Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 03, 2014	Jun. 04, 2013	Jun. 05, 2012
Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants	688
Number of Franchise Restaurants	79
Number of States Primarily Outside the Company, Existing Core Markets in Which Entity Operates	14
Additional Restaurant Sales and Operating Revenue	$ 22,900,000
Additional Earning Per Share	0.03
Off-market Lease, Unfavorable	900,000	1,000,000
Amortization of Intangible Assets	2,500,000	3,300,000	2,300,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Next Twelve Months	2,300,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Two	2,000,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three	1,600,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four	1,300,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Five	1,300,000
Revenue Recognition, Gift Cards, Breakage	600,000	1,900,000	1,800,000
Marketing Expense	67,200,000	71,400,000	47,200,000
Building and Building Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
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Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	3 years
Building and Building Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
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Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	35 years
Restaurant Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	3 years
Restaurant Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
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Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	15 years
Lime Fresh [Member] | Domestic [Member]
Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants	6
Lime Fresh [Member]
Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants	20
Off-market Lease, Unfavorable	100,000	200,000
Royalty fee percentage	5.25%
Operating agreements, national advertising fund gross sales contribution, maximum	3.00%
Ruby Tuesday [Member]
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Number of Restaurants	668
Royalty fee percentage	4.00%
Operating agreements, support service fee, gross sales contribution, maximum	1.50%
Operating agreements, marketing and purchase fee,gross sales contribution, maximum	1.50%
Operating agreements, national advertising fund gross sales contribution, maximum	3.00%
Franchise Rights [Member]
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Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	7 years 109 days
Franchise Rights [Member] | Minimum [Member]
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Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	5 years
Franchise Rights [Member] | Maximum [Member]
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Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	9 years
Reacquired Franchise Rights [Member]
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Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	8 years 146 days
Lease Agreements [Member]
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Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	25 years 219 days
Trademarks [Member]
Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	10 years
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	10 years
Other Reclassifications and Corrections [Member]
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Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment		$ 500,000
Foreign Countries [Member]
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Number of Countries in which Entity Operates	12