Ruby Tuesday 10-Q 13 Jan 14 2014 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_And_Entity_Informatio

Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013	Jan. 07, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'RUBY TUESDAY INC	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--06-03	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	61,425,092
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0000068270	'
Entity Current Reporting Status	'Yes	'
Entity Voluntary Filers	'No	'
Entity Filer Category	'Accelerated Filer	'
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	'No	'
Document Period End Date	3-Dec-13	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q2	'

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $)	Dec. 03, 2013	Jun. 04, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$23,618	$52,907
Accounts receivable	5,779	4,834
Inventories:	'	'
Merchandise	18,220	21,779
China, silver and supplies	9,195	9,093
Income tax receivable	5,343	1,900
Deferred income taxes	4,579	7,296
Prepaid rent and other expenses	14,293	14,180
Assets held for sale	4,432	9,175
Total current assets	85,459	121,164
Property and equipment, net	824,160	859,830
Other assets	62,823	62,189
Total assets	972,442	1,043,183
Current liabilities:	'	'
Accounts payable	25,264	14,964
Accrued liabilities:	'	'
Taxes, other than income and payroll	11,241	11,311
Payroll and related costs	21,977	25,425
Insurance	8,120	9,095
Deferred revenue – gift cards	15,664	13,454
Rent and other	25,926	22,896
Current portion of long-term debt, including capital leases	9,838	8,487
Total current liabilities	118,030	105,632
Long-term debt and capital leases, less current maturities	263,304	290,515
Deferred income taxes	2,778	5,753
Deferred escalating minimum rent	48,583	46,892
Other deferred liabilities	73,498	77,556
Total liabilities	506,193	526,348
Shareholders’ equity:	'	'
Common stock, $0.01 par value; (authorized: 100,000 shares; issued: 61,415 shares at 12/03/13; 61,248 shares at 6/04/13)	614	612
Capital in excess of par value	72,678	67,596
Retained earnings	402,947	459,572
Deferred compensation liability payable in Company stock	638	1,094
Company stock held by Deferred Compensation Plan	-638	-1,094
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-9,990	-10,945
Total shareholders’ equity	466,249	516,835
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity	$972,442	$1,043,183

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance1

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) (USD $)	Dec. 03, 2013	Jun. 04, 2013
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
Common stock, par value (in Dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, authorized	100,000	100,000
Common stock, issued	61,415	61,248

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012
Revenue:	'	'	'	'
Restaurant sales and operating revenue	$274,719	$298,597	$562,811	$624,864
Franchise revenue	1,490	1,480	3,072	3,136
	276,209	300,077	565,883	628,000
Operating costs and expenses:	'	'	'	'
Cost of merchandise	77,669	82,847	157,607	170,710
Payroll and related costs	97,517	100,731	200,250	207,923
Other restaurant operating costs	65,289	65,648	132,823	131,502
Depreciation	13,915	14,677	28,124	29,688
Selling, general and administrative, net	37,031	38,541	74,046	81,548
Closures and impairments, net	14,143	1,891	22,176	2,978
Interest expense, net	6,620	6,765	13,373	13,555
Loss/(gain) on extinguishment of debt	672	-155	1,183	-155
	312,856	310,945	629,582	637,749
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	-36,647	-10,868	-63,699	-9,749
Benefit for income taxes from continuing operations	-1,910	-6,664	-7,063	-8,619
Loss from continuing operations	-34,737	-4,204	-56,636	-1,130
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	354	-10,864	11	-11,339
Net loss	-34,383	-15,068	-56,625	-12,469
Other comprehensive income:	'	'	'	'
Pension liability reclassification, net of tax	477	380	955	761
Total comprehensive loss	($33,906)	($14,688)	($55,670)	($11,708)
Basic loss per share:	'	'	'	'
Loss from continuing operations (in Dollars per share)	($0.58)	($0.07)	($0.94)	($0.02)
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations (in Dollars per share)	$0.01	($0.17)	$0	($0.18)
Net loss per share (in Dollars per share)	($0.57)	($0.24)	($0.94)	($0.20)
Diluted loss per share:	'	'	'	'
Loss from continuing operations (in Dollars per share)	($0.58)	($0.07)	($0.94)	($0.02)
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations (in Dollars per share)	$0.01	($0.17)	$0	($0.18)
Net loss per share (in Dollars per share)	($0.57)	($0.24)	($0.94)	($0.20)
Weighted average shares:	'	'	'	'
Basic (in Shares)	60,196	62,005	60,111	62,409
Diluted (in Shares)	60,196	62,005	60,111	62,409

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme1

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 31, 2008
Operating activities:	'	'
Net loss	($56,625)	($12,469)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation	28,124	30,512
Amortization	1,370	2,436
Deferred income taxes	-259	-21,407
Loss on impairments, including disposition of assets	17,746	18,756
Loss/(gain) on extinguishment of debt	1,183	-155
Share-based compensation expense	4,049	1,609
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation	-283	-11
Lease reserve adjustments	4,205	379
Deferred escalating minimum rent	1,397	1,740
Other, net	1,847	-680
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:	'	'
Receivables	-937	-2,071
Inventories	3,457	-10,315
Income taxes	-3,443	-985
Prepaid and other assets	-1,187	91
Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities	-216	-6,821
Net cash provided by operating activities	428	609
Investing activities:	'	'
Purchases of property and equipment	-17,697	-18,505
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions, net	5,637	30,408
Proceeds from disposal of assets	8,457	2,085
Insurance proceeds from property claims	218	'
Reductions in Deferred Compensation Plan assets	115	498
Other, net	-146	-372
Net cash (used)/provided by investing activities	-3,416	14,114
Financing activities:	'	'
Principal payments on long-term debt	-25,806	-17,485
Stock repurchases	-540	-20,012
Payments for debt issuance costs	-1,718	'
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	1,480	173
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation	283	11
Net cash used by financing activities	-26,301	-37,313
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	-29,289	-22,590
Cash and cash equivalents:	'	'
Beginning of year	52,907	48,184
End of quarter	23,618	25,594
Cash paid for:	'	'
Interest, net of amount capitalized	11,813	12,806
Income taxes, net	477	3,517
Significant non-cash investing and financing activities:	'	'
Retirement of fully depreciated assets	11,292	38,490
Reclassification of properties to assets held for sale	$3,816	$763

Note_A_Basis_of_Presentation

Note A - Basis of Presentation	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]	'
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE A – BASIS OF PRESENTATION
	Ruby Tuesday, Inc., including its wholly-owned subsidiaries (“RTI,” the “Company,” “we,” and/or “our”), owns and operates Ruby Tuesday® casual dining and Lime Fresh Mexican Grill® (“Lime Fresh”) fast casual restaurants. We also franchise the Ruby Tuesday and Lime Fresh concepts in selected domestic and international markets. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring entries) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Operating results for the 13- and 26-week periods ended December 3, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the 52-week year ending June 3, 2014.
	The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 4, 2013 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In addition to the reclassification of $0.4 million from Interest expense, net to Gain on extinguishment of debt for both the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 4, 2012, we made certain reclassifications to prior year amounts in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss to reclassify the results of operations of our discontinued concepts as discontinued operations for all periods presented. We also made certain reclassifications to prior year amounts in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows to conform to current period presentation (all reclassifications were within Operating activities).
	For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in RTI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 4, 2013.

Note_B_Loss_per_Share_and_Stoc

Note B - Loss per Share and Stock Repurchases	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]	'
	NOTE B – LOSS PER SHARE AND STOCK REPURCHASES
	Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period presented. Diluted loss per share gives effect to stock options and restricted stock outstanding during the applicable periods, if dilutive. The following table reflects the calculation of weighted-average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding as presented in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (in thousands, except per-share data):
		Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
		December 3,			December 4,			December 3,			December 4,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Loss from continuing operations	$	(34,737	)	$	(4,204	)	$	(56,636	)	$	(1,130	)
	Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		354			(10,864	)		11			(11,339	)
	Net loss	$	(34,383	)	$	(15,068	)	$	(56,625	)	$	(12,469	)
	Weighted-average common shares outstanding		60,196			62,005			60,111			62,409
	Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock	–			–			–			–
	Weighted average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding		60,196			62,005			60,111			62,409
	Loss per share – Basic
	Loss from continuing operations	$	(0.58	)	$	(0.07	)	$	(0.94	)	$	(0.02	)
	Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations		0.01			(0.17	)		0			(0.18	)
	Net loss per share	$	(0.57	)	$	(0.24	)	$	(0.94	)	$	(0.20	)
	Loss per share – Diluted
	Loss from continuing operations	$	(0.58	)	$	(0.07	)	$	(0.94	)	$	(0.02	)
	Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations		0.01			(0.17	)		0			(0.18	)
	Net loss per share	$	(0.57	)	$	(0.24	)	$	(0.94	)	$	(0.20	)
	Stock options with an exercise price greater than the average market price of our common stock and certain options with unrecognized compensation expense do not impact the computation of diluted loss per share because the effect would be anti-dilutive. The following table summarizes stock options and restricted shares that did not impact the computation of diluted loss per share because their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect (in thousands):
		Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
		December 3,			December 4,			December 3,			December 4,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Stock options*		2,839			3,371			2,977			3,002
	Restricted shares*		1,074			1,647			1,160			1,376
	Total		3,913			5,018			4,137			4,378
	* Due to a net loss for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013 and December 4, 2012, all then outstanding share-based awards were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share.
	During the first 26 weeks of fiscal 2014, we repurchased 0.1 million shares of our common stock at a cost of $0.5 million. As of December 3, 2013, the total number of remaining shares authorized by our Board of Directors to be repurchased was 11.8 million. All shares repurchased during the 26 week period were cancelled as of December 3, 2013.

Note_C_Franchise_Programs

Note C - Franchise Programs	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Franchise Programs [Abstract]	'
Franchise Programs [Text Block]	'
	NOTE C – FRANCHISE PROGRAMS
	As of December 3, 2013, our domestic and international franchisees collectively operated 76 Ruby Tuesday restaurants and eight Lime Fresh restaurants. We do not own any equity interest in our franchisees.
	Under the terms of the franchise operating agreements, we charge a royalty fee (generally 4.0% of monthly sales for Ruby Tuesday concept franchisees and 5.25% of monthly sales for Lime Fresh concept franchisees) and require all of our Ruby Tuesday domestic franchisees to contribute a percentage, 1.5% as of December 3, 2013, of monthly gross sales to a national advertising fund formed to cover their pro rata portion of the production and airing costs associated with our national advertising campaign. Under the terms of those agreements, we can charge up to 3.0% of monthly gross sales for this national advertising fund.
	Advertising amounts received from domestic franchisees are considered by RTI to be reimbursements, recorded on an accrual basis as earned, and have been netted against selling, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.
	In addition to the advertising fee discussed above, our Ruby Tuesday concept franchise agreements allow us to charge up to a 2.0% support service fee and a 1.5% marketing and purchasing fee. For the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013 and December 4, 2012, we recorded $0.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively in fiscal 2014, and $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively in fiscal 2013, in support service and marketing and purchasing fees, which were an offset to Selling, general and administrative, net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

Note_D_Discontinued_Operations

Note D - Discontinued Operations	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]	'
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE D – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
	In an effort to focus primarily on the successful sales turnaround of our core Ruby Tuesday concept and secondly, to improve the financial performance of our Lime Fresh concept, we closed all 13 Marlin & Ray’s restaurants, the Company’s one Wok Hay restaurant, and our two Truffles restaurants during fiscal 2013. We have classified the results of operations of our Company-owned Marlin & Ray’s, Wok Hay, and Truffles concepts as discontinued operations for all periods presented. The results of operations of our discontinued operations are as follows (in thousands):
		Thirteen weeks ended					Twenty-six weeks ended
		December 3,		December 4,			December 3,			4-Dec-12
		2013		2012			2013
	Restaurant sales and operating revenue	$	–	$	4,156		$	–		$	9,154
	Gain/(loss) before income taxes	$	453	$	(17,919	)	$	(75	)	$	(18,767	)
	Provision/(benefit) for income taxes		99		(7,055	)		(86	)		(7,428	)
	Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations	$	354	$	(10,864	)	$	11		$	(11,339	)
	As of December 3, 2013 and June 4, 2013, we had $0.8 million and $2.8 million, respectively, of assets associated with the closed concept restaurants, which are included in Property and equipment, net in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Additionally, included within Assets held for sale in our December 3, 2013 and June 4, 2013 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet are $1.3 million and $4.2 million, respectively, of assets associated with the closed concept restaurants. See Note I to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of closed restaurant lease reserves as of December 3, 2013 and June 4, 2013 associated with the closed concept restaurants.

Note_E_Accounts_Receivable

Note E - Accounts Receivable	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Receivables [Abstract]	'
Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE E – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
	Accounts receivable – current consist of the following (in thousands):
		3-Dec-13		4-Jun-13
	Rebates receivable	$	1,088	$	874
	Amounts due from franchisees		1,393		917
	Other receivables		3,298		3,043
		$	5,779	$	4,834
	We negotiate purchase arrangements, including price terms, with designated and approved suppliers on behalf of us and our franchise system. We receive various volume discounts and rebates based on purchases for our Company-owned restaurants from numerous suppliers.
	Amounts due from franchisees consist of royalties, license and other miscellaneous fees, a substantial portion of which represents current and recently-invoiced billings.
	As of December 3, 2013 and June 4, 2013, Other receivables consisted primarily of amounts due for third-party gift card sales ($1.8 million for both periods), amounts due from our distributor ($0.7 million and $0.4 million, respectively), and amounts due from landlords ($0.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively).

Note_F_Inventories

Note F - Inventories	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE F – INVENTORIES
	Our merchandise inventory was $18.2 million and $21.8 million as of December 3, 2013 and June 4, 2013, respectively. In order to ensure adequate supply and competitive pricing, we have historically purchased lobster in advance of our needs and stored it in third-party facilities prior to our distributor taking possession of the inventory. The decrease in merchandise inventory from the end of the prior fiscal year is due primarily to a reduction in lobster inventory as we have suspended the advance purchasing of lobster to utilize the lobster that is currently on hand.

Note_G_Property_Equipment_Asse

Note G - Property, Equipment, Assets Held for Sale, Operating Leases, and Sale-Leaseback Transactions	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE G – PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, ASSETS HELD FOR SALE, OPERATING LEASES, AND SALE-LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS
	Property and equipment, net, is comprised of the following (in thousands):
		3-Dec-13		4-Jun-13
	Land	$	218,759	$	222,385
	Buildings		439,591		448,681
	Improvements		377,432		402,371
	Restaurant equipment		253,559		260,576
	Other equipment		85,798		91,351
	Construction in progress and other*		18,977		23,080
			1,394,116		1,448,444
	Less accumulated depreciation		569,956		588,614
		$	824,160	$	859,830
	* Included in Construction in progress and other as of December 3, 2013 and June 4, 2013 are $13.5 million and $14.8 million, respectively, of assets held for sale that are not classified as such in the Condensed 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.
	Included within the current assets section of our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 3, 2013 and June 4, 2013 are amounts classified as held for sale totaling $4.4 million and $9.2 million, respectively. Assets held for sale primarily consist of parcels of land upon which we have no intention to build restaurants, land and buildings of closed restaurants, and various liquor licenses. During the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013, we sold surplus properties with carrying values of $5.6 million and $8.2 million, respectively, at net gains of $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively. Cash proceeds, net of broker fees, from these sales during the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013 totaled $5.8 million and $8.4 million, respectively. During the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 4, 2012, we sold surplus properties with carrying values of $1.6 million at net gains of $0.5 million for both periods. Cash proceeds, net of broker fees, from these sales during the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 4, 2012 totaled $2.1 million for both periods.
	Approximately 56% of our 724 restaurants are located on leased properties. Of these, approximately 66% are land leases only; the other 34% are for both land and building. The initial terms of these leases expire at various dates over the next 23 years. These leases may also contain required increases in minimum rent at varying times during the lease term and have options to extend the terms of the leases at a rate that is included in the original lease agreement. Most of our leases require the payment of additional (contingent) rent that is based upon a percentage of restaurant sales above agreed upon sales levels for the year. These sales levels vary for each restaurant and are established in the lease agreements. We recognize contingent rental expense (in annual as well as interim periods) prior to the achievement of the specified target that triggers the contingent rental expense, provided that achievement of that target is considered probable.
	During the 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013, we completed sale-leaseback transactions of the land and building for three Company-owned Ruby Tuesday concept restaurants for gross cash proceeds of $5.9 million, exclusive of transaction costs of approximately $0.3 million. Equipment was not included. The carrying value of the properties sold was $4.8 million. None of these sale-leaseback transactions occurred during the 13 weeks ended December 3, 2013. During the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 4, 2012, we completed sale-leaseback transactions of the land and building for five and 14 Company-owned Ruby Tuesday concept restaurants, respectively, for gross cash proceeds of $11.7 million and $32.0 million, respectively, exclusive of transaction costs of approximately $0.6 million and $1.6 million, respectively. Equipment was not included. The carrying value of the properties sold was $8.4 million and $22.7 million, respectively. The leases have been classified as operating leases and have initial terms of 15 years, with renewal options of up to 20 years following a rent reset based on fair market value at the end of the initial term. Net proceeds from fiscal 2013 and 2014’s sale-leaseback transactions have been used for general corporate purposes, including debt payments and the repurchase of shares of our common stock.
	We realized gains on these transactions during the 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013 and December 4, 2012 of $0.8 million and $7.7 million, respectively, and during the 13 weeks ended December 4, 2012 of $2.7 million, which have been deferred and are being recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The current portion of the deferred gains on all sale-leaseback transactions to date was $1.1 million and $1.0 million as of December 3, 2013 and June 4, 2013, respectively, and is included in Accrued liabilities – Rent and other in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The long-term portion of the deferred gains on all sale-leaseback transactions to date was $13.5 million and $13.2 million as of December 3, 2013 and June 4, 2013, respectively, and is included in Other deferred liabilities in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amortization of the deferred gains of $0.3 million and $0.5 million for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013, respectively, and $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 4, 2012, respectively, is included within Other restaurant operating costs in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

