Industry Segment, Geographic Information and Significant Customers (Details 2)	12 Months Ended
Nov. 29, 2013 customers	Nov. 30, 2012 customers	Dec. 02, 2011
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Number of Customers With Gross Trade Receivables Greater Than Ten Percent	0	0
Revenue, Major Customer		11.00%	14.00%

Percentage of revenue generated from a single external customer that accounts for 10 percent or more of an entity's revenues.

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