Note 4 - Supplemental Financial Statement Information - Components of Accumulaed Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) (Parentheticals) - USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2015	Nov. 29, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013
Tax on interest rate swap	$ 5	$ 21	$ 36
Tax on interest rate swap	5	21	36
Tax on cash-flow hedges	811	15	57
Taxes on defined benefit pension plans adjustment	$ 93,012	$ 84,604	$ 65,210

Total tax effect of the change in accumulated gains and losses from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges. The change includes an entity's share of an equity investee's increase or decrease in deferred hedging gains or losses.

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