Accounts Payable, Accrued Liabilities and Guarantees (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2013

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

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

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities at August 31, 2013 and December 1, 2012 were as follows:

	August 31, 2013		December 1, 2012
Accounts payable	$	67,965	$	69,206
Accrued salaries, wages and commissions	11,827		16,884
Pension and postretirement healthcare benefits liabilities	240		21,442
Compensated absences	8,804		9,010
Accrued insurance liabilities	7,738		7,733
Customer deposits	12,297		14,207
Other accrued liabilities	26,687		33,780
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	135,558	$	172,262

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

Changes in the Company’s warranty accrual, which is included in Other accrued liabilities, are as follows:

	Nine Months Ended
	August 31, 2013			September 1, 2012
Warranty accrual at beginning of period	$	1,533		$	2,580
Warranty accrual added through business acquisitions	—			32
Accruals for warranties issued during the period	222			242
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties	(257		)	120
Settlements made during the period	(334		)	(631		)
Other adjustments, including currency translation	(2		)	(36		)
Warranty accrual at end of period	$	1,162		$	2,307