CLOSURES AND IMPAIRMENTS EXPENSE (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Sep. 04, 2012

CLOSURES AND IMPAIRMENTS EXPENSE [Abstract]

Closures and impairments expenses

Closures and impairment expenses include the following for the thirteen weeks ended September 4, 2012 and August 30, 2011 (in thousands):

	September 4, 2012			August 30, 2011
Property impairments	$	448		$	206
Closed restaurant lease reserves		478			79
Other closing expense		289			190
Gain on sale of surplus properties		(91	)		(30	)
	$	1,124		$	445

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 June 5, 2012	$	6,813
Closing expense including rent and other lease charges		478
Payments		(792	)
Transfer of deferred escalating minimum rent balance		348
Other adjustments		(5	)
Balance at September 4, 2012	$	6,842