PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, ASSETS HELD FOR SALE, OPERATING LEASES, AND SALE-LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 04, 2012		Jun. 05, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 1,530,493,000		$ 1,558,627,000
Less accumulated depreciation	590,783,000		592,022,000
Property and equipment, net	939,710,000		966,605,000
Assets held for sale, noncurrent	18,400,000		21,800,000
Assets held for sale	7,855,000		4,713,000
Operating Leases [Abstract]
Percentage of restaurants located on leased properties (in hundredths)	54.00%
Number of company owned restaurants	741
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 (in years)	24Y
Sale-Leaseback Transactions [Abstract]
Number of restaurants	9
Sale-leaseback transaction, gross proceeds	20,200,000
Sale-leaseback transaction costs	1,000,000
Sale-leaseback transaction, carrying value	14,200,000
Sale-leaseback transaction, lease terms (in years)	15 years
Sale-leaseback transaction, renewal terms (in years)	20 years
Sale-leaseback transaction, deferred gain	5,000,000
Sale-leaseback transactions, current portion of deferred gain	600,000		300,000
Sale-leaseback transactions, noncurrent portion of deferred gain	8,800,000		4,200,000
Amortization of deferred gains	100,000
Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	238,849,000		244,498,000
Building [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	482,341,000		494,537,000
Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	421,403,000		421,143,000
Restaurant Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	273,208,000		276,576,000
Other Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	91,341,000		95,400,000
Construction in Progress and Other [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 23,351,000	[1]	$ 26,473,000	[1]

[1] Included in Construction in progress and other as of September 4, 2012 and June 5, 2012 are $18.4 million and $21.8 million, respectively, of assets held for sale that are not classified as such in the Condensed 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.