Note_H_LongTerm_Debt_and_Capit

Note H - Long-Term Debt and Capital Leases	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]	'
Debt and Capital Leases Disclosures [Text Block]	'
	NOTE H – LONG-TERM DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASES
	Long-term debt and capital lease obligations consist of the following (in thousands):
		3-Dec-13			4-Jun-13
	Senior unsecured notes	$	222,113		$	235,000
	Unamortized discount		(2,753	)		(3,083	)
	Senior unsecured notes less unamortized discount		219,360			231,917
	Revolving credit facility	–			–
	Mortgage loan obligations		53,601			66,883
	Capital lease obligations		181			202
			273,142			299,002
	Less current maturities		9,838			8,487
		$	263,304		$	290,515
	On May 14, 2012, we entered into an indenture (the “Indenture”) among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company as guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as trustee, governing the Company’s $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.625% senior notes due 2020 (the “Senior Notes”). The Senior Notes were issued at a discount of $3.7 million, which is being amortized using the effective interest method over the eight-year term of the notes.
	The Senior Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by our existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions. They rank equal in right of payment with our existing and future senior indebtedness and senior in right of payment to any of our future subordinated indebtedness. The Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to all of our secured debt, including borrowings outstanding under our revolving credit facility, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt and structurally subordinated to all of the liabilities of our existing and future subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Senior Notes.
	Interest on the Senior Notes is calculated at 7.625% per annum, payable semiannually on each May 15 and November 15 to holders of record on the May 1 or November 1 immediately preceding the interest payment date. Accrued interest on the Senior Notes and our other long-term debt and capital lease obligations is included in Accrued liabilities – Rent and other in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Senior Notes mature on May 15, 2020.
	At any time prior to May 15, 2016, we may redeem the Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus an applicable “make-whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest. At any time on or after May 15, 2016, we may redeem the Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices specified in the Indenture plus accrued and unpaid interest. At any time prior to May 15, 2015, we may redeem up to 35% of the Senior Notes from the proceeds of certain equity offerings. There is no sinking fund for the Senior Notes.
	The Indenture contains covenants that limit, among other things, our ability and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to (i) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness; (ii) declare or pay dividends, redeem stock or make other distributions to stockholders; (iii) make certain investments; (iv) create liens or use assets as security in other transactions; (v) merge or consolidate, or sell, transfer, lease or dispose of substantially all of their assets; (vi) enter into transactions with affiliates; and (vii) sell or transfer certain assets. These covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications, as described in the Indenture, and certain covenants will not apply at any time when the Senior Notes are rated investment grade by the Rating Agencies, as defined in the Indenture. The Indenture also provides for events of default, which, if any of them occurs, would permit or require the principal, premium, if any, interest and any other monetary obligations on all the then outstanding Senior Notes to be due and payable immediately.
	Under the terms of our December 2013 four-year revolving credit agreement (the “Senior Credit Facility” discussed below) we are allowed, under certain circumstances, to repurchase up to $20.0 million of the Senior Notes in any fiscal year. During the 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013, we repurchased $12.9 million of the Senior Notes for $13.0 million plus $0.2 million of accrued interest. We realized losses of $0.5 million on these transactions. The balance on the Senior Notes was $222.1 million at December 3, 2013 as a result of these repurchases.
	On December 3, 2013, we entered into the Senior Credit Facility under which we may borrow up to $50.0 million with the option, subject to certain conditions, to increase the facility by up to $35.0 million. The Senior Credit Facility, which was obtained to provide capital for general corporate purposes, replaced a previous five-year $200.0 million credit facility that was set to expire in December 2015. The terms of the Senior Credit Facility provide for a $25.0 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit. In connection with entering into the Senior Credit Facility, included within Interest expense, net and Loss/(gain) on extinguishment of debt in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013 are charges of $0.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively, relating to the write-off of the pro rata portion of unamortized debt issuance costs associated with our previous credit facility.
	Under the Senior Credit Facility, interest rates charged on borrowings can vary depending on the interest rate option we choose to utilize. Our options for the rate are a Base Rate or LIBOR, plus an applicable margin. The Base Rate is defined as the highest of the issuing bank’s prime rate, the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%, or the Adjusted LIBO rate (as defined in the Senior Credit Facility) plus 1.0%. The applicable margin for the LIBOR rate-based option is a percentage ranging from 2.50% to 3.50% and for the Base Rate option is a percentage ranging from 1.50% to 2.50%. We pay commitment fees quarterly ranging from 0.40% to 0.75% on the unused portion of the Senior Credit Facility.
	As security for the Senior Credit Facility, we granted the lenders liens and security interests in substantially all of the shares of capital stock of the Company and each of our present and future subsidiaries and substantially all of the personal property of the Company and each of our present and future subsidiaries. Further, we are substantially complete in the process of finalizing a listing of approximately 50 Ruby Tuesday restaurants whose real property, improvements and fixtures would provide additional collateral with a fair market value of approximately $100.0 million as of December 3, 2013. While the Company has no plans to borrow on the Senior Credit Facility prior to finalization of the collateral, there can be no assurance that the full amount of $50.0 million would be available until we are able to do so.
	Under the terms of the Senior Credit Facility, we had no borrowings outstanding at December 3, 2013. After consideration of letters of credit outstanding, we had $37.6 million available under the Senior Credit Facility as of December 3, 2013.
	The Senior Credit Facility contains a number of customary affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, limit or restrict our ability to incur liens, engage in mergers or other fundamental changes, make acquisitions, investments, loans and advances, pay dividends or other distributions, sell or otherwise dispose of certain assets, engage in certain transactions with affiliates, enter into burdensome agreements or certain hedging agreements, amend organizational documents, change accounting practices, incur additional indebtedness and prepay other indebtedness. In addition, under the Senior Credit Facility, we are required to comply with financial covenants relating to the maintenance of a maximum leverage ratio and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. The terms of the Senior Credit Facility require us to maintain a maximum leverage ratio of no more than 4.50 to 1.0 and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.50 to 1.0 for the quarter ended December 3, 2013. For the remainder of fiscal 2014, the terms of the Senior Credit Facility require us to maintain a maximum leverage ratio of no more than 4.75 to 1.0 and 5.00 to 1.0 for the quarters ending March 4, 2014 and June 3, 2014, respectively, and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.40 to 1.0 and 1.30 to 1.0 for the quarters ending March 4, 2014 and June 3, 2014, respectively. The minimum required ratios fluctuate thereafter as provided in Article VII of the Senior Credit Facility.
	The Senior Credit Facility terminates not later than December 3, 2017.  Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the lenders may terminate the loan commitments, accelerate all loans and exercise any of their rights under the Senior Credit Facility and any ancillary loan documents.
	On December 3, 2013, in connection with our entry into the Senior Credit Facility, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into loan modification agreements (the “Loan Modification Agreements”) with certain mortgage lenders to, among other things, provide waivers and consents under certain of our mortgage loan obligations to enter into the Senior Credit Facility. The Loan Modification Agreements also, among other things, amend certain financial reporting requirements under the specified loans and modify and/or provide for certain financial covenants for the specified loans, including the minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio and the minimum adjusted total debt to EBITDAR ratio. In conjunction with one of the loan modification agreements, on January 2, 2014, we paid approximately $5.0 million to retire a specified portion of certain mortgage loan obligations.
	Our $53.6 million in mortgage loan obligations as of December 3, 2013 consists of various loans acquired upon franchise acquisitions. These loans, which mature between February 2014 and November 2022, have balances which range from $0.1 million to $7.8 million and interest rates of 7.60% to 10.92%. Many of the properties acquired from franchisees collateralize the loans outstanding.

Note_I_Closures_and_Impairment

Note I - Closures and Impairments Expense	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]	'
Asset Impairment Charges [Text Block]	'
	NOTE I – CLOSURES AND IMPAIRMENTS EXPENSE
	Closures and impairments, net include the following for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013 and December 4, 2012 (in thousands):
		Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
		December 3,			December 4,			December 3,			December 4,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Closures and impairments from continuing operations:
	Property impairments	$	12,318		$	2,212		$	17,248		$	2,660
	Closed restaurant lease reserves		1,702			(99	)		4,297			375
	Other closing costs		110			285			578			541
	Loss/(gain) on sale of surplus properties		13			(507	)		53			(598	)
	Closures and impairments, net	$	14,143		$	1,891		$	22,176		$	2,978
	Closures and impairments from discontinued operations	$	(453	)	$	16,360		$	65		$	16,397
	A roll forward of our future lease obligations associated with closed properties is as follows (in thousands):
		Lease Obligations
		Continuing			Discontinued			Total
		Operations			Concepts
	Balance at June 4, 2013	$	6,417		$	2,310		$	8,727
	Closing expense including rent and other lease charges		4,297			(92	)		4,205
	Payments		(2,503	)		(821	)		(3,324	)
	Other adjustments		42		–				42
	Balance at December 3, 2013	$	8,253		$	1,397		$	9,650
	For the remainder of fiscal 2014 and beyond, our focus will be on obtaining settlements, or subleases as necessary, on as many of these leases as possible and these settlements could be higher or lower than the amounts recorded. The actual amount of any cash payments made by the Company for lease contract termination costs will be dependent upon ongoing negotiations with the landlords of the leased restaurant properties.
	As also discussed in Note R to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, on January 7, 2014, the Board of Directors of Ruby Tuesday, Inc. approved a plan to close approximately 27 Ruby Tuesday concept restaurants in the third quarter of fiscal 2014 and three more in the fourth quarter. Of the 30 restaurants, approximately half are planned to close upon expiration of their lease. Included within Closures and impairments, net for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013 are impairment charges of $4.4 million in connection with the planned closures.
	In addition to the impairment charges recorded in connection with the planned closures discussed above, during the 13 weeks ended December 3, 2013 we recorded $5.7 million of impairments relating to nine open restaurants with deteriorating operational performance. At December 3, 2013, we had 58 restaurants that had been open more than one year with rolling 12-month negative cash flows of which 43 have been impaired to salvage value. Of the 15 which remained, we reviewed the plans to improve cash flows at each of the restaurants and determined that no impairment was necessary. The remaining net book value of these 15 restaurants, six of which are located on owned properties, was $13.7 million at December 3, 2013.
	Should sales at these restaurants not improve within a reasonable period of time, further impairment charges are possible. Considerable management judgment is necessary to estimate future cash flows, including cash flows from continuing use, terminal value, closure costs, salvage value, and sublease income. Accordingly, actual results could vary significantly from our estimates.

Note_J_Employee_PostEmployment

Note J - Employee Post-Employment Benefits	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE J – EMPLOYEE POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
	We sponsor three defined benefit pension plans for active employees and offer certain postretirement benefits for retirees. A summary of each of these is presented below.
	Retirement Plan
	RTI sponsors the Morrison Restaurants Inc. Retirement Plan (the “Retirement Plan”). Effective December 31, 1987, the Retirement Plan was amended so that no additional benefits would accrue and no new participants may enter the Retirement Plan after that date. Participants receive benefits based upon salary and length of service.
	Minimum funding for the Retirement Plan is determined in accordance with the guidelines set forth in employee benefit and tax laws. From time to time we may contribute additional amounts as we deem appropriate. We estimate that we will be required to make contributions totaling $0.3 million to the Retirement Plan during the remainder of fiscal 2014.
	Executive Supplemental Pension Plan and Management Retirement Plan
	Under these unfunded defined benefit pension plans, eligible employees earn supplemental retirement income based upon salary and length of service, reduced by social security benefits and amounts otherwise receivable under other specified Company retirement plans. Effective June 1, 2001, the Management Retirement Plan was amended so that no additional benefits would accrue and no new participants may enter the plan after that date.
	To provide a source for the payment of benefits under our non-qualified pension plans, we own whole-life insurance contracts on certain employees. These policies are maintained in a rabbi trust. During the second quarter of fiscal 2014, we sold certain of these policies, the proceeds from which we expect to reinvest in new policies during the third quarter of fiscal 2014. As a result of the sale of these policies, we classified the $8.8 million restricted cash as Other assets in the noncurrent section of our December 3, 2013 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
	Postretirement Medical and Life Benefits
	Our Postretirement Medical and Life Benefits plans provide medical and life insurance benefits to certain retirees. The medical plan requires retiree cost sharing provisions that are more substantial for employees who retire after January 1, 1990.
	The following tables detail the components of net periodic benefit costs and the amounts recognized in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the Retirement Plan, Management Retirement Plan, and the Executive Supplemental Pension Plan (collectively, the “Pension Plans”) and the Postretirement Medical and Life Benefits plans (in thousands):
		Pension Benefits
		Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
		December 3,			December 4,			December 3,			December 4,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Service cost	$	89		$	115		$	178		$	230
	Interest cost		434			525			868			1,050
	Expected return on plan assets		(111	)		(102	)		(222	)		(204	)
	Amortization of prior service cost (a)	–				26		–				52
	Recognized actuarial loss		428			565			856			1,130
	Net periodic benefit cost	$	840		$	1,129		$	1,680		$	2,258
		Postretirement Medical and Life Benefits
		Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
		December 3,			December 4,			December 3,			December 4,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Service cost	$	3		$	3		$	6		$	6
	Interest cost		17			15			34			30
	Amortization of prior service cost (a)		(11	)		(14	)		(22	)		(28	)
	Recognized actuarial loss		61			53			122			106
	Net periodic benefit cost	$	70		$	57		$	140		$	114
	(a) Prior service costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the average remaining service period of employees expected to receive benefits.
	During the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013, we reclassified $0.5 million and $1.0 million, respectively, of amortized prior service costs and recognized actuarial losses out of accumulated other comprehensive loss and into pension expense, which is included in Selling, general and administrative, net within our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
	We also sponsor two defined contribution retirement savings plans. Information regarding these plans is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 4, 2013.
	Executive Separations and Corporate Support Services Restructuring
	On June 7, 2013, our then Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer separated employment with the Company. During the first quarter of fiscal 2014, we recorded severance expense of $0.9 million in connection with the separation agreement for the former executive, which represents obligations pursuant to the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Severance Pay Plan (the “Severance Plan”) of two times base salary. Of this amount, $0.5 million was paid to the former executive during the 13 weeks ended September 3, 2013, and the remaining $0.4 million was paid subsequent to December 3, 2013 in accordance with the Severance Plan.
	On October 7, 2013, the Company terminated the Severance Plan.
	On October 30, 2013, our then Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer separated employment with the Company. During the second quarter of fiscal 2014, we recorded severance expense of $0.4 million in connection with his separation agreement, an amount representing one year of his annual base salary plus his remaining vacation for fiscal 2014. Of this amount, an insignificant portion was paid during the quarter and the remaining amounts will be paid over three future installments.
	On November 20, 2013, we eliminated approximately 50 support center management and staff personnel at our Restaurant Support Services Center in Maryville, Tennessee. These reductions occurred in connection with an ongoing comprehensive review of our cost structure. These employee separations resulted in second quarter fiscal 2014 transition-related costs of $2.0 million for employee severance and unused vacation.
	As of December 3, 2013, a liability of $2.4 million representing unpaid obligations in connection with the restructuring was included within Accrued liabilities: Payroll and related costs in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. A roll forward of our obligations in connection with employee separations is as follows (in thousands):
	Balance at June 4, 2013	$	310
	Employee severance and unused vacation accruals		3,212
	Cash payments		(1,139	)
	Balance at December 3, 2013	$	2,383
	See Notes L and R to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of the impact of executive separations to our share-based employee compensation costs and further staff reductions subsequent to quarter end, respectively.

