Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 01, 2012

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities at November 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:



	2012		2011
Accounts payable	$	69,206	$	64,701
Accrued salaries, wages and commissions	16,884		24,760
Pension and postretirement healthcare benefits liabilities	21,442		319
Compensated absences	9,010		8,530
Accrued insurance liabilities	7,733		9,017
Customer deposits	14,207		8,727
Other accrued liabilities	33,780		39,531
	$	172,262	$	155,585

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

Changes in the Company’s warranty accrual, which is included in Other accrued liabilities, for the years ended November 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:



	2012			2011			2010
Warranty accrual at beginning of period	$	2,580		$	3,499		$	3,989
Accruals for warranties issued during the period	514			622			825
Adjustments related to business acquisitions	32			—			—
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties	(691		)	(846		)	(308		)
Settlements made during the period	(850		)	(316		)	(856		)
Other adjustments, including currency translation	(52		)	(379		)	(151		)
Warranty accrual at end of period	$	1,533		$	2,580		$	3,499