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

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2013

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

Long-Term Debt [Table Text Block]

Long-Term Debt
	Weighted-Average
	Interest Rate at	Fiscal Year
Long-Term Debt	November 30, 2013	Maturity Date		2013		2012
Revolving credit line	1.45%	2017	$	-	$	-
Term Loan (1)	0.79%	2013		-		22,500
Term Loan (2)	1.67%	2017		66,250		66,250
Senior Notes, Series A1	1.93%	2017		18,215		18,646
Senior Notes, Series B2	1.81%	2017		35,551		36,454
Senior Notes, Series C3	3.12%	2020		37,299		38,762
Senior Notes, Series D4	5.61%	2020		65,000		65,000
Senior Notes, Series E5	4.12%	2022		250,000		250,000
Total debt				472,315		497,612
Less: current maturities				-		(22,500)
Total long-term debt, excluding current maturities			$	472,315	$	475,112

Lines of Credit [Table Text Block]

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

Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Fiscal Year	2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		Thereafter
Long-term debt obligations	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	120,016	$	-	$	352,299