Note_K_Income_Taxes

Note K - Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE K – INCOME TAXES
	Under Accounting Standards Codification 740 (“ASC 740”), companies are required to apply their estimated annual tax rate on a year-to-date basis in each interim period. Under ASC 740, companies should not apply the estimated annual tax rate to interim financial results if the estimated annual tax rate is not reliably predictable. In this situation, the interim tax rate should be based on the actual year-to-date results. Due to changes in our projections, which have fluctuated as we work through our brand repositioning, a reliable projection of our annual effective rate has been difficult to determine. As such, we recorded a tax benefit for the first two quarters of fiscal 2014 based on the actual year-to-date results, in accordance with ASC 740.
	We recorded a tax benefit from continuing operations of $1.9 million and $7.1 million for the 13- and 26-week periods ended December 3, 2013, respectively, compared to $6.7 million and $8.6 million for the 13- and 26-week periods ended December 4, 2012, respectively, to reflect the current benefit of federal and certain state net operating loss carrybacks as well as the recognition of unrecognized tax benefits. The change in income taxes is attributable to increased pre-tax losses for the 13 and 26 weeks ending December 3, 2013 as compared to the same periods of the prior year, offset by an increase in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as discussed below.
	We regularly evaluate the need for a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets by assessing whether it is more likely than not that we will realize the deferred tax assets in the future.  A valuation allowance assessment is performed each reporting period, with any additions or adjustments reflected in earnings in the period of assessment.  In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we have considered both positive and negative evidence related to the likelihood of realization of the deferred tax assets for each jurisdiction.
	Through the third quarter of fiscal 2013, we had concluded that objective and subjective positive evidence outweighed negative evidence, and concluded it was more likely than not to realize all of our federal and most of our state deferred tax assets, except for loss carryforwards in certain states that have had cumulative losses due to our state tax planning strategies and/or relatively short carryforward periods and annual limits on how much loss carryforward can be used to offset future taxable income.   During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, we recorded a valuation allowance following the conclusion that the negative evidence outweighed the positive evidence.
	Our valuation allowance totaled $45.4 million and $24.6 million as of December 3, 2013 and June 4, 2013, respectively. Netted against our tax benefit from continuing operations for the 13- and 26-week periods ended December 3, 2013 were charges of $14.6 million and $21.9 million, respectively, representing the amount reserved for the increase in deferred tax assets during the periods which primarily related to general business credit carryforwards and state net operating loss carryforwards.
	We had a liability for unrecognized tax benefits, exclusive of accrued interest and penalties, of $8.9 million and $13.0 million as of December 3, 2013 and June 4, 2013, respectively. As of December 3, 2013 and June 4, 2013, the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would impact our effective tax rate was $3.6 million and $3.5 million, respectively. The liability for unrecognized tax benefits as of December 3, 2013 includes $1.2 million related to tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts could change within the next twelve months based on the outcome of examinations and negotiations with tax authorities.
	Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recognized as components of income tax expense. As of December 3, 2013 and June 4, 2013, we had accrued $1.0 million and $0.9 million, respectively, for the payment of interest and penalties. During the first 26 weeks of fiscal 2014, accrued interest and penalties increased $0.1 million, all of which affected the effective tax rate for the same time period.
	At December 3, 2013, we are no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations by tax authorities for fiscal years prior to 2010, and with few exceptions, state and local examinations by tax authorities prior to fiscal year 2009.

Note_L_ShareBased_Employee_Com

Note L - Share-Based Employee Compensation	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]	'
	NOTE L – SHARE-BASED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION
	We compensate our employees and directors using share-based compensation through the following plans:
	The Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan and the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. 1996 Stock Incentive Plan
	A committee, appointed by the Board of Directors, administers the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (“SIP”) and the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. 1996 Stock Incentive Plan (“1996 SIP”), and has full authority in its discretion to determine the key employees, officers, and non-employee directors to whom share-based incentives are granted and the terms and provisions of share-based incentives. Option grants under the SIP and 1996 SIP can have varying vesting provisions and exercise periods as determined by such committee. A majority of currently outstanding options granted under the SIP and 1996 SIP vest within three years following the date of grant and expire seven years after the date of grant. The SIP and 1996 SIP permit the committee to make awards of shares of common stock, awards of stock options or other derivative securities related to the value of the common stock, and certain cash awards to eligible persons. These discretionary awards may be made on an individual basis or for the benefit of a group of eligible persons. All options awarded under the SIP and 1996 SIP have been awarded with an exercise price equal to the fair market value at the time of grant.
	At December 3, 2013, we had reserved a total of 4,857,000 and 170,000 shares of common stock for the SIP and 1996 SIP, respectively. Of the reserved shares at December 3, 2013, 1,984,000 and 102,000 were subject to options outstanding for the SIP and 1996 SIP, respectively. Stock option exercises are settled with the issuance of new shares. Net shares of common stock available for issuance at December 3, 2013 under the SIP and 1996 SIP were 2,873,000 and 68,000, respectively. As discussed below, during the second quarter of fiscal 2014 our shareholders approved an amendment to the SIP allowing non-employee directors to participate in the SIP.
	The Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Stock Incentive and Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors
	Under the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Stock Incentive and Deferred Compensation Plan for directors (the “Directors’ Plan”), non-employee directors are eligible for awards of share-based incentives. On October 9, 2013, our shareholders approved an amendment to the SIP allowing non-employee directors to participate in the SIP instead of requiring that such awards be made from the Directors’ Plan. The amendment did not increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the SIP. At December 3, 2013, there were no reserved shares or shares of common stock available for issuance under the Directors’ Plan. All future share-based compensation granted to non-employee directors will be awarded from shares of common stock available for issuance under the SIP.
	Stock Options
	The following table summarizes our stock option activity for the 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013 under these stock option plans (in thousands, except per-share data):
		Stock			Weighted Average
		Options			Exercise Price
	Service-based vesting:
	Balance at June 4, 2013		1,911		$	8.27
	Granted		601			9.34
	Exercised		(229	)		6.45
	Forfeited		(179	)		9.39
	Balance at December 3, 2013		2,104		$	8.68
	Exercisable		1,237		$	8.63
	Market-based vesting:
	Balance at June 4, 2013		250		$	7.81
	Granted		570			9.34
	Forfeited		(85	)		9.34
	Balance at December 3, 2013		735		$	8.82
	Exercisable		–			–
	At December 3, 2013, there was approximately $3.9 million of unrecognized pre-tax compensation expense related to non-vested stock options. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.7 years.
	During the first quarter of fiscal 2014, we granted 601,000 service-based stock options to certain employees under the terms of the SIP. The stock options awarded vest in equal annual installments over a three-year period following grant of the award, and have a maximum life of seven years.
	Also during the first quarter of fiscal 2014, we granted 570,000 market-based stock options to certain employees under the terms of the SIP. The stock options vest if a share of our common stock appreciates to $14 per share or more for a period of 20 consecutive trading days on or before December 3, 2015. The stock options have a maximum life of seven years.
	Restricted Stock
	The following table summarizes our restricted stock activity for the 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013 (in thousands, except per-share data):
		Restricted			Weighted-Average
		Stock			Grant-Date
					Fair Value
	Performance-based vesting:
	Non-vested at June 4, 2013		356		$	7.06
	Granted		–			–
	Vested		(18	)		7.87
	Forfeited		(270	)		6.81
	Non-vested at December 3, 2013		68		$	7.81
		Restricted			Weighted-Average
		Stock			Grant-Date
					Fair Value
	Service-based vesting:
	Non-vested at June 4, 2013		1,136		$	7.92
	Granted		405			8.97
	Vested		(395	)		8.12
	Forfeited		(140	)		8.76
	Non-vested at December 3, 2013		1,006		$	8.15
	The fair values of the restricted share awards reflected above were based on the fair market value of our common stock on the grant date. At December 3, 2013, unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock grants expected to vest totaled approximately $5.8 million and will be recognized over a weighted average vesting period of approximately 1.6 years.
	During the second quarter of fiscal 2014, RTI granted approximately 60,000 restricted shares to non-employee directors under the terms of the Stock Incentive Plan and Directors’ Plan.  These shares cliff vest over a one year period following grant of the award.
	During the first quarter of fiscal 2014, we granted 344,000 shares of service-based restricted stock to certain employees under the terms of the SIP and 1996 SIP, 186,000 of which will cliff vest 2.5 years following the grant date and 158,000 of which will vest in three equal installments over a three-year period following the date of grant.
	Also during the first quarter of fiscal 2014, the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors determined that the performance condition was not achieved for 269,000 shares of performance-based restricted stock granted in fiscal 2013. As a result, 235,000 shares of restricted stock were cancelled and returned to the pool of shares available for grant under the SIP and 1996 SIP and 34,000 shares of restricted stock awarded to our President and Chief Executive Officer were cancelled and retired.
	As discussed further in Note J to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, our Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer, Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer, and other management personnel separated employment with the Company during the first two quarters of fiscal 2014. Several of these individuals held share-based compensation awards at the times of their separations, and these awards were either vested or forfeited in accordance with the terms of the original awards.
	Included within share-based compensation expense for the 13- and 26-week periods ended December 3, 2013 are charges of $0.3 million, representing the incremental costs resulting from accelerated vesting, net of forfeitures.

Note_M_Segment_Reporting

Note M - Segment Reporting	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE M – SEGMENT REPORTING
	Our President and Chief Executive Officer, who is our chief operating decision maker, with the assistance of our senior management, reviews discrete financial information for both the Ruby Tuesday and Lime Fresh restaurant concepts to assess performance and allocate resources. We consider the Ruby Tuesday and Lime Fresh concepts to be our reportable segments as we do not believe they have similar economic and other characteristics to be aggregated into a single reportable segment. Financial results by reportable segment for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013 and December 4, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):
		Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
		3-Dec-13			4-Dec-12			3-Dec-13			4-Dec-12
	Revenues:
	Ruby Tuesday concept	$	270,741		$	296,097		$	554,763		$	619,924
	Lime Fresh concept		5,468			3,980			11,120			8,076
	Total revenues	$	276,209		$	300,077		$	565,883		$	628,000
	Segment (loss)/profit:
	Ruby Tuesday concept	$	870		$	17,026		$	10,721		$	46,573
	Lime Fresh concept		(1,783	)		(2,032	)		(4,237	)		(2,351	)
	Total segment (loss)/profit	$	(913	)	$	14,994		$	6,484		$	44,222
	Depreciation and amortization:
	Ruby Tuesday concept	$	13,456		$	14,382		$	27,248		$	29,141
	Lime Fresh concept		545			576			1,044			1,095
	Support center and other		597			571			1,180			1,143
	Total depreciation and amortization	$	14,598		$	15,529		$	29,472		$	31,379
	Capital expenditures:
	Ruby Tuesday concept							$	14,114		$	12,197
	Lime Fresh concept								2,699			2,873
	Support center and other								884			3,435
	Total capital expenditures							$	17,697		$	18,505
	Total assets by reportable segment as of December 3, 2013 and June 4, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):
		3-Dec-13			4-Jun-13
	Total assets:
	Ruby Tuesday concept	$	854,707		$	893,750
	Lime Fresh concept		19,080			18,943
	Support center and other		98,655			130,490
	Total assets	$	972,442		$	1,043,183
	The following is a reconciliation of segment profit to loss from continuing operations before taxes for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013 and December 4, 2012 (in thousands):
		Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
		December 3,			December 4,			December 3,			December 4,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Segment (loss)/profit	$	(913	)	$	14,994		$	6,484		$	44,222
	Less:
	Depreciation and amortization		(14,598	)		(15,529	)		(29,472	)		(31,379	)
	Unallocated general and administrative expenses		(13,760	)		(3,231	)		(25,657	)		(8,251	)
	Preopening expenses		(41	)		(204	)		(395	)		(399	)
	Interest expense, net		(6,620	)		(6,765	)		(13,373	)		(13,555	)
	Other expense, net		(715	)		(133	)		(1,286	)		(387	)
	Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(36,647	)	$	(10,868	)	$	(63,699	)	$	(9,749	)

Note_N_Commitments_and_Conting

Note N - Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	NOTE N – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
	Litigation
	We are presently, and from time to time, subject to pending claims and lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business. We provide reserves for such claims when payment is probable and estimable in accordance with GAAP. At this time, in the opinion of management, the ultimate resolution of pending legal proceedings, including the matters referred to below, will not have a material adverse effect on our operations, financial position, or cash flows.
	On April 17, 2012, a wage and hour case styled Guttentag, et al vs. Ruby Tuesday, Inc. was filed in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York.  The named plaintiffs, and five additional former employees who have joined the suit as opt-in plaintiffs, allege that the Company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage and hour laws in New York and Florida.  Plaintiffs filed their motion for conditional certification on March 8, 2013, which sought a nationwide putative class of all current and former servers, bartenders, and food runners who worked for the Company between April 17, 2009 and the present.   On June 11, 2013 the court entered an order granting conditional certification of the nationwide class requested by plaintiffs.  Mediation was conducted in early September 2013, but the effort was unsuccessful. We continue to explore a possible agreed resolution. The court has made no findings as to the merits or lack of merits of the plaintiffs’ claims and we are vigorously defending this matter. Notice of the lawsuit and the right to opt-in was mailed to the putative class members in November 2013, and at present approximately 4.5% of the putative class have filed consents to opt-in.
	On September 30, 2009, an age discrimination case styled Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Pittsburgh) v. Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (the “EEOC Lawsuit”), was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (the “Court”). The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) Pittsburgh Area Office alleged in the suit that the Company violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) by failing to hire employees within the protected age group in five Pennsylvania restaurants and one Ohio restaurant. On December 9, 2013, the Court approved a consent decree entered into between the EEOC and the Company in Civil Action No. 09-1330. Without any admission of liability, the Company agreed to make five equal monthly payments totaling $575,000 into a qualified settlement account that individuals aged 40 or older who applied for a position at one of the six restaurants from January 1, 2005 through the date of the decree may apply to receive. The Company also agreed to make efforts to recruit and hire more individuals aged 40 or older at the three restaurants involved in the litigation that are currently open. Civil Action 09-1330 is closed, subject to the Court’s continuing jurisdiction over the consent decree. Not closed, but inactive (as far as we are aware), is the EEOC’s Notice of an ADEA Directed Investigation (“DI”), regarding potential age discrimination in violation of the ADEA in hiring and discharge for all positions at all other restaurants in the United States. On April 30, 2013, the Court entered an order terminating a miscellaneous action filed by the EEOC in furtherance of the DI. We do not believe that the DI will have a material adverse effect on our operations, financial position, or cash flows.
	On November 8, 2010, a personal injury case styled Dan Maddy v. Ruby Tuesday, Inc., which had been filed in the Circuit Court for Rutherford County, Tennessee, was resolved through mediation.  Included in the Maddy settlement was a payment made by our secondary insurance carrier of $2,750,000.  Despite making this voluntary payment, our secondary insurance carrier filed a claim against us based on our alleged failure to timely notify the carrier of the Maddy case in accordance with the terms of the policy.
	We believe our secondary insurance carrier received timely notice in accordance with the policy and we are vigorously defending this matter.  Should we incur potential liability to our secondary carrier, we believe we have indemnification claims against two claims administrators.
	We believe, and have obtained a consistent opinion from outside counsel, that we have valid coverage under our insurance policies for any amounts in excess of our self-insured retention.  We believe this provides a basis for not recording a liability for any contingency associated with the Maddy settlement.  We further believe we have the right to the indemnification referred to above.  Based on the information currently available, our December 3, 2013 and June 4, 2013 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets reflect no accrual relating to the Maddy case.  There can be no assurance, however, that we will be successful in our defense of our carrier’s claim against us.  On January 10, 2014, a voluntary dismissal without prejudice of this case was entered.

Note_O_Fair_Value_Measurements

Note O - Fair Value Measurements	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]	'
	NOTE O – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
	The following table presents the fair values of our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the measurements fall (in thousands):
		Level		3-Dec-13			June 4,
							2013
	Deferred compensation plan: other investments – Assets		1	$	9,274		$	8,721
	Deferred compensation plan: other investments – Liabilities		1		(9,274	)		(8,721	)
	Deferred compensation plan: RTI common stock – Equity		1		638			1,094
	Deferred compensation plan: RTI common stock – Equity		1		(638	)		(1,094	)
	Total			–			–
	During the 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013 there were no transfers among levels within the fair value hierarchy.
	The Ruby Tuesday, Inc. 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”) and the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Restated Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Predecessor Plan”) are unfunded, non-qualified deferred compensation plans for eligible employees. Assets earmarked to pay benefits under the Deferred Compensation Plan and Predecessor Plan are held by a rabbi trust. We report the accounts of the rabbi trust in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The investments held by these plans are reported at fair value based on third-party broker statements. The realized and unrealized holding gains and losses related to these investments, as well as the offsetting compensation expense, is recorded in Selling, general and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
	The following table presents the fair values for those assets and liabilities measured on a non-recurring basis and remaining on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 3, 2013 and June 4, 2013 (in thousands):
		Fair Value Measurements
		Level		3-Dec-13			4-Jun-13
	Long-lived assets held for sale *		2	$	17,942		$	24,006
	Long-lived assets held for use		2		12,949			5,802
	Total			$	30,891		$	29,808
	* Included in the carrying value of long-lived assets held for sale as of December 3, 2013 and June 4, 2013 are $13.5 million and $14.8 million, respectively, of assets included in Construction in progress in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as we do not expect to sell these assets within the next 12 months.
	The following table presents the losses recognized during the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013 and December 4, 2012 resulting from fair value measurements of assets and liabilities measured on a non-recurring basis. The losses associated with continuing operations are included in Closures and impairments, net and the losses associated with discontinued operations are included in Loss from discontinued operations in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (in thousands):
		Thirteen weeks ended					Twenty-six weeks ended
		3-Dec-13		4-Dec-12			3-Dec-13			4-Dec-12
	Included within continuing operations
	Long-lived assets held for sale	$	315	$	354		$	584		$	511
	Long-lived assets held for use		12,003		1,858			16,664			2,149
		$	12,318	$	2,212		$	17,248		$	2,660
	Included within discontinued operations	$	–	$	16,302		$	153		$	16,302
	Long-lived assets held for sale are valued using Level 2 inputs, primarily representing information obtained through broker listings and sales agreements. Costs to market and/or sell the assets are factored into the estimates of fair value for those assets included in Assets held for sale on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
	We review our long-lived assets (primarily property, equipment, and, as appropriate, reacquired franchise rights and favorable leases) related to each restaurant to be held and used in the business, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the long-lived asset may not be recoverable.
	Long-lived assets held for use presented in the table above include restaurants or groups of restaurants that we have impaired. From time to time, this will also include closed restaurants or surplus sites that do not meet the held for sale criteria that we have offered for sale at a price less than carrying value.
	The Level 2 fair values of our long-lived assets held for use are based on broker estimates of the value of the land, building, leasehold improvements, and other residual assets.
	Our financial instruments at December 3, 2013 and June 4, 2013 consisted of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and payable, long-term debt, and letters of credit. The fair values of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable and payable approximated carrying value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amounts and fair values of our other financial instruments not measured on a recurring basis using fair value, however subject to fair value disclosures, are as follows (in thousands):
		3-Dec-13					4-Jun-13
		Carrying		Fair			Carrying			Fair
		Amount		Value			Amount			Value
	Long-term debt and capital leases	$	273,142	$	263,497		$	299,002		$	310,441
	Letters of credit	–			405		–				270
	We estimated the fair value of debt and letters of credit using market quotes and present value calculations based on market rates.

