Note 9 - Post Employment Benefit Obligations (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 02, 2017	May 27, 2023	Nov. 26, 2022
Postemployment Benefits Liability, Noncurrent		$ 10,452	$ 9,954
Unfunded Deferred Compensation Plan [Member]
Postemployment Benefits Liability, Noncurrent		1,636	1,616
Deferred Compensation, Management Savings Plan [Member]
Postemployment Benefits Liability, Noncurrent		2,457	2,070
Management Savings Plan [member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fixed Future Benefit Award	$ 2,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Fixed Future Benefit Award, Individual Participants	$ 400
Postemployment Benefits Liability, Noncurrent		1,325	1,275
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member] \| Defined Benefit Plan, Unfunded Plan [Member]
Liability, Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plan		$ 6,028	$ 5,987

The fixed future benefit awarded to participants of the unfunded defined benefit plan.

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The fixed future benefit awarded to each individual participant of the unfunded defined benefit plan.

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Amount of liability, recognized in statement of financial position, for defined benefit other postretirement plan. Excludes pension plan.

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For a classified balance sheet, the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the portion of the obligations recognized for the various benefits provided to former or inactive employees, their beneficiaries, and covered dependents after employment but before retirement that is payable after one year (or beyond the operating cycle if longer).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 712
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 25
-Paragraph 4
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