Accounting for Sharebased Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 01, 2012

Share-based Compensation [Abstract]

Fair value of options granted [TableText Block]

	13 Weeks Ended		39 Weeks Ended
	September 1, 2012	August 27, 2011	September 1, 2012	August 27, 2011
Expected life (in years)	4.75	4.75	4.75	4.75
Weighted-average expected volatility	50.62%	50.45%	51.75%	52.18%
Expected volatility	50.62%	50.45%	50.62% - 51.76%	50.45% - 52.30%
Risk-free interest rate	0.72%	1.63%	0.71%	1.93%
Expected dividend yield	1.02%	1.17%	1.06%	1.29%
Weighted-average fair value of grants	$12.83	$10.10	$11.44	$9.21

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	514,900		28.47
Exercised	(383,457)		17.57
Forfeited or cancelled	(85,366)		20.89
Outstanding at September 1, 2012	2,469,443	$	21.42

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	88,536	120,707	209,243		28.47	2.4
Vested	(50,370)	(134,810)	(185,180)		24.58	-
Forfeited	(13,927)	(9,082)	(23,009)		24.13	1.8
Nonvested at September 1, 2012	151,356	248,577	399,933	$	25.21	1.1

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	27,831	2,343	30,174
Company match contributions	1,919	413	2,332
Payouts	(10,333)	(8,547)	(18,880)
Units outstanding September 1, 2012	333,977	71,482	405,459