Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail)	9 Months Ended
Mar. 01, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items]
Weighted average number of years of amortization expense	17 years 6 months 22 days

Finite lived intangible assets remaining amortization expense period.

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