Note 10 - Share-based Employee Compensation (Details Textual)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
May 31, 2016
USD ($)
shares
Aug. 30, 2016
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Sep. 01, 2015
USD ($)
May 31, 2016
USD ($)
shares
SIP and 1996 SIP [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member]        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant   4,444,000    
SIP and 1996 SIP [Member] | Restricted Stock Service-based [Member]        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period   3 years    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term   7 years    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period   809,000    
SIP and 1996 SIP [Member] | Restricted Stock Units Service-based [Member] | Cliff Vest [Member]        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period   3 years    
Number Of Annual Installments   3    
SIP and 1996 SIP [Member] | Restricted Stock Units Service-based [Member]        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period   286,000    
SIP and 1996 SIP [Member] | Stock Options Performance-based [Member]        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period   571,000    
SIP and 1996 SIP [Member]        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period   3 years    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term   7 years    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized   6,726,000    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number   2,282,000    
Employee Stock Option [Member]        
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized | $ $ 1.1     $ 1.1
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition 1 year 328 days      
Restricted Stock Service-based [Member]        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period   292,000    
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]        
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized | $   $ 2.5    
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition   1 year 219 days    
Stock Options Performance-based [Member]        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term   4 years 25 days    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number   2,785,000    
Other Deferred Liabilities [Member]        
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Accelerated Compensation Cost | $   $ 0.4   $ 0.2
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0 0   0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized   250,000    
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares   $ 0.01    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Accelerated Compensation Cost | $   $ 0.9 $ 0.3