Property, Plant and Equipment (Note)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 03, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment included the following assets at November 30, 2011 and 2010:



	2011			2010
Land	$	8,763		$	8,669
Buildings and building fixtures	99,778			95,452
Machinery and equipment	358,763			324,757
Construction in process	10,799			27,669
	478,103			456,547
Accumulated depreciation	(293,111		)	(275,372		)
	$	184,992		$	181,175

At both November 30, 2011 and 2010, land of $398 and building and building fixtures of $1,602 related to one Kentucky plant are classified as Assets held for sale.

At November 30, 2011 and 2010, additions to property, plant and equipment totaling $2,315 and $645 were included in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities. During the years ended November 30, 2011 and 2010, additions to property, plant and equipment of $14 and $437, respectively, were capitalized by incurring additional debt.

- 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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