CLOSURES AND IMPAIRMENTS EXPENSE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2012

Closures And Impairments Expense [Abstract]

Closures and impairments expenses

Closures and impairment expenses include the following for the 13 and 39 weeks ended February 28, 2012 and March 1, 2011 (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended						Thirty-nine weeks ended
	February 28, 2012			March 1,  2011			February 28, 2012			March 1,  2011
Property impairments	$	11,534		$	888		$	12,370		$	2,226
Closed restaurant lease reserves		776			(432	)		702			231
Other closing costs		125			150			541			232
(Gain)/loss on sale of surplus properties		(118	)		177			(198	)		180
	$	12,317		$	783		$	13,415		$	2,869

Future lease obligations associated with closed properties

A rollforward of our future lease obligations associated with closed properties is as follows (in thousands):

	Lease Obligations
Balance at May 31, 2011	$	2,660
Closing expense including rent and other lease charges		702
Payments		(685	)
Other adjustments		(138	)
Balance at February 28, 2012	$	2,539