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Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Nov. 27, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 2: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

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

		November 27,		November 28,
		2011		2010
		(Dollars in thousands)
Land		$	30,236	$	29,728
Buildings and leasehold improvements			422,020		406,644
Machinery and equipment			477,895		493,325
Capitalized internal-use software			286,662		186,905
Construction in progress			17,434		55,259
	Subtotal		1,234,247		1,171,861
Accumulated depreciation			(731,859)		(683,258)
	PP&E, net	$	502,388	$	488,603

Depreciation expense for the years ended November 27, 2011, November 28, 2010, and November 29, 2009, was $104.8 million, $88.9 million and $76.8 million, respectively.

Capitalized internal-use software at November 27, 2011, and November 28, 2010, primarily related to the implementation of the Company's enterprise resource planning system and various information technology systems. Construction in progress at November 27, 2011, and November 28, 2010, primarily related to the installation of various information technology systems and leasehold improvements.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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