Note_P_Supplemental_Condensed_

Note P - Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]	'
Condensed Financial Statements [Text Block]	'
	NOTE P – SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
	As discussed in Note H to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Senior Notes are a liability of Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (the “Parent”) and are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by our existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions (the “Guarantors”). Each of the Guarantors is wholly-owned by Ruby Tuesday, Inc. None of the few remaining subsidiaries of Ruby Tuesday, Inc., which were primarily created to hold liquor license assets, guarantee the Senior Notes (the “Non-Guarantors”). Our Non-Guarantor subsidiaries are immaterial and are aggregated within the Parent information disclosed below.
	The following condensed consolidating financial information, which has been prepared in accordance with the requirements for presentation of Rule 3-10(f) of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, presents the condensed consolidating financial information separately for the Parent, the Guarantors, and elimination entries necessary to consolidate the Parent and Guarantors. Investments in wholly-owned subsidiaries are accounted for using the equity method for purposes of the consolidated presentation. The principal elimination entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions.
	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	As of December 3, 2013
	(In thousands)
		Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Assets
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	23,313		$	305		–			$	23,618
	Accounts receivable		2,217			3,562		–				5,779
	Inventories		19,477			7,938		–				27,415
	Income tax receivable		130,721		–				(125,378	)		5,343
	Deferred income taxes		1,377			3,202		–				4,579
	Other current assets		15,237			3,488		–				18,725
	Total current assets		192,342			18,495			(125,378	)		85,459
	Property and equipment, net		611,147			213,013		–				824,160
	Investment in subsidiaries		152,303		–				(152,303	)	–
	Due from/(to) subsidiaries		90,802			236,998			(327,800	)	–
	Other assets		48,465			14,358		–				62,823
	Total assets	$	1,095,059		$	482,864		$	(605,481	)	$	972,442
	Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity
	Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable	$	20,934		$	4,330		–			$	25,264
	Accrued and other current liabilities		47,703			35,225		–				82,928
	Current maturities of long-term debt, including capital leases		(341	)		10,179		–				9,838
	Income tax payable	–				125,378			(125,378	)	–
	Total current liabilities		68,296			175,112			(125,378	)		118,030
	Long-term debt and capital leases, less current maturities		219,882			43,422		–				263,304
	Deferred income taxes		(4,192	)		6,970		–				2,778
	Due to/(from) subsidiaries		236,998			90,802			(327,800	)	–
	Other deferred liabilities		107,826			14,255		–				122,081
	Total liabilities		628,810			330,561			(453,178	)		506,193
	Shareholders’ equity:
	Common stock		614		–			–				614
	Capital in excess of par value		72,678		–			–				72,678
	Retained earnings		402,947			152,303			(152,303	)		402,947
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(9,990	)	–			–				(9,990	)
	Total shareholders’ equity		466,249			152,303			(152,303	)		466,249
	Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity	$	1,095,059		$	482,864		$	(605,481	)	$	972,442
	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	As of June 4, 2013
	(In thousands)
		Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Assets
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	52,635		$	272		–			$	52,907
	Accounts receivable		1,854			2,980		–				4,834
	Inventories		21,961			8,911		–				30,872
	Income tax receivable		118,329		–				(116,429	)		1,900
	Deferred income taxes		5,372			1,924		–				7,296
	Other current assets		19,519			3,836		–				23,355
	Total current assets		219,670			17,923			(116,429	)		121,164
	Property and equipment, net		635,478			224,352		–				859,830
	Investment in subsidiaries		167,887		–				(167,887	)	–
	Due from/(to) subsidiaries		76,485			230,583			(307,068	)	–
	Other assets		46,812			15,377		–				62,189
	Total assets	$	1,146,332		$	488,235		$	(591,384	)	$	1,043,183
	Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity
	Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable	$	11,725		$	3,239		–			$	14,964
	Accrued and other current liabilities		47,775			34,406		–				82,181
	Current maturities of long-term debt, including capital leases		(347	)		8,834						8,487
Income tax payable	–				116,429			(116,429	)	–
Total current liabilities		59,153			162,908			(116,429	)		105,632
Long-term debt and capital leases, less current maturities		232,462			58,053		–				290,515
Deferred income taxes		(1,070	)		6,823		–				5,753
Due to/(from) subsidiaries		230,583			76,485			(307,068	)	–
Other deferred liabilities		108,369			16,079		–				124,448
Total liabilities		629,497			320,348			(423,497	)		526,348
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock		612		–			–				612
Capital in excess of par value		67,596		–			–				67,596
Retained earnings		459,572			167,887			(167,887	)		459,572
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(10,945	)	–			–				(10,945	)
Total shareholders’ equity		516,835			167,887			(167,887	)		516,835
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity	$	1,146,332		$	488,235		$	(591,384	)	$	1,043,183
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and
Comprehensive (Loss)/Income
For the Thirteen Weeks Ended December 3, 2013
(In thousands)
	Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenue:
Restaurant sales and operating revenue	$	198,850		$	75,869		–			$	274,719
Franchise revenue		98			1,392		–				1,490
		198,948			77,261		–				276,209
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of merchandise		56,320			21,349		–				77,669
Payroll and related costs		69,365			28,152		–				97,517
Other restaurant operating costs		46,493			18,796		–				65,289
Depreciation		10,208			3,707		–				13,915
Selling, general, and administrative		25,724			11,307		–				37,031
Intercompany selling, general, and administrative allocations		14,008			(14,008	)	–			–
Closures and impairments		8,058			6,085		–				14,143
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		104		–				(104	)	–
Interest expense, net		5,171			1,449		–				6,620
Intercompany interest expense/(income)		3,229			(3,229	)	–			–
Loss on extinguishment of debt		672		–			–				672
		239,352			73,608			(104	)		312,856
(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes		(40,404	)		3,653			104			(36,647	)
(Benefit)/provision for income taxes from continuing operations		(5,667	)		3,757		–				(1,910	)
(Loss)/income from continuing operations		(34,737	)		(104	)		104			(34,737	)
Gain from discontinued operations, net of tax		354		–			–				354
Net (loss)/income	$	(34,383	)	$	(104	)	$	104		$	(34,383	)
Other comprehensive income:
Pension liability reclassification, net of tax		477		–			–				477
Total comprehensive (loss)/income	$	(33,906	)	$	(104	)	$	104		$	(33,906	)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and
Comprehensive (Loss)/Income
For the Twenty-Six Weeks Ended December 3, 2013
(In thousands)
	Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenue:
Restaurant sales and operating revenue	$	408,932		$	153,879		–			$	562,811
Franchise revenue		119			2,953		–				3,072
		409,051			156,832		–				565,883
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of merchandise		114,847			42,760		–				157,607
Payroll and related costs		142,891			57,359		–				200,250
Other restaurant operating costs		94,895			37,928		–				132,823
Depreciation		20,572			7,552		–				28,124
Selling, general, and administrative		51,718			22,328		–				74,046
Intercompany selling, general, and administrative allocations		28,771			(28,771	)	–			–
Closures and impairments		13,223			8,953		–				22,176
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		(4,421	)	–				4,421		–
Interest expense, net		10,231			3,142		–				13,373
Intercompany interest expense/(income)		6,414			(6,414	)	–			–
Loss on extinguishment of debt		1,183		–			–				1,183
		480,324			144,837			4,421			629,582
(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes		(71,273	)		11,995			(4,421	)		(63,699	)
(Benefit)/provision for income taxes from continuing operations		(14,637	)		7,574		–				(7,063	)
(Loss)/income from continuing operations		(56,636	)		4,421			(4,421	)		(56,636	)
Gain from discontinued operations, net of tax		11		–			–				11
Net (loss)/income	$	(56,625	)	$	4,421		$	(4,421	)	$	(56,625	)
Other comprehensive income:
Pension liability reclassification, net of tax		955		–			–				955
Total comprehensive (loss)/income	$	(55,670	)	$	4,421		$	(4,421	)	$	(55,670	)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and
Comprehensive (Loss)/Income
For the Thirteen Weeks Ended December 4, 2012
(In thousands)
	Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenue:
Restaurant sales and operating revenue	$	216,215		$	82,382		–			$	298,597
Franchise revenue		41			1,439		–				1,480
		216,256			83,821		–				300,077
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of merchandise		59,998			22,849		–				82,847
Payroll and related costs		71,486			29,245		–				100,731
Other restaurant operating costs		46,781			18,867		–				65,648
Depreciation		10,773			3,904		–				14,677
Selling, general, and administrative		24,971			13,570		–				38,541
Intercompany selling, general, and administrative allocations		16,442			(16,442	)	–			–
Closures and impairments		2,137			(246	)	–				1,891
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		(9,434	)	–				9,434		–
Interest expense, net		5,342			1,423		–				6,765
Intercompany interest expense/(income)		3,434			(3,434	)	–			–
Gain on extinguishment of debt		(155	)	–			–				(155	)
		231,775			69,736			9,434			310,945
(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes		(15,519	)		14,085			(9,434	)		(10,868	)
(Benefit)/provision for income taxes from continuing operations		(11,315	)		4,651		–				(6,664	)
(Loss)/income from continuing operations		(4,204	)		9,434			(9,434	)		(4,204	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(10,864	)		(580	)		580			(10,864	)
Net (loss)/income	$	(15,068	)	$	8,854		$	(8,854	)	$	(15,068	)
Other comprehensive income:
Pension liability reclassification, net of tax		380		–			–				380
Total comprehensive (loss)/income	$	(14,688	)	$	8,854		$	(8,854	)	$	(14,688	)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and
Comprehensive (Loss)/Income
For the Twenty-Six Weeks Ended December 4, 2012
(In thousands)
	Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenue:
Restaurant sales and operating revenue	$	454,187		$	170,677		–			$	624,864
Franchise revenue		133			3,003		–				3,136
		454,320			173,680		–				628,000
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of merchandise		124,200			46,510		–				170,710
Payroll and related costs		147,679			60,244		–				207,923
Other restaurant operating costs		93,601			37,901		–				131,502
Depreciation		21,872			7,816		–				29,688
Selling, general, and administrative		53,992			27,556		–				81,548
Intercompany selling, general, and administrative allocations		34,484			(34,484	)	–			–
Closures and impairments		2,974			4		–				2,978
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		(21,466	)	–				21,466		–
Interest expense, net		10,641			2,914		–				13,555
Intercompany interest expense/(income)		6,822			(6,822	)	–			–
Gain on extinguishment of debt		(155	)	–			–				(155	)
		474,644			141,639			21,466			637,749
(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes		(20,324	)		32,041			(21,466	)		(9,749	)
(Benefit)/provision for income taxes from continuing operations		(19,194	)		10,575		–				(8,619	)
(Loss)/income from continuing operations		(1,130	)		21,466			(21,466	)		(1,130	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(11,339	)		(652	)		652			(11,339	)
Net (loss)/income	$	(12,469	)	$	20,814		$	(20,814	)	$	(12,469	)
Other comprehensive income:
Pension liability reclassification, net of tax		761		–			–				761
Total comprehensive (loss)/income	$	(11,708	)	$	20,814		$	(20,814	)	$	(11,708	)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the Twenty-Six Weeks Ended December 3, 2013
(In thousands)
	Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net cash (used)/provided by operating activities	$	(22,630	)	$	36,648		$	(13,590	)	$	428
Investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(12,902	)		(4,795	)	–				(17,697	)
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions, net		5,637		–			–				5,637
Proceeds from disposal of assets		7,434			1,023		–				8,457
Other, net		187		–			–				187
Net cash provided/(used) by investing activities		356			(3,772	)	–				(3,416	)
Financing activities:
Principal payments on long-term debt		(12,968	)		(12,838	)	–				(25,806	)
Stock repurchases		(540	)	–			–				(540	)
Payments for debt issuance costs		(1,718	)	–			–				(1,718	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		1,480		–			–				1,480
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation		283		–			–				283
Intercompany transactions		6,415			(20,005	)		13,590		–
Net cash used by financing activities		(7,048	)		(32,843	)		13,590			(26,301	)
(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents		(29,322	)		33		–				(29,289	)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of year		52,635			272		–				52,907
End of quarter	$	23,313		$	305		–			$	23,618
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the Twenty-Six Weeks Ended December 4, 2012
(In thousands)
	Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net cash (used)/provided by operating activities	$	(15,104	)	$	27,846		$	(12,133	)	$	609
Investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(14,936	)		(3,569	)	–				(18,505	)
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions, net		30,408		–			–				30,408
Proceeds from disposal of assets		885			1,200		–				2,085
Other, net		126		–			–				126
Net cash provided/(used) by investing activities		16,483			(2,369	)	–				14,114
Financing activities:
Principal payments on long-term debt		(10,981	)		(6,504	)	–				(17,485	)
Stock repurchases		(20,012	)	–			–				(20,012	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		173		–			–				173
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation		11		–			–				11
Intercompany transactions		6,823			(18,956	)		12,133		–
Net cash used by financing activities		(23,986	)		(25,460	)		12,133			(37,313	)
(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents		(22,607	)		17		–				(22,590	)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of year		47,986			198		–				48,184
End of quarter	$	25,379		$	215		–			$	25,594

Note_Q_Recently_Issued_Account

Note Q - Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]	'
Description of New Accounting Pronouncements Not yet Adopted [Text Block]	'
	NOTE Q – RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
	Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
	In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-11, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists” (“ASU 2013-11”). The guidance requires an entity to present its unrecognized tax benefits net of its deferred tax assets when settlement in this manner is available under the tax law, which would be based on facts and circumstances as of the balance sheet reporting date and would not consider future events. Gross presentation in the notes to the financial statements will still be required. ASU 2013-11 will apply on a prospective basis to all unrecognized tax benefits that exist at the effective date, with the option to apply it retrospectively. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013 (our fiscal 2015 first quarter). While the adoption of ASU 2013-11 will not have an impact on our results of operations or cash flows, we are currently evaluating the impact of presenting unrecognized tax benefits net of our deferred tax assets where applicable on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Note_R_Subsequent_Events

Note R - Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Subsequent Events [Abstract]	'
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	'
	NOTE R – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
	Restaurant Closings
	As also discussed in Note I to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, on January 7, 2014, the Board of Directors of Ruby Tuesday, Inc. approved a plan to close approximately 27 Ruby Tuesday concept restaurants in the third quarter of fiscal 2014 and three more in the fourth quarter. Of the 30 restaurants, approximately half are planned to close upon expiration of their lease. As of the date of this filing, we have closed 25 of the 30 planned restaurants. For the remainder of fiscal 2014, we anticipate incurring charges of approximately $2.0 million associated with lease termination and other closing costs.
	Corporate Support Services Restructuring
	On December 11, 2013, we eliminated 17 additional support center management and staff personnel at our Restaurant Support Services Center in Maryville, Tennessee. These reductions will result in third quarter fiscal 2014 transition-related costs of $0.3 million for employee severance and unused vacation.

