Note 13 – Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Jun. 02, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

13. Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents the fair values of our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the measurements fall (in thousands):

	Level		June 2, 2015			June 3, 2014
Deferred compensation plan – Assets		1	$	8,017		$	8,930
Deferred compensation plan – Liabilities		1		(8,017	)		(8,930	)

There were no transfers among levels within the fair value hierarchy during fiscal years 2015 or 2014.

The Deferred Compensation Plan and the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Restated Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Predecessor Plan”) are unfunded, non-qualified deferred compensation plans for eligible employees. Assets earmarked to pay benefits under the Deferred Compensation Plan and Predecessor Plan are held by a rabbi trust. We report the accounts of the rabbi trust in our Consolidated Financial Statements. The investments held by these plans are considered trading securities and are reported at fair value based on third-party broker statements. The realized and unrealized holding gains and losses related to these other investments, as well as the offsetting compensation expense, is recorded in Selling, general, and administrative expense, net in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The investment in RTI common stock and related liability payable in RTI common stock, which are reflected in Shareholders’ Equity in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, are excluded from the fair value table above as these are considered treasury shares and reported at cost.

The following table presents the fair values on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 2, 2015 and June 3, 2014 for those assets and liabilities measured on a non-recurring basis(in thousands):

	Fair Value Measurements
	Level		June 2, 2015		June 3, 2014
Long-lived assets held for sale		2	$	3,708	$	23,035
Long-lived assets held for use		2		3,283		8,882
Total			$	6,991	$	31,917

The following table presents the losses recognized during the fiscal years ended June 2, 2015, June 3, 2014, and June 4, 2013 resulting from fair value measurements of assets and liabilities measured on a non-recurring basis. The losses associated with continuing operations are included in Closures and impairments, net and Goodwill and trademark impairments, and the losses associated with discontinued operations are included in Loss from discontinued operations in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (in thousands):

	2015		2014		2013
Included within continuing operations
Long-lived assets held for sale	$	1,830	$	872	$	3,556
Long-lived assets held for use		7,992		24,319		12,804
	$	9,822	$	25,191	$	16,360
Included within discontinued operations			$	177	$	18,842

Long-lived assets held for sale are valued using Level 2 inputs, primarily from information obtained through broker listings and sales agreements. Costs to market and/or sell are factored into the estimates of fair value for those properties included in Assets held for sale on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

We review our long-lived assets (primarily property, equipment, and, as appropriate, reacquired franchise rights and favorable leases) related to each restaurant to be held and used in the business, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a restaurant may not be recoverable.

Long-lived assets held for use presented in the table above includes restaurants or groups of restaurants that we have impaired. From time to time, the table will also include closed restaurants or surplus sites not meeting held for sale criteria that have been offered for sale at a price less than their carrying value. Included within discontinued operations in the table above are charges related to restaurants that were impaired as a result of the closing of all Marlin & Ray’s, Truffles, and Wok Hay restaurants during fiscal year 2013.

The fair values of our long-lived assets held for use are also based on broker estimates of the value of the land, building, leasehold improvements, and other residual assets (Level 2) or discounted cash flow estimates using unobservable inputs (Level 3).

Our financial instruments at June 2, 2015 and June 3, 2014 consisted of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and payable, and long-term debt. The fair values of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable and payable approximated their carrying values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amounts and fair values of our long-term debt, which are not measured on a recurring basis using fair value, are as follows (in thousands):

	June 2, 2015				June 3, 2014
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Long-term debt (Level 2)	$	244,828	$	255,194	$	258,490	$	262,985

We estimated the fair value of debt using market quotes and calculations based on market rates.