Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Nov. 27, 2014	May 29, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 9,033	$ 6,780
Restricted cash	9,132	8,032
Accounts and notes receivable, net of reserves of $1,502 and $1,423, respectively	14,608	9,472
Refundable income taxes	0us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable	2,958us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
Deferred income taxes	3,180us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	3,056us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Other current assets	6,052us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	6,367us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Total current assets	42,005us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	36,665us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property and equipment:
Land and improvements	100,222us-gaap_LandAndLandImprovements	97,611us-gaap_LandAndLandImprovements
Buildings and improvements	615,675us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross	613,873us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross
Leasehold improvements	67,301us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsGross	62,379us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsGross
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	272,499us-gaap_FixturesAndEquipmentGross	270,993us-gaap_FixturesAndEquipmentGross
Construction in progress	8,924us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross	5,843us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
Total property and equipment	1,064,621us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	1,050,699us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	411,341	399,119
Net property and equipment	653,280us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	651,580us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Other assets:
Investments in joint ventures	3,790	2,025
Goodwill	43,789us-gaap_Goodwill	43,858us-gaap_Goodwill
Other	35,995us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	34,795us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total other assets	83,574us-gaap_OtherAssets	80,678us-gaap_OtherAssets
TOTAL ASSETS	778,859us-gaap_Assets	768,923us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	23,320us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	30,954us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Income taxes	2,687us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxes	0us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxes
Taxes other than income taxes	15,953	14,333
Accrued compensation	11,340	12,914
Other accrued liabilities	29,351us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	31,912us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Current portion of capital lease obligation	4,999us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent	4,871us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
Current maturities of long-term debt	8,605us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent	7,030us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Total current liabilities	96,255us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	102,014us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Capital lease obligation	20,861	23,370
Long-term debt	234,740us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	233,557us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Deferred income taxes	42,148	42,561
Deferred compensation and other	41,217	37,442
Equity:
Preferred Stock, $1 par; authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued	0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue	0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
Capital in excess of par	54,570us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital	53,844us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Retained earnings	306,937	294,334
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(4,554)	(4,558)
Stockholders' Equity before Treasury Stock	388,143	374,810
Less cost of Common Stock in treasury (3,781,733 shares at November 27, 2014 and 3,890,871 shares at May 29, 2014)	(47,327)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(48,599)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Total shareholders' equity attributable to The Marcus Corporation	340,816us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	326,211us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interest	2,822us-gaap_MinorityInterest	3,768us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity	343,638	329,979
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	778,859	768,923
Common Stock [Member]
Equity:
Common Stock	22,458	22,458
Class B Common Stock [Member]
Equity:
Common Stock	$ 8,732	$ 8,732

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