Note 11 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2013

Note 11 - Income Taxes (Tables) [Line Items]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	2013		2012			2011
Current:
Federal	$	759	$	1,611		$	3,947
State		50		(487	)		676
Deferred:
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance		136		(18,704	)		(17,464	)
Federal		1,970		2,458			14,934
State		176		423			2,316
Total	$	3,091	$	(14,699	)	$	4,409

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	2013			2012			2011
Statutory federal income tax rate		34.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
Dividends received deduction		-			-			(1.8	)
Change in income tax valuation allowance		1.7			(155.6	)		(29.2	)
Change in income tax reserves		0.1			(3.3	)		(0.1	)
State income tax, net of federal benefit		3.7			1.5			3.4
Other		(1.7	)		0.1			-
Effective income tax rate		37.8	%		(122.3	)%		7.3	%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	November 30, 2013			November 24, 2012
Deferred income tax assets:
Trade accounts receivable	$	618		$	688
Inventories		2,277			1,946
Property and equipment		756			1,688
Notes receivable		1,592			1,592
Retirement benefits		5,626			5,547
State net operating loss carryforwards		2,482			2,309
Unrealized loss from affiliates		988			1,069
Lease termination accruals		349			1,005
Other		2,398			2,580
Gross deferred income tax assets		17,086			18,424
Valuation allowance		(1,044	)		(908	)
Total deferred income tax assets		16,042			17,516
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Unrealized gains from affiliates		755			78
Prepaid expenses and other		135			121
Total deferred income tax liabilities		890			199
Net deferred income tax assets	$	15,152		$	17,317

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

	2013			2012
Balance, beginning of the year	$	1,228		$	1,502
Gross increases		401			10
Gross decreases, primarily due to the expiration of statutes		(132	)		(284	)
Balance, end of the year	$	1,497		$	1,228

Valuation Allowance of Deferred Tax Assets [Member]

Note 11 - Income Taxes (Tables) [Line Items]

Summary of Valuation Allowance [Table Text Block]

	2013		2012			2011
Balance, beginning of the year	$	908	$	19,612		$	36,806
Additions charged to expense		136		-			-
Deductions reducing expense		-		(18,704	)		(17,464	)
Additions recorded as a component of other comprehensive (income) loss		-		-			270
Balance, end of the year	$	1,044	$	908		$	19,612