Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

The components of property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”) were as follows:



	November 30, 2014			November 24, 2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land	$	14,111		$	21,240
Buildings and leasehold improvements	382,787			408,486
Machinery and equipment	417,414			439,627
Capitalized internal-use software	334,168			324,818
Construction in progress	28,075			21,623
Subtotal	1,176,555			1,215,794
Accumulated depreciation	(784,493		)	(775,933		)
PP&E, net	$	392,062		$	439,861

Depreciation expense for the years ended November 30, 2014, November 24, 2013, and November 25, 2012, was $106.5 million, $104.6 million and $110.5 million, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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