Note 8 - Components of Net Periodic Benefit Related to Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2020

Notes Tables

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended February 29, 2020 and March 2, 2019
													Other
	Pension Benefits												Postretirement
	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Benefits
Net periodic cost (benefit):	2020			2019			2020			2019			2020			2019
Service cost	$	-		$	1		$	725		$	568		$	18		$	24
Interest cost		2,935			3,673			794			1,184			284			387
Expected return on assets		(6,440	)		(6,326	)		(2,842	)		(2,587	)		(1,994	)		(1,753	)
Amortization:
Prior service cost (benefit)		(1	)		3			16			16			-			-
Actuarial loss		1,799			1,169			950			789			15			8
Net periodic benefit	$	(1,707	)	$	(1,480	)	$	(357	)	$	(30	)	$	(1,677	)	$	(1,334	)