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Amount of accelerated depreciation charged against earnings associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructuring plan.

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Note 5 - Special Charges, Net (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2016	Aug. 27, 2016	May 29, 2016	Feb. 27, 2016	Nov. 28, 2015	Aug. 29, 2015	May 30, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015	Dec. 03, 2016	Nov. 28, 2015	Nov. 29, 2014
Other Nonrecurring (Income) Expense	$ (1,856)	$ 2,807	$ (370)	$ (413)	$ (62)	$ (1,297)	$ (934)	$ (2,361)	$ (168)	$ 4,654	$ 51,501
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property									(796)	330	2,769
Business Integration Project [Member]
Other Nonrecurring (Income) Expense									(168)	4,654	51,501
Professional and Contract Services Expense									257	715	7,946
Other Business Acquisition Cost of Acquired Entity Planned Restructuring Activities									189	312	8,272
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property									3,602
Workforce Reduction Costs, Net of Reversal										(37)	3,233
Severance Costs											3,233
Business Integration Project [Member] \| Cash Costs [Member]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Accelerated Depreciation									1,313	2,190	25,187
Business Integration Project [Member] \| Non-cash [Member]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Accelerated Depreciation									$ 1,675	$ 1,474	$ 6,863