Note 3 - Franchise Programs (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Sep. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 02, 2014 USD ($)
Ruby Tuesday [Member]
Note 3 - Franchise Programs (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Franchise Restaurants	78
Royalty fee percentage	4.00%
Operating agreements, support service fee, gross sales contribution, maximum	2.00%
Operating agreements, marketing and purchase fee,gross sales contribution, maximum	1.50%
Support Service and Marketing and Purchasing Fees (in Dollars)	$ 0.2	$ 0.5
Lime Fresh [Member]
Note 3 - Franchise Programs (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Franchise Restaurants	8
Royalty fee percentage	5.25%
Domestic [Member]
Note 3 - Franchise Programs (Details) [Line Items]
Operating Agreements National Advertising Fund Gross Sales Contribution in Hundredths	1.50%
Operating agreements, national advertising fund gross sales contribution, maximum	3.00%

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Represents the number of restaurants operated by traditional franchisees.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage, for the use of the entity's name under the franchise operating agreements.

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Fees charged under a franchise agreement during the period from consideration (often a percentage of the franchisee's sales) received for use of support services, marketing and purchasing operations of a business using the entity's name.

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