Property, Equipment, Assets Held for Sale, Operating Leases, and Sale-Leaseback Transactions (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 05, 2012		May 31, 2011		Jun. 01, 2010
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 1,558,627,000		$ 1,597,447,000
Less accumulated depreciation	592,022,000		566,296,000
Property and equipment, net	966,605,000		1,031,151,000
Assets held for sale	4,713,000		1,340,000
Carrying values of assets disposed	5,300,000		6,500,000		4,500,000
Net (loss) gain on sale on disposal of assets	800,000		100,000		1,000,000
Proceeds from disposal of assets	6,000,000		6,600,000		5,400,000
Number of restaurants acquired			109
Property and equipment of restaurants acquired			137,100,000
Operating Leases [Abstract]
Percentage of restaurants located on leased properties (in hundredths)	52.00%
Number of company owned restaurants	714
Percentage of restaurants located on leased land (in hundredths)	65.00%
Percentage of restaurants located on leased land and building (in hundredths)	35.00%
Expiration of operating leases	24 years
Future minimum lease payments required under operating leases [Abstract]
2013	45,873,000
2014	42,255,000
2015	38,239,000
2016	33,822,000
2017	30,328,000
Subsequent years	170,096,000
Total minimum lease payments	360,613,000
Future minimum sub-lease payments contractually due from franchisees and others [Abstract]
2013	500,000
2014	326,000
2015	242,000
2016	166,000
2017	93,000
Subsequent years	172,000
Total minimum sub-lease payments	1,499,000
Minimum and contingent rent expense and sublease rental income under operating leases [Abstract]
Minimum rent	48,420,000		43,841,000		43,474,000
Contingent rent	822,000		741,000		424,000
Rent expense, gross	49,242,000		44,582,000		43,898,000
Sublease rental income	(416,000)		(1,217,000)		(3,218,000)
Rent expense, net	48,826,000		43,365,000		40,680,000
Operating Leases, Rent Income Expense Relating to Lease Reserves	3,700,000		(400,000)		1,800,000
Ruby Tuesday Concept Restaurant Group [Member]
Sale-Leaseback Transactions [Abstract]
Sale Leaseback Transaction Number of restaurants	10
Sale-leaseback transaction, gross proceeds	22,200,000
Sale-leaseback transaction costs	1,100,000
Sale-leaseback transaction, carrying value	16,500,000
Sale leaseback transaction, lease term	15 years
Sale-leaseback transaction, renewal terms	20 years
Sale-leaseback transaction, deferred gain	4,600,000
Franchisees [Member]
Future minimum sub-lease payments contractually due from franchisees and others [Abstract]
2013	357,000
2014	201,000
2015	117,000
2016	93,000
2017	93,000
Subsequent years	172,000
Total minimum sub-lease payments	1,033,000
Others [Member]
Future minimum sub-lease payments contractually due from franchisees and others [Abstract]
2013	143,000
2014	125,000
2015	125,000
2016	73,000
2017	0
Subsequent years	0
Total minimum sub-lease payments	466,000
Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	244,498,000		256,761,000
Building [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	494,537,000		512,177,000
Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	421,143,000		427,169,000
Restaurant Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	276,576,000		279,319,000
Other Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	95,400,000		93,944,000
Construction in Progress and Other [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	26,473,000	[1]	28,077,000	[1]
Assets held for sale, noncurrent	$ 21,800,000		$ 23,300,000

[1] Included in Construction in progress and other as of June 5, 2012 and May 31, 2011 are $21.8 million and $23.3 million, respectively, of assets held for sale that are not classified as such in the 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.