Note 11 - Income Taxes - Deferred Income Tax Balances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 02, 2023	Dec. 03, 2022
Pension and other post-retirement benefit plans	$ 5,306	$ 6,752
Employee benefit costs	27,672	25,196
Foreign tax credit carryforward	6,538	7,884
Tax loss carryforwards	25,894	22,948
Leases	12,716	8,538
Hedging activity	18,638	13,299
Interest deduction limitation	37,519	17,736
Other	33,022	28,840
Gross deferred tax assets	167,305	131,193
Less: valuation allowance	(15,595)	(14,424)
Total net deferred tax assets	151,710	116,769
Depreciation and amortization	(209,266)	(215,219)
Pension and other post-retirement benefit plans	(41,444)	(37,362)
Undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries	(21,926)	0
Leases	(12,510)	(8,329)
Total deferred tax liability	(285,146)	(260,910)
Net deferred tax liability	$ (133,436)	$ (144,141)