Note 5 - Accounts Receivable (Details)	Feb. 28, 2015	Nov. 29, 2014
Receivables [Abstract]
Percent of Gross Accounts Receivable Attributable to Amounts Owed by Licensees	38.00%	46.00%
Percent of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Attributable to Amounts Owed by Licensees	48.00%	58.00%

Percent of allowance for doubtful accounts attributable to amounts owed by licensees

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