Note 9 - Closures and Impairments Expense, Including Goodwill and Trademark Impairments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 03, 2014

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Closures and Impairment Expenses [Table Text Block]

	2014			2013			2012
Closures and impairments from continuing operations:
Property impairments	$	24,335		$	11,325		$	12,240
Closed restaurant lease reserves		7,302			2,844			3,516
Other closing expense		2,181			1,152			1,673
(Gain)/loss on sale of surplus properties		(987	)		(665	)		(678	)
Closures and impairments, net	$	32,831		$	14,656		$	16,751
Closures and impairments from discontinued operations	$	(468	)	$	21,674		$	1,914

Future Lease Obligations Associated with Closed Properties [Table Text Block]

	Lease Obligations
	Continuing Operations			Discontinued Concepts			Total
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	)
Other adjustments		1,164			1,128			2,292
Balance at June 4, 2013		6,417			2,310			8,727
Closing expense including rent and other lease charges		7,302			(487	)		6,815
Payments		(4,620	)		(1,185	)		(5,805	)
Other adjustments		1,138			(2	)		1,136
Balance at June 3, 2014	$	10,237		$	636		$	10,873

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Balance at May 31, 2011	$	15,571
Adjustments to fiscal year 2011 purchase price allocations		1,348
Acquisition		7,989
Impairment		(16,919	)
Balance at June 5, 2012	$	7,989
Adjustments to fiscal year 2012 purchase price allocation		1,033
Impairment		(9,022	)
Balance at June 4, 2013 and thereafter	$	–