CALCULATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details Narrative) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Sep. 02, 2017	Aug. 27, 2016
Limit of cash dividends Class B common stock (percent)	90.00%
Common stock options anti-dilutive, shares	920	838
Common Stock [Member]
Common stock authorized, shares	17,000
Class B Common [Member]
Common stock authorized, shares	3,000
Number of votes (per share)	10

The percentage rate of Class A dividends as computed for Class B dividend limitation.

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The number of votes per share.

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257

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The maximum number of common shares permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(29))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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