Accounting_Policies_by_Policy_

Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
	In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-11, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists” (“ASU 2013-11”). The guidance requires an entity to present its unrecognized tax benefits net of its deferred tax assets when settlement in this manner is available under the tax law, which would be based on facts and circumstances as of the balance sheet reporting date and would not consider future events. Gross presentation in the notes to the financial statements will still be required. ASU 2013-11 will apply on a prospective basis to all unrecognized tax benefits that exist at the effective date, with the option to apply it retrospectively. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013 (our fiscal 2015 first quarter). While the adoption of ASU 2013-11 will not have an impact on our results of operations or cash flows, we are currently evaluating the impact of presenting unrecognized tax benefits net of our deferred tax assets where applicable on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Note_B_Loss_per_Share_and_Stoc1

Note B - Loss per Share and Stock Repurchases (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]	'
		Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
		December 3,			December 4,			December 3,			December 4,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Loss from continuing operations	$	(34,737	)	$	(4,204	)	$	(56,636	)	$	(1,130	)
	Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		354			(10,864	)		11			(11,339	)
	Net loss	$	(34,383	)	$	(15,068	)	$	(56,625	)	$	(12,469	)
	Weighted-average common shares outstanding		60,196			62,005			60,111			62,409
	Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock	–			–			–			–
	Weighted average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding		60,196			62,005			60,111			62,409
	Loss per share – Basic
	Loss from continuing operations	$	(0.58	)	$	(0.07	)	$	(0.94	)	$	(0.02	)
	Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations		0.01			(0.17	)		0			(0.18	)
	Net loss per share	$	(0.57	)	$	(0.24	)	$	(0.94	)	$	(0.20	)
	Loss per share – Diluted
	Loss from continuing operations	$	(0.58	)	$	(0.07	)	$	(0.94	)	$	(0.02	)
	Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations		0.01			(0.17	)		0			(0.18	)
	Net loss per share	$	(0.57	)	$	(0.24	)	$	(0.94	)	$	(0.20	)
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]	'
		Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
		December 3,			December 4,			December 3,			December 4,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Stock options*		2,839			3,371			2,977			3,002
	Restricted shares*		1,074			1,647			1,160			1,376
	Total		3,913			5,018			4,137			4,378

Note_D_Discontinued_Operations1

Note D - Discontinued Operations (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]	'
		Thirteen weeks ended					Twenty-six weeks ended
		December 3,		December 4,			December 3,			4-Dec-12
		2013		2012			2013
	Restaurant sales and operating revenue	$	–	$	4,156		$	–		$	9,154
	Gain/(loss) before income taxes	$	453	$	(17,919	)	$	(75	)	$	(18,767	)
	Provision/(benefit) for income taxes		99		(7,055	)		(86	)		(7,428	)
	Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations	$	354	$	(10,864	)	$	11		$	(11,339	)

Note_E_Accounts_Receivable_Tab

Note E - Accounts Receivable (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Receivables [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]	'
		3-Dec-13		4-Jun-13
	Rebates receivable	$	1,088	$	874
	Amounts due from franchisees		1,393		917
	Other receivables		3,298		3,043
		$	5,779	$	4,834

Note_G_Property_Equipment_Asse1

Note G - Property, Equipment, Assets Held for Sale, Operating Leases, and Sale-Leaseback Transactions (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]	'
		3-Dec-13		4-Jun-13
	Land	$	218,759	$	222,385
	Buildings		439,591		448,681
	Improvements		377,432		402,371
	Restaurant equipment		253,559		260,576
	Other equipment		85,798		91,351
	Construction in progress and other*		18,977		23,080
			1,394,116		1,448,444
	Less accumulated depreciation		569,956		588,614
		$	824,160	$	859,830

Note_H_LongTerm_Debt_and_Capit1

Note H - Long-Term Debt and Capital Leases (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]	'
		3-Dec-13			4-Jun-13
	Senior unsecured notes	$	222,113		$	235,000
	Unamortized discount		(2,753	)		(3,083	)
	Senior unsecured notes less unamortized discount		219,360			231,917
	Revolving credit facility	–			–
	Mortgage loan obligations		53,601			66,883
	Capital lease obligations		181			202
			273,142			299,002
	Less current maturities		9,838			8,487
		$	263,304		$	290,515

Note_I_Closures_and_Impairment1

Note I - Closures and Impairments Expense (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]	'
Closures and Impairment Expenses [Table Text Block]	'
		Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
		December 3,			December 4,			December 3,			December 4,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Closures and impairments from continuing operations:
	Property impairments	$	12,318		$	2,212		$	17,248		$	2,660
	Closed restaurant lease reserves		1,702			(99	)		4,297			375
	Other closing costs		110			285			578			541
	Loss/(gain) on sale of surplus properties		13			(507	)		53			(598	)
	Closures and impairments, net	$	14,143		$	1,891		$	22,176		$	2,978
	Closures and impairments from discontinued operations	$	(453	)	$	16,360		$	65		$	16,397
Future Lease Obligations Associated with Closed Properties [Table Text Block]	'
		Lease Obligations
		Continuing			Discontinued			Total
		Operations			Concepts
	Balance at June 4, 2013	$	6,417		$	2,310		$	8,727
	Closing expense including rent and other lease charges		4,297			(92	)		4,205
	Payments		(2,503	)		(821	)		(3,324	)
	Other adjustments		42		–				42
	Balance at December 3, 2013	$	8,253		$	1,397		$	9,650

Note_J_Employee_PostEmployment1

Note J - Employee Post-Employment Benefits (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 03, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]	'
		Pension Benefits
		Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
		December 3,			December 4,			December 3,			December 4,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Service cost	$	89		$	115		$	178		$	230
	Interest cost		434			525			868			1,050
	Expected return on plan assets		(111	)		(102	)		(222	)		(204	)
	Amortization of prior service cost (a)	–				26		–				52
	Recognized actuarial loss		428			565			856			1,130
	Net periodic benefit cost	$	840		$	1,129		$	1,680		$	2,258
		Postretirement Medical and Life Benefits
		Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
		December 3,			December 4,			December 3,			December 4,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Service cost	$	3		$	3		$	6		$	6
	Interest cost		17			15			34			30
	Amortization of prior service cost (a)		(11	)		(14	)		(22	)		(28	)
	Recognized actuarial loss		61			53			122			106
	Net periodic benefit cost	$	70		$	57		$	140		$	114
Schedule of Unpaid Employee Separation Obligations Included in Accrued Payroll and Related Costs [Table Text Block]	'
	Balance at June 4, 2013	$	310
	Employee severance and unused vacation accruals		3,212
	Cash payments		(1,139	)
	Balance at December 3, 2013	$	2,383

Note_L_ShareBased_Employee_Com1

Note L - Share-Based Employee Compensation (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]	'
		Stock			Weighted Average
		Options			Exercise Price
	Service-based vesting:
	Balance at June 4, 2013		1,911		$	8.27
	Granted		601			9.34
	Exercised		(229	)		6.45
	Forfeited		(179	)		9.39
	Balance at December 3, 2013		2,104		$	8.68
	Exercisable		1,237		$	8.63
	Market-based vesting:
	Balance at June 4, 2013		250		$	7.81
	Granted		570			9.34
	Forfeited		(85	)		9.34
	Balance at December 3, 2013		735		$	8.82
	Exercisable		–			–
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]	'
		Restricted			Weighted-Average
		Stock			Grant-Date
					Fair Value
	Performance-based vesting:
	Non-vested at June 4, 2013		356		$	7.06
	Granted		–			–
	Vested		(18	)		7.87
	Forfeited		(270	)		6.81
	Non-vested at December 3, 2013		68		$	7.81
		Restricted			Weighted-Average
		Stock			Grant-Date
					Fair Value
	Service-based vesting:
	Non-vested at June 4, 2013		1,136		$	7.92
	Granted		405			8.97
	Vested		(395	)		8.12
	Forfeited		(140	)		8.76
	Non-vested at December 3, 2013		1,006		$	8.15

Note_M_Segment_Reporting_Table

Note M - Segment Reporting (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Note M - Segment Reporting (Tables) [Line Items]	'
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]	'
		Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
		December 3,			December 4,			December 3,			December 4,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Segment (loss)/profit	$	(913	)	$	14,994		$	6,484		$	44,222
	Less:
	Depreciation and amortization		(14,598	)		(15,529	)		(29,472	)		(31,379	)
	Unallocated general and administrative expenses		(13,760	)		(3,231	)		(25,657	)		(8,251	)
	Preopening expenses		(41	)		(204	)		(395	)		(399	)
	Interest expense, net		(6,620	)		(6,765	)		(13,373	)		(13,555	)
	Other expense, net		(715	)		(133	)		(1,286	)		(387	)
	Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(36,647	)	$	(10,868	)	$	(63,699	)	$	(9,749	)
Income Statement [Member]	'
Note M - Segment Reporting (Tables) [Line Items]	'
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]	'
		Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
		3-Dec-13			4-Dec-12			3-Dec-13			4-Dec-12
	Revenues:
	Ruby Tuesday concept	$	270,741		$	296,097		$	554,763		$	619,924
	Lime Fresh concept		5,468			3,980			11,120			8,076
	Total revenues	$	276,209		$	300,077		$	565,883		$	628,000
	Segment (loss)/profit:
	Ruby Tuesday concept	$	870		$	17,026		$	10,721		$	46,573
	Lime Fresh concept		(1,783	)		(2,032	)		(4,237	)		(2,351	)
	Total segment (loss)/profit	$	(913	)	$	14,994		$	6,484		$	44,222
	Depreciation and amortization:
	Ruby Tuesday concept	$	13,456		$	14,382		$	27,248		$	29,141
	Lime Fresh concept		545			576			1,044			1,095
	Support center and other		597			571			1,180			1,143
	Total depreciation and amortization	$	14,598		$	15,529		$	29,472		$	31,379
	Capital expenditures:
	Ruby Tuesday concept							$	14,114		$	12,197
	Lime Fresh concept								2,699			2,873
	Support center and other								884			3,435
	Total capital expenditures							$	17,697		$	18,505
Balance Sheet [Member]	'
Note M - Segment Reporting (Tables) [Line Items]	'
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]	'
		3-Dec-13			4-Jun-13
	Total assets:
	Ruby Tuesday concept	$	854,707		$	893,750
	Lime Fresh concept		19,080			18,943
	Support center and other		98,655			130,490
	Total assets	$	972,442		$	1,043,183

Note_O_Fair_Value_Measurements1

Note O - Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]	'
		Level		3-Dec-13			June 4,
							2013
	Deferred compensation plan: other investments – Assets		1	$	9,274		$	8,721
	Deferred compensation plan: other investments – Liabilities		1		(9,274	)		(8,721	)
	Deferred compensation plan: RTI common stock – Equity		1		638			1,094
	Deferred compensation plan: RTI common stock – Equity		1		(638	)		(1,094	)
	Total			–			–
Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring [Table Text Block]	'
		Fair Value Measurements
		Level		3-Dec-13			4-Jun-13
	Long-lived assets held for sale *		2	$	17,942		$	24,006
	Long-lived assets held for use		2		12,949			5,802
	Total			$	30,891		$	29,808
Schedule of Gains and Losses Recognized from Fair Value Measurements on Non-recurring Basis [Table Text Block]	'
		Thirteen weeks ended					Twenty-six weeks ended
		3-Dec-13		4-Dec-12			3-Dec-13			4-Dec-12
	Included within continuing operations
	Long-lived assets held for sale	$	315	$	354		$	584		$	511
	Long-lived assets held for use		12,003		1,858			16,664			2,149
		$	12,318	$	2,212		$	17,248		$	2,660
	Included within discontinued operations	$	–	$	16,302		$	153		$	16,302
Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]	'
		3-Dec-13					4-Jun-13
		Carrying		Fair			Carrying			Fair
		Amount		Value			Amount			Value
	Long-term debt and capital leases	$	273,142	$	263,497		$	299,002		$	310,441
	Letters of credit	–			405		–				270

Note_P_Supplemental_Condensed_1

Note P - Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]	'
Condensed Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]	'
		Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Assets
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	23,313		$	305		–			$	23,618
	Accounts receivable		2,217			3,562		–				5,779
	Inventories		19,477			7,938		–				27,415
	Income tax receivable		130,721		–				(125,378	)		5,343
	Deferred income taxes		1,377			3,202		–				4,579
	Other current assets		15,237			3,488		–				18,725
	Total current assets		192,342			18,495			(125,378	)		85,459
	Property and equipment, net		611,147			213,013		–				824,160
	Investment in subsidiaries		152,303		–				(152,303	)	–
	Due from/(to) subsidiaries		90,802			236,998			(327,800	)	–
	Other assets		48,465			14,358		–				62,823
	Total assets	$	1,095,059		$	482,864		$	(605,481	)	$	972,442
	Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity
	Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable	$	20,934		$	4,330		–			$	25,264
	Accrued and other current liabilities		47,703			35,225		–				82,928
	Current maturities of long-term debt, including capital leases		(341	)		10,179		–				9,838
	Income tax payable	–				125,378			(125,378	)	–
	Total current liabilities		68,296			175,112			(125,378	)		118,030
	Long-term debt and capital leases, less current maturities		219,882			43,422		–				263,304
	Deferred income taxes		(4,192	)		6,970		–				2,778
	Due to/(from) subsidiaries		236,998			90,802			(327,800	)	–
	Other deferred liabilities		107,826			14,255		–				122,081
	Total liabilities		628,810			330,561			(453,178	)		506,193
	Shareholders’ equity:
	Common stock		614		–			–				614
	Capital in excess of par value		72,678		–			–				72,678
	Retained earnings		402,947			152,303			(152,303	)		402,947
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(9,990	)	–			–				(9,990	)
	Total shareholders’ equity		466,249			152,303			(152,303	)		466,249
	Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity	$	1,095,059		$	482,864		$	(605,481	)	$	972,442
		Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Assets
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	52,635		$	272		–			$	52,907
	Accounts receivable		1,854			2,980		–				4,834
	Inventories		21,961			8,911		–				30,872
	Income tax receivable		118,329		–				(116,429	)		1,900
	Deferred income taxes		5,372			1,924		–				7,296
	Other current assets		19,519			3,836		–				23,355
	Total current assets		219,670			17,923			(116,429	)		121,164
	Property and equipment, net		635,478			224,352		–				859,830
	Investment in subsidiaries		167,887		–				(167,887	)	–
	Due from/(to) subsidiaries		76,485			230,583			(307,068	)	–
	Other assets		46,812			15,377		–				62,189
	Total assets	$	1,146,332		$	488,235		$	(591,384	)	$	1,043,183
	Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity
	Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable	$	11,725		$	3,239		–			$	14,964
	Accrued and other current liabilities		47,775			34,406		–				82,181
	Current maturities of long-term debt, including capital leases		(347	)		8,834						8,487
	Income tax payable	–				116,429			(116,429	)	–
	Total current liabilities		59,153			162,908			(116,429	)		105,632
	Long-term debt and capital leases, less current maturities		232,462			58,053		–				290,515
	Deferred income taxes		(1,070	)		6,823		–				5,753
	Due to/(from) subsidiaries		230,583			76,485			(307,068	)	–
	Other deferred liabilities		108,369			16,079		–				124,448
	Total liabilities		629,497			320,348			(423,497	)		526,348
	Shareholders’ equity:
	Common stock		612		–			–				612
Capital in excess of par value		67,596		–			–				67,596
Retained earnings		459,572			167,887			(167,887	)		459,572
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(10,945	)	–			–				(10,945	)
Total shareholders’ equity		516,835			167,887			(167,887	)		516,835
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity	$	1,146,332		$	488,235		$	(591,384	)	$	1,043,183
Condensed Income Statement [Table Text Block]	'
		Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Revenue:
	Restaurant sales and operating revenue	$	198,850		$	75,869		–			$	274,719
	Franchise revenue		98			1,392		–				1,490
			198,948			77,261		–				276,209
	Operating costs and expenses:
	Cost of merchandise		56,320			21,349		–				77,669
	Payroll and related costs		69,365			28,152		–				97,517
	Other restaurant operating costs		46,493			18,796		–				65,289
	Depreciation		10,208			3,707		–				13,915
	Selling, general, and administrative		25,724			11,307		–				37,031
	Intercompany selling, general, and administrative allocations		14,008			(14,008	)	–			–
	Closures and impairments		8,058			6,085		–				14,143
	Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		104		–				(104	)	–
	Interest expense, net		5,171			1,449		–				6,620
	Intercompany interest expense/(income)		3,229			(3,229	)	–			–
	Loss on extinguishment of debt		672		–			–				672
			239,352			73,608			(104	)		312,856
	(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes		(40,404	)		3,653			104			(36,647	)
	(Benefit)/provision for income taxes from continuing operations		(5,667	)		3,757		–				(1,910	)
	(Loss)/income from continuing operations		(34,737	)		(104	)		104			(34,737	)
	Gain from discontinued operations, net of tax		354		–			–				354
	Net (loss)/income	$	(34,383	)	$	(104	)	$	104		$	(34,383	)
	Other comprehensive income:
	Pension liability reclassification, net of tax		477		–			–				477
	Total comprehensive (loss)/income	$	(33,906	)	$	(104	)	$	104		$	(33,906	)
		Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Revenue:
	Restaurant sales and operating revenue	$	408,932		$	153,879		–			$	562,811
	Franchise revenue		119			2,953		–				3,072
			409,051			156,832		–				565,883
	Operating costs and expenses:
	Cost of merchandise		114,847			42,760		–				157,607
	Payroll and related costs		142,891			57,359		–				200,250
	Other restaurant operating costs		94,895			37,928		–				132,823
	Depreciation		20,572			7,552		–				28,124
	Selling, general, and administrative		51,718			22,328		–				74,046
	Intercompany selling, general, and administrative allocations		28,771			(28,771	)	–			–
	Closures and impairments		13,223			8,953		–				22,176
	Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		(4,421	)	–				4,421		–
	Interest expense, net		10,231			3,142		–				13,373
	Intercompany interest expense/(income)		6,414			(6,414	)	–			–
	Loss on extinguishment of debt		1,183		–			–				1,183
			480,324			144,837			4,421			629,582
	(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes		(71,273	)		11,995			(4,421	)		(63,699	)
	(Benefit)/provision for income taxes from continuing operations		(14,637	)		7,574		–				(7,063	)
	(Loss)/income from continuing operations		(56,636	)		4,421			(4,421	)		(56,636	)
	Gain from discontinued operations, net of tax		11		–			–				11
	Net (loss)/income	$	(56,625	)	$	4,421		$	(4,421	)	$	(56,625	)
	Other comprehensive income:
	Pension liability reclassification, net of tax		955		–			–				955
	Total comprehensive (loss)/income	$	(55,670	)	$	4,421		$	(4,421	)	$	(55,670	)
		Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Revenue:
	Restaurant sales and operating revenue	$	216,215		$	82,382		–			$	298,597
	Franchise revenue		41			1,439		–				1,480
			216,256			83,821		–				300,077
	Operating costs and expenses:
	Cost of merchandise		59,998			22,849		–				82,847
	Payroll and related costs		71,486			29,245		–				100,731
	Other restaurant operating costs		46,781			18,867		–				65,648
	Depreciation		10,773			3,904		–				14,677
	Selling, general, and administrative		24,971			13,570		–				38,541
Intercompany selling, general, and administrative allocations		16,442			(16,442	)	–			–
Closures and impairments		2,137			(246	)	–				1,891
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		(9,434	)	–				9,434		–
Interest expense, net		5,342			1,423		–				6,765
Intercompany interest expense/(income)		3,434			(3,434	)	–			–
Gain on extinguishment of debt		(155	)	–			–				(155	)
		231,775			69,736			9,434			310,945
(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes		(15,519	)		14,085			(9,434	)		(10,868	)
(Benefit)/provision for income taxes from continuing operations		(11,315	)		4,651		–				(6,664	)
(Loss)/income from continuing operations		(4,204	)		9,434			(9,434	)		(4,204	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(10,864	)		(580	)		580			(10,864	)
Net (loss)/income	$	(15,068	)	$	8,854		$	(8,854	)	$	(15,068	)
Other comprehensive income:
Pension liability reclassification, net of tax		380		–			–				380
Total comprehensive (loss)/income	$	(14,688	)	$	8,854		$	(8,854	)	$	(14,688	)
	Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenue:
Restaurant sales and operating revenue	$	454,187		$	170,677		–			$	624,864
Franchise revenue		133			3,003		–				3,136
		454,320			173,680		–				628,000
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of merchandise		124,200			46,510		–				170,710
Payroll and related costs		147,679			60,244		–				207,923
Other restaurant operating costs		93,601			37,901		–				131,502
Depreciation		21,872			7,816		–				29,688
Selling, general, and administrative		53,992			27,556		–				81,548
Intercompany selling, general, and administrative allocations		34,484			(34,484	)	–			–
Closures and impairments		2,974			4		–				2,978
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		(21,466	)	–				21,466		–
Interest expense, net		10,641			2,914		–				13,555
Intercompany interest expense/(income)		6,822			(6,822	)	–			–
Gain on extinguishment of debt		(155	)	–			–				(155	)
		474,644			141,639			21,466			637,749
(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes		(20,324	)		32,041			(21,466	)		(9,749	)
(Benefit)/provision for income taxes from continuing operations		(19,194	)		10,575		–				(8,619	)
(Loss)/income from continuing operations		(1,130	)		21,466			(21,466	)		(1,130	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(11,339	)		(652	)		652			(11,339	)
Net (loss)/income	$	(12,469	)	$	20,814		$	(20,814	)	$	(12,469	)
Other comprehensive income:
Pension liability reclassification, net of tax		761		–			–				761
Total comprehensive (loss)/income	$	(11,708	)	$	20,814		$	(20,814	)	$	(11,708	)
Condensed Cash Flow Statement [Table Text Block]	'
		Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Net cash (used)/provided by operating activities	$	(22,630	)	$	36,648		$	(13,590	)	$	428
	Investing activities:
	Purchases of property and equipment		(12,902	)		(4,795	)	–				(17,697	)
	Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions, net		5,637		–			–				5,637
	Proceeds from disposal of assets		7,434			1,023		–				8,457
	Other, net		187		–			–				187
	Net cash provided/(used) by investing activities		356			(3,772	)	–				(3,416	)
	Financing activities:
	Principal payments on long-term debt		(12,968	)		(12,838	)	–				(25,806	)
	Stock repurchases		(540	)	–			–				(540	)
	Payments for debt issuance costs		(1,718	)	–			–				(1,718	)
	Proceeds from exercise of stock options		1,480		–			–				1,480
	Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation		283		–			–				283
	Intercompany transactions		6,415			(20,005	)		13,590		–
	Net cash used by financing activities		(7,048	)		(32,843	)		13,590			(26,301	)
	(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents		(29,322	)		33		–				(29,289	)
	Cash and cash equivalents:
	Beginning of year		52,635			272		–				52,907
	End of quarter	$	23,313		$	305		–			$	23,618
		Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Net cash (used)/provided by operating activities	$	(15,104	)	$	27,846		$	(12,133	)	$	609
	Investing activities:
	Purchases of property and equipment		(14,936	)		(3,569	)	–				(18,505	)
	Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions, net		30,408		–			–				30,408
	Proceeds from disposal of assets		885			1,200		–				2,085
	Other, net		126		–			–				126
	Net cash provided/(used) by investing activities		16,483			(2,369	)	–				14,114
	Financing activities:
	Principal payments on long-term debt		(10,981	)		(6,504	)	–				(17,485	)
	Stock repurchases		(20,012	)	–			–				(20,012	)
	Proceeds from exercise of stock options		173		–			–				173
	Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation		11		–			–				11
	Intercompany transactions		6,823			(18,956	)		12,133		–
	Net cash used by financing activities		(23,986	)		(25,460	)		12,133			(37,313	)
	(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents		(22,607	)		17		–				(22,590	)
	Cash and cash equivalents:
	Beginning of year		47,986			198		–				48,184
	End of quarter	$	25,379		$	215		–			$	25,594

