Note 12 - Commitments and Contingencies - Asbestos Related Lawsuits and Claims (Details) - Asbestos Related Lawsuits And Claims [Member] $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 03, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2014 USD ($)
Lawsuits and claims settled	14	10	9
Settlement amounts	$ 1,360	$ 858	$ 843
Insurance payments received or expected to be received	$ 884	$ 682	$ 687

Amount of receivable related to a loss contingency accrual. For example, an insurance recovery receivable.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12053-110248

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