Stockholders' Equity (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2013	Dec. 01, 2012	Dec. 03, 2011
Other Disclosures
Total grant date fair value of options vested	$ 466	$ 523	$ 269
Nonvested Options
Unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock options that will be recognized during future periods
Fiscal 2014	262
Fiscal 2015	111
Fiscal 2016	$ 12

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Amount of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock options that will be recognized in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock options that will be recognized in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Fair value of options vested. Excludes equity instruments other than options, for example, but not limited to, share units, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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