Note_A_Basis_of_Presentation_D

Note A - Basis of Presentation (Details) (Other Reclassifications and Corrections [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 04, 2012	Dec. 04, 2012
Other Reclassifications and Corrections [Member]	'	'
Note A - Basis of Presentation (Details) [Line Items]	'	'
Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment	$0.40	$0.40

Note_B_Loss_per_Share_and_Stoc2

Note B - Loss per Share and Stock Repurchases (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 03, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares	0.1
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value (in Dollars)	$0.50
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased	11.8

Note_B_Loss_per_Share_and_Stoc3

Note B - Loss per Share and Stock Repurchases (Details) - Weighted-average Common and Dilutive Potential Common Shares Outstanding (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012	Dec. 31, 2008
Weighted-average Common and Dilutive Potential Common Shares Outstanding [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'
Loss from continuing operations (in Dollars)	($34,737)	($4,204)	($56,636)	($1,130)	'
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax (in Dollars)	354	-10,864	11	-11,339	'
Net loss (in Dollars)	($34,383)	($15,068)	($56,625)	($12,469)	($12,469)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in Shares)	60,196	62,005	60,111	62,409	'
Weighted average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding (in Shares)	60,196	62,005	60,111	62,409	'
Loss from continuing operations	($0.58)	($0.07)	($0.94)	($0.02)	'
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations	$0.01	($0.17)	$0	($0.18)	'
Net loss per share	($0.57)	($0.24)	($0.94)	($0.20)	'
Loss from continuing operations	($0.58)	($0.07)	($0.94)	($0.02)	'
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations	$0.01	($0.17)	$0	($0.18)	'
Net loss per share	($0.57)	($0.24)	($0.94)	($0.20)	'

Note_B_Loss_per_Share_and_Stoc4

Note B - Loss per Share and Stock Repurchases (Details) - Antidilutive Shares Excluded from Computation of Diluted Loss Per Share	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 03, 2013		Dec. 04, 2012		Dec. 03, 2013		Dec. 04, 2012
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Antidilutive securities	3,913		5,018		4,137		4,378
Equity Option [Member]	'		'		'		'
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Antidilutive securities	2,839	[1]	3,371	[1]	2,977	[1]	3,002	[1]
Restricted Stock [Member]	'		'		'		'
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Antidilutive securities	1,074	[1]	1,647	[1]	1,160	[1]	1,376	[1]
[1]	Due to a net loss for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013 and December 4, 2012, all then outstanding share-based awards were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share.

Note_C_Franchise_Programs_Deta

Note C - Franchise Programs (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012
Note C - Franchise Programs (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Support service and marketing and purchasing fees (in Dollars)	$0.30	$0.10	$0.50	$0.40
Ruby Tuesday [Member]	'	'	'	'
Note C - Franchise Programs (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Number of Franchise Restaurants	76	'	76	'
Royalty fee percentage	'	'	4.00%	'
Operating agreements, national advertising fund gross sales contribution	'	'	1.50%	'
Operating agreements, national advertising fund gross sales contribution, maximum	'	'	3.00%	'
Operating agreements, support service fee, gross sales contribution, maximum	'	'	2.00%	'
Operating agreements, marketing and purchase fee,gross sales contribution, maximum	'	'	1.50%	'
Lime Fresh [Member]	'	'	'	'
Note C - Franchise Programs (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Number of Franchise Restaurants	8	'	8	'
Royalty fee percentage	'	'	5.25%	'

Note_D_Discontinued_Operations2

Note D - Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 04, 2013	Jun. 04, 2013	Jun. 04, 2013	Dec. 03, 2013	Jun. 04, 2013
	Marlin & Ray's [Member]	Wok Hay [Member]	Truffles [Member]	Restaurants Closed [Member]	Restaurants Closed [Member]
Note D - Discontinued Operations (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Number of Restaurants Closed	13	1	2	'	'
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net	'	'	'	$0.80	$2.80
Assets Held-for-sale, Property, Plant and Equipment	'	'	'	$1.30	$4.20

Note_D_Discontinued_Operations3

Note D - Discontinued Operations (Details) - Financial Results of Discontinued Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012
Financial Results of Discontinued Operations [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Restaurant sales and operating revenue	'	$4,156	'	$9,154
Gain/(loss) before income taxes	453	-17,919	-75	-18,767
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes	99	-7,055	-86	-7,428
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations	$354	($10,864)	$11	($11,339)

Note_E_Accounts_Receivable_Det

Note E - Accounts Receivable (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 03, 2013	Jun. 04, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Note E - Accounts Receivable (Details) [Line Items]	'	'
Other Receivables, Net, Current	$3,298	$3,043
Third-party Gift Card Sales [Member]	'	'
Note E - Accounts Receivable (Details) [Line Items]	'	'
Other Receivables, Net, Current	1,800	1,800
Due from Distributor [Member]	'	'
Note E - Accounts Receivable (Details) [Line Items]	'	'
Other Receivables, Net, Current	700	400
Due from Landlords [Member]	'	'
Note E - Accounts Receivable (Details) [Line Items]	'	'
Other Receivables, Net, Current	$100	$500

Note_E_Accounts_Receivable_Det1

Note E - Accounts Receivable (Details) - Accounts Receivable, Current (USD $)	Dec. 03, 2013	Jun. 04, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Accounts receivable, current	$5,779	$4,834
Amounts due from franchisees	1,393	917
Other receivables	3,298	3,043
Rebates [Member]	'	'
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]	'	'
Accounts receivable, current	$1,088	$874

Note_F_Inventories_Details

Note F - Inventories (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 03, 2013	Jun. 04, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Retail Related Inventory, Merchandise	$18,220	$21,779

Note_G_Property_Equipment_Asse2

Note G - Property, Equipment, Assets Held for Sale, Operating Leases, and Sale-Leaseback Transactions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012	Dec. 31, 2008	Jun. 04, 2013
Note G - Property, Equipment, Assets Held for Sale, Operating Leases, and Sale-Leaseback Transactions (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Assets Held-for-sale, Current	$4,432,000	'	$4,432,000	'	'	$9,175,000
Property, Plant and Equipment, Disposals	5,600,000	1,600,000	8,200,000	1,600,000	'	'
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment	300,000	500,000	200,000	500,000	'	'
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net	5,800,000	'	8,400,000	'	'	'
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	'	2,100,000	8,457,000	2,085,000	2,085,000	'
Percentage of Restaurants Located on Leased Properties	56.00%	'	56.00%	'	'	'
Number of Restaurants	724	'	724	'	'	'
Percentage of Restaurants Located on Leased Land	66.00%	'	66.00%	'	'	'
Percentage of Restaurants Located on Leased Land and Building	34.00%	'	34.00%	'	'	'
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Gross Proceeds	'	11,700,000	5,900,000	32,000,000	'	'
Sale Leaseback Transaction Costs	'	600,000	300,000	1,600,000	'	'
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Net Book Value	4,800,000	'	4,800,000	'	'	'
Sale Leaseback Transaction Lease Terms 1	'	'	'15 years	'	'	'
Sale Leaseback Transaction Lease Renewal Terms	'	'	'20 years	'	'	'
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Deferred Gain, Gross	800,000	'	800,000	'	'	'
Sale Leaseback Transactions Current Portion of Deferred Gain	1,100,000	'	1,100,000	'	'	1,000,000
Sale Leaseback Transactions Noncurrent Portion of Deferred Gain	13,500,000	'	13,500,000	'	'	13,200,000
Amortization of Deferred Charges	300,000	200,000	500,000	300,000	'	'
Construction in Progress [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Note G - Property, Equipment, Assets Held for Sale, Operating Leases, and Sale-Leaseback Transactions (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Assets Held for Sale, Property Plant and Equipment, Noncurrent	13,500,000	'	13,500,000	'	'	14,800,000
Company Owned Ruby Tuesday Concept Restaurants [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Note G - Property, Equipment, Assets Held for Sale, Operating Leases, and Sale-Leaseback Transactions (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Number of Restaurants	'	'	3	14	'	'
Land and Building Transactions [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Note G - Property, Equipment, Assets Held for Sale, Operating Leases, and Sale-Leaseback Transactions (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Number of Restaurants	'	5	'	'	'	'
5 Company Owned Restaurants [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Note G - Property, Equipment, Assets Held for Sale, Operating Leases, and Sale-Leaseback Transactions (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Net Book Value	'	8,400,000	'	8,400,000	'	'
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Deferred Gain, Gross	'	2,700,000	'	2,700,000	'	'
14 Company Owned Restaurants [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Note G - Property, Equipment, Assets Held for Sale, Operating Leases, and Sale-Leaseback Transactions (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Net Book Value	'	22,700,000	'	22,700,000	'	'
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Deferred Gain, Gross	'	$7,700,000	'	$7,700,000	'	'

Note_G_Property_Equipment_Asse3

Note G - Property, Equipment, Assets Held for Sale, Operating Leases, and Sale-Leaseback Transactions (Details) - Property and Equipment, Net (USD $)	Dec. 03, 2013		Jun. 04, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'		'
Property and equipment, gross	$1,394,116		$1,448,444
Less accumulated depreciation	569,956		588,614
	824,160		859,830
Land [Member]	'		'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'		'
Property and equipment, gross	218,759		222,385
Building [Member]	'		'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'		'
Property and equipment, gross	439,591		448,681
Building Improvements [Member]	'		'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'		'
Property and equipment, gross	377,432		402,371
Restaurant Equipment [Member]	'		'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'		'
Property and equipment, gross	253,559		260,576
Other Equipment [Member]	'		'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'		'
Property and equipment, gross	85,798		91,351
Construction in Progress and Other [Member]	'		'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'		'
Property and equipment, gross	$18,977	[1]	$23,080	[1]
[1]	Included in Construction in progress and other as of December 3, 2013 and June 4, 2013 are $13.5 million and $14.8 million, respectively, of assets held for sale that are not classified as such in the Condensed 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.

