Represents the number of Lime Fresh restaurants operated by franchisees.

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Represents the number of restaurants operated by traditional franchisees.

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For a franchise operating agreement, the marketing and purchase fee maximum chargeable amount, expressed as a percentage of gross sales.

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For a franchise operating agreement, the advertising fee actually charged, expressed as a percentage of gross sales.

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For a franchise operating agreement, the advertising fee maximum chargeable amount, expressed as a percentage of gross sales.

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For a franchise operating agreement, the support service fee maximum chargeable amount, expressed as a percentage of gross sales.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage, for the use of the entity's name under the franchise operating agreements.

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Fees charged under a franchise agreement during the period from consideration (often a percentage of the franchisee's sales) received for use of support services, marketing and purchasing operations of a business using the entity's name.

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FRANCHISE PROGRAMS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 04, 2012	Nov. 29, 2011	Dec. 04, 2012	Nov. 29, 2011	Dec. 04, 2012 Lime Fresh [Member]	Dec. 04, 2012 No Equity Interest in Operated Ruby Tuesday Restaurant [Member]	Jun. 05, 2012 No Equity Interest in Operated Ruby Tuesday Restaurant [Member]
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Restaurants operated by traditional franchisees						77	79
Number of Franchise Lime Restaurants					5
Royalty fee percentage (in hundredths)			4.00%
Operating agreements, national advertising fund gross sales contribution (in hundredths)			2.25%
Operating agreements, national advertising fund gross sales contribution, maximum (in hundredths)			3.00%
Operating agreements, support service fee, gross sales contribution, maximum (in hundredths)			1.50%
Operating agreements, marketing and purchase fee, gross sales contribution, maximum (in hundredths)			1.50%
Support service and marketing and purchasing fees	$ 0.1	$ 0.3	$ 0.4	$ 0.6