Accounting for Sharebased Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 01, 2013

Share-based Compensation [Abstract]

Fair value of options granted [TableText Block]

	13 Weeks Ended		26 Weeks Ended
	June 1, 2013	June 2, 2012	June 1, 2013	June 2, 2012
Expected life (in years)	4.75	4.75	4.75	4.75
Weighted-average expected volatility	47.65%	51.29%	48.00%	51.76%
Expected volatility	47.65%	51.29%	47.65% - 48.02%	51.29% - 51.76%
Risk-free interest rate	0.69%	0.84%	0.73%	0.71%
Expected dividend yield	1.04%	1.02%	0.87%	1.06%
Weighted-average fair value of grants	$14.27	$12.97	$15.09	$11.43

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

			Weighted-
			Average
	Options		Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 1, 2012	2,429,750	$	21.63
Granted	452,229		39.58
Exercised	(236,277)		18.50
Forfeited or cancelled	(11,902)		24.43
Outstanding at June 1, 2013	2,633,800	$	24.98

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 1, 2012	141,184	245,231	386,415	$	25.41	0.9
Granted	62,701	183,752	246,453		39.60	2.1
Vested	(64,112)	(109,424)	(173,536)		37.75	-
Forfeited	(357)	(1,291)	(1,648)		28.76	1.5
Nonvested at June 1, 2013	139,416	318,268	457,684	$	33.57	1.6

Summary of deferred compensation units [Table Text Block]

	Non-employee
	Directors	Employees	Total
Units outstanding December 1, 2012	338,769	68,662	407,431
Participant contributions	7,258	1,468	8,726
Company match contributions	807	163	970
Payouts	(18,564)	(4,647)	(23,211)
Units outstanding June 1, 2013	328,270	65,646	393,916