Represents the number of real estate properties with approvals for development.

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Area of land held.

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Area of a real estate property.

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Amount of cash paid to acquire the entity.

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Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to an identifiable intangible asset that will be amortized.

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to property, plant and equipment to be used in ongoing operations.

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Increase of additional borrowings on existing and new debt instruments.

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Cash outflow related to amounts given in advance to show or confirm an intention to complete an acquisition of land, buildings, other structures, or any item classified as real estate.

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Real Estate Assets (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Dec. 01, 2012	Jan. 29, 2010 Nonrecourse mortgage on building sqft	Nov. 28, 2009 Industrial building acquisition, Breinigsville, PA Industrial building	Nov. 27, 2010 Industrial building acquisition, Breinigsville, PA Industrial building	Jan. 08, 2010 Industrial building acquisition, Breinigsville, PA Industrial building sqft	Jan. 29, 2010 Industrial building acquisition, Breinigsville, PA Industrial building Nonrecourse mortgage on building	Nov. 28, 2009 Undeveloped land acquisition, Lower Nazareth, PA Land	Dec. 01, 2012 Undeveloped land acquisition, Lower Nazareth, PA Land sqft	Mar. 17, 2010 Undeveloped land acquisition, Lower Nazareth, PA Land acre	Mar. 17, 2010 Undeveloped land acquisition, Lower Nazareth, PA Land Approvals for development item sqft
Acquisitions
Area, square feet		120,000			120,000			228,000		530,000
Cash paid					$ 6,400				$ 1,800
Deposits for purchase of real estate	360		1,000				300
Acquisition costs				301
Debt incurred		4,300				4,300
Purchase price allocation
Real estate held for lease, fair value					5,400
Acquired intangible assets, fair value					$ 1,000
Other information
Number of acres purchased									51
Number of industrial buildings with approvals for development										2