Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Note)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 03, 2011

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities at November 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

	2011		2010
Accounts payable	$	64,701	$	64,630
Accrued salaries, wages and commissions	24,760		31,497
Compensated absences	8,530		8,172
Accrued insurance liabilities	9,017		11,473
Customer deposits	8,727		7,732
Other accrued liabilities	39,850		36,702
	$	155,585	$	160,206

No amounts within the other accrued liabilities amount shown above exceed 5% of total current liabilities.

Warranties are recorded as a liability on the balance sheet and as charges to current expense for estimated normal warranty costs and, if applicable, for specific performance issues known to exist on products already sold.  The expenses estimated to be incurred are provided at the time of sale and adjusted as needed, based primarily upon experience.  Changes in the Company’s warranty accrual, which is included in Other accrued liabilities, for the years ended November 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:

	2011			2010			2009
Warranty accrual at beginning of period	$	3,499		$	3,989		$	2,494
Accruals for warranties issued during the period	622			825			2,324
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties	(846		)	(308		)	39
Settlements made during the period	(316		)	(856		)	(965		)
Other adjustments, including currency translation	(379		)	(151		)	97
Warranty accrual at end of period	$	2,580		$	3,499		$	3,989