Note 14 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 28, 2015

Valuation Allowance of Deferred Tax Assets [Member]

Notes Tables

Summary of Valuation Allowance [Table Text Block]

	2015			2014			2013
Balance, beginning of the year	$	70		$	1,044		$	908
Additions charged to expense					-			136
Deductions reducing expense		(70	)		(974	)		-
Balance, end of the year	$	-		$	70		$	1,044

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

	2015			2014			2013
Current:
Federal	$	7,972		$	4,168		$	759
State		1,533			596			50
Deferred:
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance		(70	)		(974	)		136
Federal		1,520			221			1,970
State		480			1,297			176
Total	$	11,435		$	5,308		$	3,091

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

	2015			2014			2013
Statutory federal income tax rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		34.0	%
Adjustments to state net operating loss carryforwards		-			3.3			-
Change in income tax valuation allowance		(0.1	)		(3.7	)		1.7
Change in income tax reserves		0.1			(1.7	)		0.1
State income tax, net of federal benefit		4.4			4.9			3.7
Benefit of goodwill basis difference		(3.2	)		-			-
Other		(0.3	)		(1.5	)		(1.7	)
Effective income tax rate		35.9	%		36.3	%		37.8	%

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

	November 28, 2015		November 29, 2014
Deferred income tax assets:
Trade accounts receivable	$	506	$	483
Inventories		2,420		2,384
Notes receivable		1,795		1,599
Retirement benefits		6,992		6,093
State net operating loss carryforwards		927		1,141
Unrealized loss from affiliates		356		595
Lease termination accruals		219		167
Net deferred rents		2,674		2,251
Other		1,946		1,699
Gross deferred income tax assets		17,835		16,412
Valuation allowance		-		(70	)
Total deferred income tax assets		17,835		16,342
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property and equipment		3,093		282
Intangible assets		860		-
Unrealized gains from affiliates		8		963
Prepaid expenses and other		403		128
Total deferred income tax liabilities		4,364		1,373
Net deferred income tax assets	$	13,471	$	14,969

Summary of Valuation Allowance [Table Text Block]

	Balance Beginning of Period		Additions Charged to Cost and Expenses			Deductions (1)			Other			Balance End of Period
For the Year Ended November 30, 2013:
Reserve deducted from assets to which it applies
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	1,789	$	361		$	(543	)	$	-		$	1,607
Notes receivable valuation reserves	$	4,139	$	-		$	-		$	-		$	4,139
Income tax valuation allowance	$	908	$	136		$	-		$	-		$	1,044
For the Year Ended November 29, 2014:
Reserve deducted from assets to which it applies
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	1,607	$	77		$	(435	)	$	-		$	1,249
Notes receivable valuation reserves	$	4,139	$	-		$	-		$	-		$	4,139
Income tax valuation allowance	$	1,044	$	-		$	(974	)	$	-		$	70
For the Year Ended November 28, 2015:
Reserve deducted from assets to which it applies
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	1,249	$	(216	)	$	(67	)	$	209	(2)	$	1,175
Notes receivable valuation reserves	$	4,139	$	582		$	(75	)	$	-		$	4,646
Income tax valuation allowance	$	70	$	-		$	(70	)	$	-		$	-

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

	2015			2014			2013
Balance, beginning of the year	$	1,236		$	1,497		$	1,228
Gross increases		12			-			401
Gross decreases due to settlements		(1,236	)		(221	)		-
Gross decreases primarily due to the expiration of statutes		-			(40	)		(132	)
Balance, end of the year	$	12		$	1,236		$	1,497