On April 9, 2014, the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Board of Directors adopted a resolution amending and restating the Directors’ Plan to terminate those portions of the plan providing for the award of share-based compensation to non-employee directors but preserving the deferred compensation component of the plan. The amendment and restatement also changes the name of the Directors’ Plan to the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors. All remaining shares of common stock available for issuance under the Directors’ Plan, which were insignificant as of the date of the resolution, were released and will not be reserved for any future purpose. As previously stated in Note L to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, all future share-based compensation granted to non-employee directors will be awarded from shares of common stock available for issuance under the SIP.