Note 5 - Property, Equipment, Assets Held for Sale, Operating Leases, and Sale-leaseback Transactions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 02, 2015

Note 5 - Property, Equipment, Assets Held for Sale, Operating Leases, and Sale-leaseback Transactions (Tables) [Line Items]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

	2015		2014
Land	$	212,073	$	214,277
Buildings		426,813		430,988
Improvements		358,549		365,599
Restaurant equipment		247,775		248,852
Other equipment		87,782		84,876
Surplus properties*		10,504		18,351
Construction in progress and other		4,316		3,895
		1,347,812		1,366,838
Less accumulated depreciation		595,638		571,992
	$	752,174	$	794,846

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

2016	$	48,974
2017		46,198
2018		44,055
2019		41,327
2020		38,041
Subsequent years		457,607
Total minimum lease payments	$	676,202

Schedule of Rent Expense [Table Text Block]

	2015			2014			2013
Included within continuing operations
Minimum rent	$	50,489		$	52,774		$	51,398
Contingent rent		745			430			472
		51,234			53,204			51,870
Sublease rental income		(504	)		(409	)		(357	)
	$	50,730		$	52,795		$	51,513
Included within discontinued operations				$	–		$	546

Sublease [Member]

Note 5 - Property, Equipment, Assets Held for Sale, Operating Leases, and Sale-leaseback Transactions (Tables) [Line Items]

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

	Franchisees		Others		Total
2016	$	247	$	493	$	740
2017		247		352		599
2018		247		276		523
2019		208		182		390
2020		27		182		209
Subsequent years		–		565		565
Total minimum sub-lease payments	$	976	$	2,050	$	3,026