Note 7 - Notes Payable, Long-term Debt and Lines of Credit (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 02, 2023

Notes Tables

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

	Weighted-Average			Fiscal Year		Balance at			Balance at
	Interest Rate at			Maturity		December 2,			December 3,
Long-Term Debt	December 2, 2023			Date		2023			2022
Revolving credit facility		6.95	%		2028	$	-		$	175,500
Term Loan A1		6.95	%		2028		487,500			-
Term Loan B2		7.60	%		2030		796,000			1,001,150
Public Notes3		4.00	%		2027		300,000			300,000
Public Notes4		4.25	%		2028		300,000			300,000
Other, including debt issuance cost and discount							(46,910	)		(40,394	)
Total debt						$	1,836,590		$	1,736,256
Less: current maturities							-			-
Total long-term debt, excluding current maturities						$	1,836,590		$	1,736,256

Schedule of Maturities of Long-Term Debt [Table Text Block]

Fiscal Year	2024		2025		2026		2027		2028		Thereafter
Long-term debt obligations	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	300,000	$	787,500	$	796,000

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block]

	Committed		Drawn		Unused
Revolving credit facility	$	700,000	$	-	$	690,032