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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 01, 2012

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

Long-Term Debt [Table Text Block]

Long-Term Debt
Long-Term Debt	Weighted-Average Interest Rate at December 1, 2012	Fiscal Year Maturity Date		2012		2011
Revolving credit line	1.50%	2017	$	-	$	-
Term Loan A	0.88%	2013		22,500		46,875
Term Loan B	1.72%	2017		66,250		-
Senior Notes, Series A1	2.11%	2017		18,646		18,403
Senior Notes, Series B2	1.99%	2017		36,454		35,948
Senior Notes, Series C3	3.25%	2020		38,762		37,760
Senior Notes, Series D4	5.61%	2020		65,000		65,000
Senior Notes, Series E5	4.12%	2022		250,000		-
Total debt				497,612		203,986
Less: current maturities				(22,500)		(24,375)
Total long-term debt, excluding current maturities			$	475,112	$	179,611

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	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	Thereafter
Long-term debt obligations	$22,500	$0	$0	$0	$121,350	$353,762