Property, Plant and Equipment (Note)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 01, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment included the following assets at November 30, 2012 and 2011:



	2012			2011
Land	$	9,326		$	8,763
Buildings and building fixtures	107,857			99,778
Machinery and equipment	372,358			358,763
Construction in process	20,578			10,799
	510,119			478,103
Accumulated depreciation	(315,018		)	(293,111		)
	$	195,101		$	184,992

At both November 30, 2012 and 2011, land of $398 and building and building fixtures of $1,602 related to one Kentucky plant are classified as Assets held for sale.

At November 30, 2012 and 2011, additions to property, plant and equipment totaling $1,668 and $2,315 were included in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities. During the years ended November 30, 2012 and 2011, additions to property, plant and equipment of $826 and $14, respectively, were acquired under capitalized leases.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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