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

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2020

Notes Tables

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended August 29, 2020 and August 31, 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		$	743		$	557		$	18		$	24
Interest cost		2,935			3,673			785			1,154			284			387
Expected return on assets		(6,439	)		(6,326	)		(2,812	)		(2,517	)		(1,994	)		(1,752	)
Amortization:
Prior service cost (benefit)		(1	)		3			16			16			-			-
Actuarial loss		1,799			1,169			959			772			15			8
Net periodic benefit	$	(1,706	)	$	(1,480	)	$	(309	)	$	(18	)	$	(1,677	)	$	(1,333	)

	Nine Months Ended August 29, 2020 and August 31, 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	$	-		$	3		$	2,184		$	1,687		$	55		$	73
Interest cost		8,803			7,346			2,348			3,527			851			1,162
Expected return on assets		(19,318	)		(12,652	)		(8,408	)		(7,710	)		(5,982	)		(5,259	)
Amortization:
Prior service cost (benefit)		(2	)		10			48			48			-			-
Actuarial loss		5,397			3,507			2,839			2,347			46			25
Net periodic benefit	$	(5,120	)	$	(1,786	)	$	(989	)	$	(101	)	$	(5,030	)	$	(3,999	)