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Represents maximum number of years that annual installment can be payed under deferred compensation arrangement with individual.

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Represents the maximum percentage of base salary that can be deferred under deferred compensation plan.

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Represents the maximum percentage of discretionary, annual incentive or other bonus that can be deferred under deferred compensation plan.

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Represents the maximum number of years for scheduled distributions under deferred compensation arrangement with individual.

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Represents the number of annual installments following the participant's death, disability or separation from service under defined benefit plan.

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The fixed future benefit awarded to participants of the unfunded defined benefit plan.

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The fixed future benefit awarded to each individual participant of the unfunded defined benefit plan.

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The compensation expense recognized during the period pertaining to the deferred compensation arrangement.

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Amount, after tax, of accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss for cost (credit) of benefit change attributable to participants' prior service from plan amendment or plan initiation of defined benefit plan, that has not been recognized in net periodic benefit cost (credit).

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Amount of actuarial present value of benefits attributed to service rendered by employee for defined benefit plan.

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Amount, before tax, of cost (credit) of benefit change attributable to participants' prior service from plan amendment or plan initiation of defined benefit plan, that has not been recognized in net periodic benefit cost (credit).

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Amount, after reclassification adjustment, of tax (expense) benefit for (increase) decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income for defined benefit plan, attributable to parent.

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Amount of cash outflow for payment of premium on corporate-owned life insurance policy, classified as operating activities. Includes, but is not limited to, bank-owned life insurance policy.

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The carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the obligations recognized for the various benefits provided to former or inactive employees, their beneficiaries, and covered dependents after employment but before retirement.

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Note 9 - Post Employment Benefit Obligations (Details Textual) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	May 02, 2017 USD ($)	May 01, 2017	Aug. 26, 2017 USD ($)	May 27, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 27, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 26, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 27, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 26, 2016 USD ($)
Payment to Acquire Life Insurance Policy, Operating Activities			$ 391
Current Net Death Benefit			14,998			$ 14,998
Postemployment Benefits Liability, Noncurrent			13,776			13,776		$ 12,760
Unfunded Deferred Compensation Plan [Member]
Postemployment Benefits Liability, Noncurrent			1,909			1,909		1,969
Pension Plan [Member]
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Defined Benefit Plan, Prior Service Cost (Credit), before Tax						932
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Defined Benefit Plan, after Reclassification Adjustment, Tax, Attributable to Parent			(9)			341
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member]
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Defined Benefit Plan, after Reclassification Adjustment, Tax, Attributable to Parent			(36)		$ (35)	(107)	$ (105)
Postemployment Benefits Liability			11,887			11,887		$ 11,863
Management Savings Plan [member] \| Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Fixed Future Benefit Award	$ 2,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Fixed Future Benefit Award, Individual Participants	$ 400
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Number of Annual Installments	10
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Defined Benefit Plan, Prior Service Cost (Credit), before Tax				$ 932
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation			967			967
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Defined Benefit Plan, Prior Service Cost (Credit), after Tax			543			543
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Defined Benefit Plan, after Reclassification Adjustment, Tax, Attributable to Parent			341
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan [Member] \| Management Savings Plan [member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Deferred Compensation, Maximum Percentage of Base Salary		75.00%
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Deferred Compensation, Maximum Percentage of Discretionary, Annual Incentive or Other Bonus		100.00%
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Deferred Compensation, Annual installment Payments, Maximum Number of Years		15 years
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Deferred Compensation, Scheduled Distributions, Maximum Number of Years		5 years
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Compensation Expense			$ 14			$ 41