CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	May. 28, 2015	May. 29, 2014	May. 30, 2013
NET EARNINGS	$ 23,642	$ 20,899	$ 23,331
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):
Change in unrealized gain on available for sale investments, net of tax benefit of $0, $1 and $1, respectively	0	(1)	(2)
Pension gain (loss) arising during period, net of tax effect (benefit) of $(570), $(668) and $49, respectively	(902)	(899)	70
Amortization of the net actuarial loss and prior service credit related to the pension, net of tax effect of $127, $114 and $119, respectively	199	154	167
Amortization of loss on swap agreement, net of tax effect of $0, $0 and $41, respectively (Note 5)	0	0	58
Fair market value adjustment of interest rate swap, net of tax benefit of $110, $65 and $4, respectively (Note 5)	(169)	(99)	(7)
Reclassification adjustment on interest rate swap included in interest expense, net of tax effect of $77, $76 and $16, respectively (Note 5)	118	115	25
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(754)	(730)	311
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	22,888	20,169	23,642
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	(353)	(4,102)	5,825
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE MARCUS CORPORATION	$ 23,241	$ 24,271	$ 17,817