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Note 9 - Licensee Acquisitions and Goodwill (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 29, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013	Nov. 24, 2012
Note 9 - Licensee Acquisitions and Goodwill (Details) [Line Items]
Operating Income (Loss)	$ 15,131,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	$ 10,005,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	$ 5,080,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Goodwill	1,731,000us-gaap_Goodwill	1,731,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Wholesale Segment [Member]
Note 9 - Licensee Acquisitions and Goodwill (Details) [Line Items]
Goodwill	1,129,000
Retail Segment [Member]
Note 9 - Licensee Acquisitions and Goodwill (Details) [Line Items]
Goodwill	602,000
Knoxville [Member] \| Cash [Member]
Note 9 - Licensee Acquisitions and Goodwill (Details) [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			485,000
Knoxville [Member] \| Accounts Receivable [Member]
Note 9 - Licensee Acquisitions and Goodwill (Details) [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			188,000
Knoxville [Member]
Note 9 - Licensee Acquisitions and Goodwill (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Stores Acquired			1
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			673,000
Goodwill, Acquired During Period			375,000
Orange County [Member] \| Cash [Member]
Note 9 - Licensee Acquisitions and Goodwill (Details) [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			64,000
Orange County [Member] \| Accounts Receivable [Member]
Note 9 - Licensee Acquisitions and Goodwill (Details) [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			1,404,000
Orange County [Member]
Note 9 - Licensee Acquisitions and Goodwill (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Stores Acquired			2
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			1,468,000
Goodwill, Acquired During Period			921,000
Retail Stores Acquired [Member]
Note 9 - Licensee Acquisitions and Goodwill (Details) [Line Items]
Revenue, Net			1,646,000
Operating Income (Loss)			$ (62,000)