Note_H_LongTerm_Debt_and_Capit2

Note H - Long-Term Debt and Capital Leases (Details) (USD $)

Dec. 03, 2013

Jun. 04, 2013

Feb. 15, 2014

Dec. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Jun. 04, 2013

14-May-12

Dec. 03, 2013

Feb. 15, 2014

Dec. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Subsequent Event [Member]

Real Property [Member]

Federal Funds Rate [Member]

London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]

Replaced Credit Facility ]Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Mortgages [Member]

Mortgages [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Franchise Facility Subcommitment [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Quarter Ending March 4, 2014 [Member]

Quarter Ending June 3, 2014 [Member]

Mortgages [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Eurodollar [Member]

Base Rate [Member]

Mortgages [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Eurodollar [Member]

Base Rate [Member]

Mortgages [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Note H - Long-Term Debt and Capital Leases (Details) [Line Items]

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Debt Instrument, Face Amount

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$250,000,000

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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

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7.63%

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Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount

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2,753,000

3,083,000

3,700,000

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Senior Note Amortized Term

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'8 years

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Debt Instrument, Maturity Date

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15-May-20

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Redemption Price Percentage on Principal Amount

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100.00%

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Percentage of Senior Notes Redeemed from Equity Offering

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35.00%

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Debt Instrument, Term

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'4 years

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Debt Instrument Repurchased Amount Authorized

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20,000,000

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Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount

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12,900,000

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Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount

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13,000,000

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Interest Paid

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200,000

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Gain (Loss) on Repurchase of Debt Instrument

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-500,000

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Long-term Debt, Gross

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222,113,000

235,000,000

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Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity

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50,000,000

50,000,000

25,000,000

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Option to Increase Revolving Credit Facility Capacity

'

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35,000,000

35,000,000

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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity

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200,000,000

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Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost

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-200,000

-700,000

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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate

'

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0.50%

1.00%

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2.50%

1.50%

'

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3.50%

2.50%

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Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage

'

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0.40%

'

'

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0.75%

'

'

Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount

'

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100,000,000

'

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Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity

'

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37,600,000

37,600,000

'

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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Leverage Ratio for Fiscal Year

'

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4.5

'

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Line of Credit Facility, Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for Fiscal Year

'

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1.5

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1.4

'

Line of Credit Facility Maximum Leverage Ratio Thereafter

'

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4.75

5

Line of Credit Facility, Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Thereafter

'

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1.3

Payments of Debt Extinguishment Costs

'

'

5,000,000

'

'

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Secured Debt

53,601,000

66,883,000

'

'

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'

'

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'

'

53,600,000

'

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'

'

'

'

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'

Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, Start

'

'

'

'

'

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'

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28-Feb-14

'

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'

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'

Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, End

'

'

'

'

'

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30-Nov-22

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Range of Loan Balances

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

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'

'

'

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'

'

$100,000

'

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'

$7,800,000

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage Rate Range, Minimum

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

7.60%

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage Rate Range, Maximum

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

10.92%

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'

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

Note_H_LongTerm_Debt_and_Capit3

Note H - Long-Term Debt and Capital Leases (Details) - Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (USD $)	Dec. 03, 2013	Jun. 04, 2013	14-May-12
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Mortgage loan obligations	$53,601	$66,883	'
Capital lease obligations	181	202	'
	273,142	299,002	'
Less current maturities	9,838	8,487	'
	263,304	290,515	'
Senior Notes [Member]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Senior unsecured notes	222,113	235,000	'
Unamortized discount	-2,753	-3,083	-3,700
Senior unsecured notes less unamortized discount	$219,360	$231,917	'

Note_I_Closures_and_Impairment2

Note I - Closures and Impairments Expense (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 03, 2013	Jun. 04, 2014	Jun. 04, 2014	Mar. 03, 2014	Jun. 04, 2014	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 03, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified		Subsequent Event [Member]	Subsequent Event [Member]	Subsequent Event [Member]	Subsequent Event [Member]	Open Restaurants With Deteriorating Operational Performance [Member]	Open more than one year with rolling 12-month negative cash flows [Member]	Impaired to salvage value [Member]	Not impaired to salvage value [Member]	Located on owned properties [Member]
		Planned Closures [Member]
Note I - Closures and Impairments Expense (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of Restaurants Scheduled for Closure	'	'	3	27	30	'	'	'	'	'
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived (in Dollars)	'	$4.40	'	'	'	$5.70	'	'	'	'
Number of Restaurants	724	'	'	'	'	9	58	43	15	6
Negative cash flow restaurants not recorded at salvage value, remaining net book value (in Dollars)	$13.70	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'

Note_I_Closures_and_Impairment3

Note I - Closures and Impairments Expense (Details) - Closures and Impairments Expenses (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012
Note I - Closures and Impairments Expense (Details) - Closures and Impairments Expenses [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Closures and impairment expenses	$14,143	$1,891	$22,176	$2,978
Loss/(gain) on sale of surplus properties	13	-507	53	-598
Closed restaurant lease reserves	'	'	4,205	'
Property [Member]	'	'	'	'
Note I - Closures and Impairments Expense (Details) - Closures and Impairments Expenses [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Closures and impairment expenses	12,318	2,212	17,248	2,660
Operating Lease Reserve [Member]	'	'	'	'
Note I - Closures and Impairments Expense (Details) - Closures and Impairments Expenses [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Closed restaurant lease reserves	1,702	-99	4,297	375
Other Closing Expense [Member]	'	'	'	'
Note I - Closures and Impairments Expense (Details) - Closures and Impairments Expenses [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Closures and impairment expenses	110	285	578	541
Continuing Operations [Member]	'	'	'	'
Note I - Closures and Impairments Expense (Details) - Closures and Impairments Expenses [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Closures and impairment expenses	14,143	1,891	22,176	2,978
Closed restaurant lease reserves	'	'	4,297	'
Discontinued Operations [Member]	'	'	'	'
Note I - Closures and Impairments Expense (Details) - Closures and Impairments Expenses [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Closures and impairment expenses	-453	16,360	65	16,397
Closed restaurant lease reserves	'	'	($92)	'

Note_I_Closures_and_Impairment4

Note I - Closures and Impairments Expense (Details) - Future Liabilites Associated with Closed Properties (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 03, 2013
Note I - Closures and Impairments Expense (Details) - Future Liabilites Associated with Closed Properties [Line Items]	'
Balance at June 4, 2013	$8,727
Closing expense including rent and other lease charges	4,205
Payments	-3,324
Other adjustments	42
Balance at December 3, 2013	9,650
Continuing Operations [Member]	'
Note I - Closures and Impairments Expense (Details) - Future Liabilites Associated with Closed Properties [Line Items]	'
Balance at June 4, 2013	6,417
Closing expense including rent and other lease charges	4,297
Payments	-2,503
Other adjustments	42
Balance at December 3, 2013	8,253
Discontinued Operations [Member]	'
Note I - Closures and Impairments Expense (Details) - Future Liabilites Associated with Closed Properties [Line Items]	'
Balance at June 4, 2013	2,310
Closing expense including rent and other lease charges	-92
Payments	-821
Balance at December 3, 2013	$1,397

Note_J_Employee_PostEmployment2

Note J - Employee Post-Employment Benefits (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 03, 2013	Jun. 04, 2013	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 03, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
				Other Noncurrent Assets [Member]	Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Member]	Retirement Plan [Member]	Severance Plan [Member]	Severance Plan [Member]	Chief People Officer [Member]	Support Center Management and Staff [Member]
							Chief Operating Officer [Member]	Chief Operating Officer [Member]
Note J - Employee Post-Employment Benefits (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Pension Plans	3	3	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plans, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Current Fiscal Year	'	'	'	'	'	$300,000	'	'	'	'
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	'	'	'	8,800,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Amortization Adjustment from AOCI, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, for Net Prior Service (Cost) Credit, Net of Tax	500,000	1,000,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Defined contribution plans	2	2	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Severance Costs (in Dollars)	'	3,212,000	'	'	'	'	'	900,000	400,000	2,000,000
Payments for Postemployment Benefits	'	'	'	'	'	'	400,000	500,000	'	'
Employee-related Liabilities	$21,977,000	$21,977,000	$25,425,000	'	$2,400,000	'	'	'	'	'

Note_J_Employee_PostEmployment3

Note J - Employee Post-Employment Benefits (Details) - Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (USD $)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 03, 2013		Dec. 04, 2012		Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012
Pension Benefits [Member]	'		'		'	'
Note J - Employee Post-Employment Benefits (Details) - Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Line Items]	'		'		'	'
Service cost	$89		$115		$178	$230
Interest cost	434		525		868	1,050
Expected return on plan assets	-111		-102		-222	-204
Amortization of prior service cost	'	[1]	26	[1]	'	52
Recognized actuarial loss	428		565		856	1,130
Net periodic benefit cost	840		1,129		1,680	2,258
Postretirement Medical and Life Benefits [Member]	'		'		'	'
Note J - Employee Post-Employment Benefits (Details) - Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Line Items]	'		'		'	'
Service cost	3		3		6	6
Interest cost	17		15		34	30
Amortization of prior service cost	-11	[1]	-14	[1]	-22	-28
Recognized actuarial loss	61		53		122	106
Net periodic benefit cost	$70		$57		$140	$114
[1]	Prior service costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the average remaining service period of employees expected to receive benefits.

Note_J_Employee_PostEmployment4

Note J - Employee Post-Employment Benefits (Details) - Roll Forward of Employee Separation Obligations (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 03, 2013	Jun. 04, 2013
		Severance Plan [Member]	Severance Plan [Member]
Note J - Employee Post-Employment Benefits (Details) - Roll Forward of Employee Separation Obligations [Line Items]	'	'	'
Balance	'	$2,383	$310
Employee severance and unused vacation accruals	3,212	'	'
Cash payments	-1,139	'	'
Balance	'	$2,383	$310

Note_K_Income_Taxes_Details

Note K - Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012	Jun. 04, 2013
Note K - Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	($1,910,000)	($6,664,000)	($7,063,000)	($8,619,000)	'
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance	45,400,000	'	45,400,000	'	24,600,000
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Change in Amount	14,600,000	'	21,900,000	'	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	8,900,000	'	8,900,000	'	13,000,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate	3,600,000	'	3,600,000	'	3,500,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued	1,000,000	'	1,000,000	'	900,000
Accrual Interest and Penalties Increase Decrease	'	'	100,000	'	'
Reasonably Possible Amounts Will Change Within Next Twelve Months [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Note K - Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	$1,200,000	'	$1,200,000	'	'

Note_L_ShareBased_Employee_Com2

Note L - Share-Based Employee Compensation (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

Sep. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Dec. 31, 2008

Sep. 03, 2013

Sep. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Sep. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Sep. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Sep. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Sep. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Sep. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Sep. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Sep. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Dec. 03, 2013

Cliff Vest [Member]

Annual Installments [Member]

Employee Stock Option [Member]

Employee Stock Option [Member]

Employee Stock Option [Member]

Employee Stock Option [Member]

Restricted Stock [Member]

Restricted Stock [Member]

Restricted Stock [Member]

Restricted Stock [Member]

Restricted Stock, Service-based [Member]

Restricted Stock, Service-based [Member]

Restricted Stock, Performance-based [Member]

Restricted Stock, Performance-based [Member]

SIP and 1996 SIP [Member]

SIP and 1996 SIP [Member]

SIP [Member]

SIP [Member]

SIP [Member]

SIP 1996 [Member]

Accelerated Vesting Options [Member]

Restricted Stock, Service-based [Member]

Restricted Stock, Service-based [Member]

SIP [Member]

SIP 1996 [Member]

SIP and Directors' Plan [Member]

SIP and 1996 SIP [Member]

SIP and Directors' Plan [Member]

Chief Executive Officer [Member]

SIP and 1996 SIP [Member]

Certain Employees [Member]

Certain Employees [Member]

Maximum [Member]

SIP and 1996 SIP [Member]

SIP and 1996 SIP [Member]

Certain Employees [Member]

Note L - Share-Based Employee Compensation (Details) [Line Items]

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period

'

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'

'2 years 6 months

'

'

'

'1 year

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'3 years

'3 years

'

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'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

'7 years

'7 years

'

'

'7 years

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized

'

'

'

'

'

4,857,000

170,000

'

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'

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'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,984,000

'

102,000

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant

'

'

'

'

'

2,873,000

68,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized (in Dollars)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$3,900,000

'

'

'

$5,800,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'1 year 255 days

'

'

'

'1 year 219 days

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

60,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

601,000

'

570,000

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Benchmark Price Per Share (in Dollars per share)

$14

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Consecutive Days to Vest

'20 days

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period

'

'

'

186,000

158,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

344,000

405,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of Annual Installments

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

235,000

'

34,000

'

'

-140,000

-269,000

-270,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation (in Dollars)

'

$4,049,000

$1,609,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$300,000

Note_L_ShareBased_Employee_Com3

Note L - Share-Based Employee Compensation (Details) - Summary of Stock Option Activity (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013
Note L - Share-Based Employee Compensation (Details) - Summary of Stock Option Activity [Line Items]	'
Forfeited	-85,000
Forfeited (in Dollars per share)	$9.34
Stock Options, Service-based [Member]	'
Note L - Share-Based Employee Compensation (Details) - Summary of Stock Option Activity [Line Items]	'
Balance, beginning of year	1,911,000
Balance, beginning of year (in Dollars per share)	$8.27
Granted	601,000
Granted (in Dollars per share)	$9.34
Exercised	-229,000
Exercised (in Dollars per share)	$6.45
Forfeited	-179,000
Forfeited (in Dollars per share)	$9.39
Balance, end of quarter	2,104,000
Balance, end of quarter (in Dollars per share)	$8.68
Exercisable	1,237,000
Exercisable (in Dollars per share)	$8.63
Stock Options, Performanced-based [Member]	'
Note L - Share-Based Employee Compensation (Details) - Summary of Stock Option Activity [Line Items]	'
Balance, beginning of year	250,000
Balance, beginning of year (in Dollars per share)	$7.81
Granted	570,000
Granted (in Dollars per share)	$9.34
Balance, end of quarter	735,000
Balance, end of quarter (in Dollars per share)	$8.82
Exercisable	'
Exercisable (in Dollars per share)	'

Note_L_ShareBased_Employee_Com4

Note L - Share-Based Employee Compensation (Details) - Summary of Restricted Stock Activity (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 03, 2013	Dec. 03, 2013
Restricted Stock, Performance-based [Member]	'	'
Note L - Share-Based Employee Compensation (Details) - Summary of Restricted Stock Activity [Line Items]	'	'
Non-vested at beginning of year	356,000	356,000
Non-vested at beginning of year (in Dollars per share)	$7.06	$7.06
Vested	'	-18,000
Vested (in Dollars per share)	'	$7.87
Forfeited	-269,000	-270,000
Forfeited (in Dollars per share)	'	$6.81
Non-vested at end of year	'	68,000
Non-vested at end of year (in Dollars per share)	'	$7.81
Restricted Stock, Service-based [Member]	'	'
Note L - Share-Based Employee Compensation (Details) - Summary of Restricted Stock Activity [Line Items]	'	'
Non-vested at beginning of year	1,136,000	1,136,000
Non-vested at beginning of year (in Dollars per share)	$7.92	$7.92
Granted	'	405,000
Granted (in Dollars per share)	'	$8.97
Vested	'	-395,000
Vested (in Dollars per share)	'	$8.12
Forfeited	'	-140,000
Forfeited (in Dollars per share)	'	$8.76
Non-vested at end of year	'	1,006,000
Non-vested at end of year (in Dollars per share)	'	$8.15

Note_M_Segment_Reporting_Detai

Note M - Segment Reporting (Details) - Financial Results by Reportable Segment (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012
Revenues:	'	'	'	'
Revenues	$276,209	$300,077	$565,883	$628,000
Segment (loss)/profit:	'	'	'	'
Segment profit	-913	14,994	6,484	44,222
Depreciation and amortization:	'	'	'	'
Depreciation and amoritzation	14,598	15,529	29,472	31,379
Capital expenditures:	'	'	'	'
Capital expenditures	'	'	17,697	18,505
Ruby Tuesday [Member]	'	'	'	'
Revenues:	'	'	'	'
Revenues	270,741	296,097	554,763	619,924
Segment (loss)/profit:	'	'	'	'
Segment profit	870	17,026	10,721	46,573
Depreciation and amortization:	'	'	'	'
Depreciation and amoritzation	13,456	14,382	27,248	29,141
Capital expenditures:	'	'	'	'
Capital expenditures	'	'	14,114	12,197
Lime Fresh [Member]	'	'	'	'
Revenues:	'	'	'	'
Revenues	5,468	3,980	11,120	8,076
Segment (loss)/profit:	'	'	'	'
Segment profit	-1,783	-2,032	-4,237	-2,351
Depreciation and amortization:	'	'	'	'
Depreciation and amoritzation	545	576	1,044	1,095
Capital expenditures:	'	'	'	'
Capital expenditures	'	'	2,699	2,873
Support Center and Other [Member]	'	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization:	'	'	'	'
Depreciation and amoritzation	597	571	1,180	1,143
Capital expenditures:	'	'	'	'
Capital expenditures	'	'	$884	$3,435

Note_M_Segment_Reporting_Detai1

Note M - Segment Reporting (Details) - Financial Results by Reportable Segment (USD $)	Dec. 03, 2013	Jun. 04, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Total assets:	'	'
Total assets	$972,442	$1,043,183
Ruby Tuesday [Member]	'	'
Total assets:	'	'
Total assets	854,707	893,750
Lime Fresh [Member]	'	'
Total assets:	'	'
Total assets	19,080	18,943
Support Center and Other [Member]	'	'
Total assets:	'	'
Total assets	$98,655	$130,490

Note_M_Segment_Reporting_Detai2

Note M - Segment Reporting (Details) - Reconciliation of Segment Profit to (Loss)/Income from Continuing Operations before Taxes (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Segment (loss)/profit	($913)	$14,994	$6,484	$44,222
Less:	'	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	-14,598	-15,529	-29,472	-31,379
Unallocated general and administrative expenses	-37,031	-38,541	-74,046	-81,548
Preopening expenses	-41	-204	-395	-399
Interest expense, net	-6,620	-6,765	-13,373	-13,555
Other expense, net	-715	-133	-1,286	-387
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	-36,647	-10,868	-63,699	-9,749
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]	'	'	'	'
Less:	'	'	'	'
Unallocated general and administrative expenses	($13,760)	($3,231)	($25,657)	($8,251)

Note_N_Commitments_and_Conting1

Note N - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 09, 2013	Nov. 08, 2010	Dec. 03, 2012	Sep. 30, 2009	Sep. 30, 2009
		Subsequent Event [Member]	Dan Maddy v Ruby Tuesday [Member]	Dan Maddy v Ruby Tuesday [Member]	Pennslyvania [Member]	Ohio [Member]
		Equal Employement Opportunity (Pittsburgh) [Member]			Equal Employement Opportunity (Pittsburgh) [Member]	Equal Employement Opportunity (Pittsburgh) [Member]
Note N - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of Restaurants	724	'	'	'	5	1
Litigation Settlement, Amount (in Dollars)	'	$575,000	'	'	'	'
Supplemental Information for Property, Casualty Insurance Underwriters, Current Year Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense (in Dollars)	'	'	$2,750,000	'	'	'
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number	'	'	'	2	'	'

Note_O_Fair_Value_Measurements2

Note O - Fair Value Measurements (Details) (Construction in Progress [Member], USD $)	Dec. 03, 2013	Jun. 04, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Construction in Progress [Member]	'	'
Note O - Fair Value Measurements (Details) [Line Items]	'	'
Assets Held for Sale, Property Plant and Equipment, Noncurrent	$13.50	$14.80

Note_O_Fair_Value_Measurements3

Note O - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Fair Values of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis (USD $)	Dec. 03, 2013	Jun. 04, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Note O - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Fair Values of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Deferred compensation plan: RTI common stock – Equity	$638	$1,094
Deferred compensation plan: RTI common stock – Equity	-638	-1,094
Deferred Compensation Plan [Member]	'	'
Note O - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Fair Values of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Deferred compensation plan: other investments – Assets	9,274	8,721
Deferred compensation plan: other investments – Liabilities	($9,274)	($8,721)

Note_O_Fair_Value_Measurements4

Note O - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Fair Values Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Non-recurring Basis (USD $)	Dec. 03, 2013		Jun. 04, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Note O - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Fair Values Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Non-recurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	$30,891		$29,808
Assets Held-for-sale [Member]	'		'
Note O - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Fair Values Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Non-recurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	17,942	[1]	24,006	[1]
Assets Held-for-Use [Member]	'		'
Note O - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Fair Values Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Non-recurring Basis [Line Items]	'		'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	$12,949		$5,802
[1]	Included in the carrying value of long-lived assets held for sale as of December 3, 2013 and June 4, 2013 are $13.5 million and $14.8 million, respectively, of assets included in Construction in progress in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as we do not expect to sell these assets within the next 12 months.

