Note 7 - Notes Payable, Long-term Debt and Lines of Credit - Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 02, 2023	Dec. 03, 2022
Other, including debt issuance cost and discount		$ (46,910)	$ (40,394)
Long-term debt		1,836,590	1,736,256
Less: current maturities		0	0
Total long-term debt, excluding current maturities		$ 1,836,590	1,736,256
The 10-year Public Notes [Member]
Long-term weighted-average interest rate	[1]	4.00%
Loan maturity date	[1]	2027
Long-term debt, gross	[1]	$ 300,000	300,000
Term Loan A [Member]
Long-term weighted-average interest rate	[2]	6.95%
Loan maturity date	[2]	2028
Long-term debt, gross	[2]	$ 487,500	0
Term Loan B [Member]
Long-term weighted-average interest rate	[3]	7.60%
Loan maturity date	[3]	2030
Long-term debt, gross	[3]	$ 796,000	1,001,150
The 8-year Public Notes [Member]
Long-term weighted-average interest rate	[4]	4.25%
Loan maturity date	[4]	2028
Long-term debt, gross	[4]	$ 300,000	300,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term weighted-average interest rate		6.95%
Loan maturity date		2028
Long-term debt, gross		$ 0	$ 175,500

[1] Public Notes, due February 15, 2027, $300,000 4.00 percent fixed.

[2] Term Loan A, due on February 15, 2028, $500,000 variable rate at the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus an adjustment of 0.10 percent and an interest rate spread of 1.50 percent based on a leverage grid (6.95 percent at December 2, 2023).

[3] Term Loan B, due on February 15, 2028, $800,000 variable rate at the SOFR plus 2.25 percent with a SOFR floor of 0.50 percent (7.60 percent at December 2, 2023).

[4] Public Notes, due October 15, 2028, $300,000 4.25 percent fixed; swapped to a floating rate as detailed below.