Note 8 - Employee Post-employment Benefits (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 04, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 05, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 03, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 02, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 03, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 04, 2013 USD ($)
Note 8 - Employee Post-employment Benefits (Details) [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Pension Plans				3
Defined Benefit Plan Target Allocation Percentage of Assets Alternative Investments				19.00%
Defined Benefit Plans, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Next Fiscal Year				$ 3,200
Defined Benefit Plan, Health Care Cost Trend Rate Assumed for Next Fiscal Year				7.00%
DefinedBenefitPlanDecreaseInHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedAfterNextTwoFiscalYears				0.25%
Defined Benefit Plan, Ultimate Health Care Cost Trend Rate				5.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Health Care Cost Trend Rate Assumed for Next Fiscal Year, Impact on Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Expense, Percent				1.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay				6.00%
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets			$ 9,600	$ 8,000	$ 9,600
Prepaid Expense, Current			12,216	13,181	12,216
Other Assets, Noncurrent			61,791	57,554	61,791
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent			75,193	66,261	75,193
Investment in RTI Common Stock and Related Liability, Payable in RTI Common Stock			600	700	600
Severance Costs				1,211	4,294
Employee-related Liabilities, Current			22,637	$ 20,351	22,637
Executive Supplemental Pension Plan [Member]
Note 8 - Employee Post-employment Benefits (Details) [Line Items]
Lump Sum Pension Payment, Accrued Liability for CEO	$ 8,100					$ 8,100
Severance Costs		$ 2,200
Minimum [Member]
Note 8 - Employee Post-employment Benefits (Details) [Line Items]
Primary Investment Objectives, Focus on Time Horizon				10 years
Employee Severance [Member]
Note 8 - Employee Post-employment Benefits (Details) [Line Items]
Employee-related Liabilities	310		$ 1,055	$ 313	1,055	310
Severance Costs				300
Employee-related Liabilities, Current				300
Chief Operating Officer [Member]
Note 8 - Employee Post-employment Benefits (Details) [Line Items]
Severance Costs					900
Chief People Officer [Member]
Note 8 - Employee Post-employment Benefits (Details) [Line Items]
Severance Costs					400
Management [Member]
Note 8 - Employee Post-employment Benefits (Details) [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated			82
Staff Personnel [Member]
Note 8 - Employee Post-employment Benefits (Details) [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated			82
Retirement Plan [Member]
Note 8 - Employee Post-employment Benefits (Details) [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plans, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Current Fiscal Year				200
Pension Benefits [Member]
Note 8 - Employee Post-employment Benefits (Details) [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Curtailments	$ 2,500					$ 2,481
Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance			$ 29,700	29,500	29,700
Defined Benefit Plan, Future Amortization of Gain (Loss)				2,000
Pension Plan [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Note 8 - Employee Post-employment Benefits (Details) [Line Items]
Assets Held-in-trust			200		200
Postretirement Medical and Life Benefits [Member]
Note 8 - Employee Post-employment Benefits (Details) [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Future Amortization of Gain (Loss)					2,000
Deferred Compensation Plan [Member]
Note 8 - Employee Post-employment Benefits (Details) [Line Items]
Prepaid Expense, Current				700
Employee-related Liabilities			500		500
Other Assets, Noncurrent				$ 7,300
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent			$ 8,400		$ 8,400
Equity Securities [Member]
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Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations				54.00%
Equity Securities [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Note 8 - Employee Post-employment Benefits (Details) [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations				39.00%	60.00%
Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Note 8 - Employee Post-employment Benefits (Details) [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations				27.00%
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Note 8 - Employee Post-employment Benefits (Details) [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations				12.00%	20.00%