Note_O_Fair_Value_Measurements5

Note O - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Losses Recognized from Fair Value Measurements on Non-recurring Basis (USD $)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 31, 2008	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012	Dec. 04, 2012	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012
			Continuing Operations [Member]	Continuing Operations [Member]	Continuing Operations [Member]	Continuing Operations [Member]	Discontinued Operations [Member]	Discontinued Operations [Member]	Discontinued Operations [Member]
Note O - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Losses Recognized from Fair Value Measurements on Non-recurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Long-lived assets held for sale	'	'	$315	$354	$584	$511	'	'	'
Long-lived assets held for use	'	'	12,003	1,858	16,664	2,149	'	'	'
Asset impairment charges	$17,746	$18,756	$12,318	$2,212	$17,248	$2,660	$16,302	$153	$16,302

Note_O_Fair_Value_Measurements6

Note O - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Carrying Amounts and Fair Values of Other Financial Instruments Not Measured on a Recurring Basis (USD $)	Dec. 03, 2013	Jun. 04, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Carrying Amounts and Fair Values of Other Financial Instruments Not Measured on a Recurring Basis [Abstract]	'	'
Long-term debt and capital leases	$273,142	$299,002
Long-term debt and capital leases	263,497	310,441
Letters of credit	$405	$270

Note_P_Supplemental_Condensed_2

Note P - Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Details) - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (USD $)	Dec. 03, 2013	Jun. 04, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012	Jun. 05, 2012	Dec. 31, 2008	Dec. 31, 2007
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$23,618	$52,907	$25,594	$48,184	$25,594	$48,184
Accounts receivable	5,779	4,834	'	'	'	'
Inventories	27,415	30,872	'	'	'	'
Income tax receivable	5,343	1,900	'	'	'	'
Deferred income tax assets	4,579	7,296	'	'	'	'
Other current assets	18,725	23,355	'	'	'	'
Total current assets	85,459	121,164	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, net	824,160	859,830	'	'	'	'
Other assets	62,823	62,189	'	'	'	'
Total assets	972,442	1,043,183	'	'	'	'
Current liabilities:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	25,264	14,964	'	'	'	'
Accrued and other current liabilities	82,928	82,181	'	'	'	'
Current maturities of long-term debt, including capital leases	9,838	8,487	'	'	'	'
Total current liabilities	118,030	105,632	'	'	'	'
Long-term debt and capital leases, less current maturities	263,304	290,515	'	'	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	2,778	5,753	'	'	'	'
Other deferred liabilities	122,081	124,448	'	'	'	'
Total liabilities	506,193	526,348	'	'	'	'
Shareholders’ equity:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock	614	612	'	'	'	'
Capital in excess of par value	72,678	67,596	'	'	'	'
Retained earnings	402,947	459,572	'	'	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-9,990	-10,945	'	'	'	'
Total shareholders’ equity	466,249	516,835	'	'	'	'
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity	972,442	1,043,183	'	'	'	'
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Current assets:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	0	'	'	'	'	'
Income tax receivable	-125,378	-116,429	'	'	'	'
Total current assets	-125,378	-116,429	'	'	'	'
Investment in subsidiaries	-152,303	-167,887	'	'	'	'
Due from/(to) subsidiaries	-327,800	-307,068	'	'	'	'
Total assets	-605,481	-591,384	'	'	'	'
Current liabilities:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income tax payable	-125,378	-116,429	'	'	'	'
Total current liabilities	-125,378	-116,429	'	'	'	'
Due to/(from) subsidiaries	-327,800	-307,068	'	'	'	'
Total liabilities	-453,178	-423,497	'	'	'	'
Shareholders’ equity:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Retained earnings	-152,303	-167,887	'	'	'	'
Total shareholders’ equity	-152,303	-167,887	'	'	'	'
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity	-605,481	-591,384	'	'	'	'
Parent Company [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Current assets:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	23,313	52,635	25,379	47,986	'	'
Accounts receivable	2,217	1,854	'	'	'	'
Inventories	19,477	21,961	'	'	'	'
Income tax receivable	130,721	118,329	'	'	'	'
Deferred income tax assets	1,377	5,372	'	'	'	'
Other current assets	15,237	19,519	'	'	'	'
Total current assets	192,342	219,670	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, net	611,147	635,478	'	'	'	'
Investment in subsidiaries	152,303	167,887	'	'	'	'
Due from/(to) subsidiaries	90,802	76,485	'	'	'	'
Other assets	48,465	46,812	'	'	'	'
Total assets	1,095,059	1,146,332	'	'	'	'
Current liabilities:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	20,934	11,725	'	'	'	'
Accrued and other current liabilities	47,703	47,775	'	'	'	'
Current maturities of long-term debt, including capital leases	-341	-347	'	'	'	'
Total current liabilities	68,296	59,153	'	'	'	'
Long-term debt and capital leases, less current maturities	219,882	232,462	'	'	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	-4,192	-1,070	'	'	'	'
Due to/(from) subsidiaries	236,998	230,583	'	'	'	'
Other deferred liabilities	107,826	108,369	'	'	'	'
Total liabilities	628,810	629,497	'	'	'	'
Shareholders’ equity:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock	614	612	'	'	'	'
Capital in excess of par value	72,678	67,596	'	'	'	'
Retained earnings	402,947	459,572	'	'	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-9,990	-10,945	'	'	'	'
Total shareholders’ equity	466,249	516,835	'	'	'	'
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity	1,095,059	1,146,332	'	'	'	'
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Current assets:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	305	272	215	198	'	'
Accounts receivable	3,562	2,980	'	'	'	'
Inventories	7,938	8,911	'	'	'	'
Deferred income tax assets	3,202	1,924	'	'	'	'
Other current assets	3,488	3,836	'	'	'	'
Total current assets	18,495	17,923	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, net	213,013	224,352	'	'	'	'
Due from/(to) subsidiaries	236,998	230,583	'	'	'	'
Other assets	14,358	15,377	'	'	'	'
Total assets	482,864	488,235	'	'	'	'
Current liabilities:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	4,330	3,239	'	'	'	'
Accrued and other current liabilities	35,225	34,406	'	'	'	'
Current maturities of long-term debt, including capital leases	10,179	8,834	'	'	'	'
Income tax payable	125,378	116,429	'	'	'	'
Total current liabilities	175,112	162,908	'	'	'	'
Long-term debt and capital leases, less current maturities	43,422	58,053	'	'	'	'
Deferred income tax liabilities	6,970	6,823	'	'	'	'
Due to/(from) subsidiaries	90,802	76,485	'	'	'	'
Other deferred liabilities	14,255	16,079	'	'	'	'
Total liabilities	330,561	320,348	'	'	'	'
Shareholders’ equity:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Retained earnings	152,303	167,887	'	'	'	'
Total shareholders’ equity	152,303	167,887	'	'	'	'
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity	$482,864	$488,235	'	'	'	'

Note_P_Supplemental_Condensed_3

Note P - Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Details) - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012	Dec. 31, 2008
Revenue:	'	'	'	'	'
Restaurant sales and operating revenue	$274,719	$298,597	$562,811	$624,864	'
Franchise revenue	1,490	1,480	3,072	3,136	'
Total revenue	276,209	300,077	565,883	628,000	'
Operating costs and expenses:	'	'	'	'	'
Cost of merchandise	77,669	82,847	157,607	170,710	'
Payroll and related costs	97,517	100,731	200,250	207,923	'
Other restaurant operating costs	65,289	65,648	132,823	131,502	'
Depreciation	13,915	14,677	28,124	29,688	'
Selling, general, and administrative	37,031	38,541	74,046	81,548	'
Closures and impairments	14,143	1,891	22,176	2,978	'
Interest expense, net	6,620	6,765	13,373	13,555	'
Gain/(Loss) on extinguishment of debt	672	-155	1,183	-155	-155
Total operating costs and expenses	312,856	310,945	629,582	637,749	'
(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes	-36,647	-10,868	-63,699	-9,749	'
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations	-1,910	-6,664	-7,063	-8,619	'
(Loss)/income from continuing operations	-34,737	-4,204	-56,636	-1,130	'
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	354	-10,864	11	-11,339	'
Net (loss)/income	-34,383	-15,068	-56,625	-12,469	-12,469
Other comprehensive income:	'	'	'	'	'
Pension liability reclassification, net of tax	477	380	955	761	'
Total comprehensive (loss)/income	-33,906	-14,688	-55,670	-11,708	'
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Operating costs and expenses:	'	'	'	'	'
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	-104	9,434	4,421	21,466	'
Total operating costs and expenses	-104	9,434	4,421	21,466	'
(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes	104	-9,434	-4,421	-21,466	'
(Loss)/income from continuing operations	104	-9,434	-4,421	-21,466	'
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	580	'	652	'
Net (loss)/income	104	-8,854	-4,421	-20,814	'
Other comprehensive income:	'	'	'	'	'
Total comprehensive (loss)/income	104	-8,854	-4,421	-20,814	'
Parent Company [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue:	'	'	'	'	'
Restaurant sales and operating revenue	198,850	216,215	408,932	454,187	'
Franchise revenue	98	41	119	133	'
Total revenue	198,948	216,256	409,051	454,320	'
Operating costs and expenses:	'	'	'	'	'
Cost of merchandise	56,320	59,998	114,847	124,200	'
Payroll and related costs	69,365	71,486	142,891	147,679	'
Other restaurant operating costs	46,493	46,781	94,895	93,601	'
Depreciation	10,208	10,773	20,572	21,872	'
Selling, general, and administrative	25,724	24,971	51,718	53,992	'
Intercompany selling, general, and administrative allocations	14,008	16,442	28,771	34,484	'
Closures and impairments	8,058	2,137	13,223	2,974	'
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	104	-9,434	-4,421	-21,466	'
Interest expense, net	5,171	5,342	10,231	10,641	'
Intercompany interest expense/(income)	3,229	3,434	6,414	6,822	'
Gain/(Loss) on extinguishment of debt	672	-155	1,183	-155	'
Total operating costs and expenses	239,352	231,775	480,324	474,644	'
(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes	-40,404	-15,519	-71,273	-20,324	'
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations	-5,667	-11,315	-14,637	-19,194	'
(Loss)/income from continuing operations	-34,737	-4,204	-56,636	-1,130	'
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	354	-10,864	11	-11,339	'
Net (loss)/income	-34,383	-15,068	-56,625	-12,469	'
Other comprehensive income:	'	'	'	'	'
Pension liability reclassification, net of tax	477	380	955	761	'
Total comprehensive (loss)/income	-33,906	-14,688	-55,670	-11,708	'
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue:	'	'	'	'	'
Restaurant sales and operating revenue	75,869	82,382	153,879	170,677	'
Franchise revenue	1,392	1,439	2,953	3,003	'
Total revenue	77,261	83,821	156,832	173,680	'
Operating costs and expenses:	'	'	'	'	'
Cost of merchandise	21,349	22,849	42,760	46,510	'
Payroll and related costs	28,152	29,245	57,359	60,244	'
Other restaurant operating costs	18,796	18,867	37,928	37,901	'
Depreciation	3,707	3,904	7,552	7,816	'
Selling, general, and administrative	11,307	13,570	22,328	27,556	'
Intercompany selling, general, and administrative allocations	-14,008	-16,442	-28,771	-34,484	'
Closures and impairments	6,085	-246	8,953	4	'
Interest expense, net	1,449	1,423	3,142	2,914	'
Intercompany interest expense/(income)	-3,229	-3,434	-6,414	-6,822	'
Total operating costs and expenses	73,608	69,736	144,837	141,639	'
(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes	3,653	14,085	11,995	32,041	'
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations	3,757	4,651	7,574	10,575	'
(Loss)/income from continuing operations	-104	9,434	4,421	21,466	'
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	-580	'	-652	'
Net (loss)/income	-104	8,854	4,421	20,814	'
Other comprehensive income:	'	'	'	'	'
Total comprehensive (loss)/income	($104)	$8,854	$4,421	$20,814	'

Note_P_Supplemental_Condensed_4

Note P - Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Details) - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 03, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012	Dec. 31, 2008
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities	$428	$609	$609
Investing activities:	'	'	'
Purchases of property and equipment	-17,697	-18,505	-18,505
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions	5,637	30,408	30,408
Proceeds from disposal of assets	8,457	2,085	2,085
Other, net	187	126	'
Net cash used by investing activities	-3,416	14,114	14,114
Financing activities:	'	'	'
Principal payments on long-term debt	-25,806	-17,485	-17,485
Stock repurchases	-540	-20,012	-20,012
Payments for debt issuance costs	-1,718	'	'
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	1,480	173	173
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation	283	11	11
Net cash provided/(used) by financing activities	-26,301	-37,313	-37,313
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	-29,289	-22,590	-22,590
Cash and cash equivalents:	'	'	'
Beginning of year	52,907	48,184	48,184
End of quarter	23,618	25,594	25,594
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities	-13,590	-12,133	'
Financing activities:	'	'	'
Intercompany transactions	13,590	12,133	'
Net cash provided/(used) by financing activities	13,590	12,133	'
Cash and cash equivalents:	'	'	'
End of quarter	0	'	'
Parent Company [Member]	'	'	'
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities	-22,630	-15,104	'
Investing activities:	'	'	'
Purchases of property and equipment	-12,902	-14,936	'
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions	5,637	30,408	'
Proceeds from disposal of assets	7,434	885	'
Other, net	187	126	'
Net cash used by investing activities	356	16,483	'
Financing activities:	'	'	'
Principal payments on long-term debt	-12,968	-10,981	'
Stock repurchases	-540	-20,012	'
Payments for debt issuance costs	-1,718	'	'
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	1,480	173	'
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation	283	11	'
Intercompany transactions	6,415	6,823	'
Net cash provided/(used) by financing activities	-7,048	-23,986	'
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	-29,322	-22,607	'
Cash and cash equivalents:	'	'	'
Beginning of year	52,635	47,986	'
End of quarter	23,313	25,379	'
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities	36,648	27,846	'
Investing activities:	'	'	'
Purchases of property and equipment	-4,795	-3,569	'
Proceeds from disposal of assets	1,023	1,200	'
Net cash used by investing activities	-3,772	-2,369	'
Financing activities:	'	'	'
Principal payments on long-term debt	-12,838	-6,504	'
Intercompany transactions	-20,005	-18,956	'
Net cash provided/(used) by financing activities	-32,843	-25,460	'
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	33	17	'
Cash and cash equivalents:	'	'	'
Beginning of year	272	198	'
End of quarter	$305	$215	'

Note_R_Subsequent_Events_Detai

Note R - Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2013	Jun. 04, 2014	Jan. 13, 2014	Jun. 04, 2014	Mar. 03, 2014	Jun. 04, 2014
		Subsequent Event [Member]	Subsequent Event [Member]	Subsequent Event [Member]	Subsequent Event [Member]	Subsequent Event [Member]
		Lease Termination [Member]
Note R - Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of Restaurants Scheduled for Closure	'	'	'	3	27	30
Number of Restaurants Closed	'	'	25	'	'	'
Restructuring Charges (in Dollars)	'	$2,000,000	'	'	'	'
Severance Costs (in Dollars)	$3,212,000	'	'	$300,000	'	'