Note 5 - Property, Equipment, Assets Held for Sale, Operating Leases, and Sale-leaseback Transactions - Property and Equipment, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		May 31, 2016	Jun. 02, 2015
Land [Member]
Property, plant and equipment		$ 209,930	$ 212,073
Building [Member]
Property, plant and equipment		398,984	426,813
Building Improvements [Member]
Property, plant and equipment		303,032	358,549
Restaurant Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment		222,646	247,775
Other Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment		82,204	87,782
Other Capitalized Property Plant and Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment	[1]	4,354	10,504
Construction in Progress and Other [Member]
Property, plant and equipment		3,325	4,316
Property, plant and equipment		1,224,475	1,347,812
Less accumulated depreciation		553,225	595,638
Property and equipment, net		$ 671,250	$ 752,174

[1] Surplus properties represent 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, closed properties which include a building, and liquor licenses not needed for operations.