Notes Payable, Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 03, 2011

Notes Payable Long Term Debt And Lines Of Credit [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt [Table Text Block]

Long-Term Debt
Long-Term Debt, including Capital Lease Obligations	Weighted-Average Interest Rate at December 3, 2011	Fiscal Year Maturity Date		2011		2010
U.S. dollar obligations:
Revolving credit line	2.26%	2013	$	-	$	-
Term Loan	0.94%	2013		46,875		69,375
Senior Notes, Series A1	2.33%	2017		18,403		17,888
Senior Notes, Series B2	2.22%	2017		35,948		34,900
Senior Notes, Series C3	3.41%	2020		37,760		36,315
Senior Notes, Series D4	5.61%	2020		65,000		65,000
Total debt				203,986		223,478
Less: current maturities				(24,375)		(22,500)
Total long-term debt, excluding current maturities			$	179,611	$	200,978

Lines of Credit [Table Text Block]

Term	Committed	Drawn	Unused
Long-term lines of credit	$200,000	$0	$200,000

Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Fiscal Year	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Thereafter
Long-term debt obligations	$24,375	$22,500	$0	$0	$0	$157,111