CLOSURES AND IMPAIRMENTS EXPENSE (Tables)

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 04, 2012

Jun. 05, 2012

CLOSURES AND IMPAIRMENTS EXPENSE [Abstract]

Closures and impairments expenses

Closures and impairment expenses include the following for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 4, 2012 and November 29, 2011 (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	December 4, 2012			November 29, 2011			December 4, 2012			November 29, 2011
Property impairments	$	18,514		$	630		$	18,962		$	836
Closed restaurant lease reserves		(99	)		(153	)		379			(74	)
Other closing costs		343			226			632			416
Gain on sale of surplus properties		(507	)		(50	)		(598	)		(80	)
	$	18,251		$	653		$	19,375		$	1,098

Closures and impairment expenses include the following (in thousands):

	2012			2011			2010
Property impairments	$	13,633		$	6,098		$	3,181
Closed restaurant lease reserves		3,841			(333	)		756
Other closing expense		1,869			437			859
Loss/(gain) on sale of surplus properties		(678	)		47			(1,020	)
	$	18,665		$	6,249		$	3,776

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		379
Payments		(1,581	)
Transfer of deferred escalating minimum rent balance		348
Other adjustments		(19	)
Balance at December 4, 2012	$	5,940

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

	2012		2011
Beginning of year	$	2,660		$	4,969
Closing expense including rent and other lease charges		3,841			(333	)
Transfer of deferred escalating minimum rent balance		2,055			-
Lease obligations assumed with franchise acquisitions		-			396
Payments		(1,605	)		(2,372	)
Other adjustments		(138	)		-
End of year	$	6,813		$	2,660