Debt Instrument, Change of Control, Principal Amount Repurchase Rate

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Debt Instrument, Debt Default, Threshold Percentage of Principal Amount Held

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Debt Instrument, Principal Amount Redemption Rate

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Extinguishment of Debt, Gain (Loss), Partial Repurchase at Discount

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Extinguishment of Debt, Gain (Loss), Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs

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Extinguisment Of Debt, Gains (Losses), Tender Premium

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Long-term Debt, Maturities, Early Retirement, Original Aggregate Principal Amount Redeemable

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Repayment of Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Excluding Long-term Lines of Credit

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The stated principal amount of the debt instrument at time of issuance, which may vary from the carrying amount because of unamortized premium or discount.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

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-Section 45

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Debt Textuals (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt Textuals (Details)	Aug. 26, 2012 USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2011 USD ($)	Aug. 26, 2012 USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2011 USD ($)	Aug. 26, 2012 Senior revolving credit facility [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 26, 2012 Senior notes [Member]	Aug. 26, 2012 Senior notes [Member] 6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member] USD ($)	May 08, 2012 Senior notes [Member] 6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 24, 2012 Senior notes [Member] 8.875% senior notes due 2016 [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 26, 2012 Senior notes [Member] 8.875% senior notes due 2016 [Member]	May 11, 2012 Bonds [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 26, 2012 Bonds [Member] USD ($)	May 11, 2012 Bonds [Member] JPY (¥)	Aug. 26, 2012 Redemption prior to May 1, 2017 [Member] Senior notes [Member] 6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member]	Aug. 26, 2012 Maximum [Member] Redemption prior to May 1, 2015 [Member] Senior notes [Member] 6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount								$ 385,000,000
Stated interest rate							6.875%			8.875%
Early retirement principal repayment rate														100.00%	106.875%
Original aggregate principal amount redeemable															35.00%
Debt issuance costs							7,400,000
Percent of principal held						25.00%
Change of control, principal amount repurchase rate						101.00%
Repayments of long-term debt and capital leases			407,651,000	1,470,000					350,000,000		56,400,000
Losse on extinguishment of debt	0	0	(8,206,000)	0
Repurchased face amount													5,116,500,000
Tender premium												11,400,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs												4,000,000
Gain on partial repurchase of Yen-denominated Eurobonds at a discount												7,600,000
Unused availability					477,900,000
Total availability					548,800,000
Letters of credit and other credit usage					$ (70,900,000)
Weighted-average interest rate	6.95%	6.74%	7.05%	6.81%