Accounting for Sharebased Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 03, 2012

Share-based Compensation [Abstract]

Fair value of options granted [TableText Block]

	13 Weeks Ended
	March 3, 2012	February 26, 2011
Expected life (in years)	4.75	4.75
Weighted-average expected volatility	51.76%	52.30%
Expected volatility	51.76%	52.30%
Risk-free interest rate	0.71%	1.94%
Expected dividend yield	1.06%	1.29%
Weighted-average fair value of grants	$11.42	$9.23

Schedule of Share-based compensation stock options activity [TableText Block]

			Weighted-
			Average
	Options		Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 3, 2011	2,423,366	$	19.29
Granted	506,422		28.40
Exercised	(309,282)		17.23
Forfeited or cancelled	(45,720)		16.64
Outstanding at March 3, 2012	2,574,786	$	21.38

Summary of nonvested restricted stock [Table Text Block]

						Weighted-
					Weighted-	Average
					Average	Remaining
					Grant	Contractual
					Date Fair	Life
	Units	Shares	Total		Value	(in Years)
Nonvested at December 3, 2011	127,117	271,762	398,879	$	23.18	1.0
Granted	85,380	119,239	204,619		28.40	2.9
Vested	(48,728)	(125,768)	(174,496)		24.13	-
Forfeited	(524)	(6,624)	(7,148)		22.19	1.6
Nonvested at March 3, 2012	163,245	258,609	421,854	$	25.07	1.6

Summary of deferred compensation units [Table Text Block]

	Non-employee
	Directors	Employees	Total
Units outstanding December 3, 2011	314,560	77,273	391,833
Participant contributions	4,639	1,142	5,781
Company match contributions	504	137	641
Payouts	(4,823)	(5,512)	(10,335)
Units outstanding March 3, 2012	314,880	73,040	387,920