Consolidated Statements of Earnings Statement (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2011	Nov. 27, 2010	Nov. 28, 2009
Net sales	$ 1,126,601	$ 1,011,429	$ 907,748
Cost of sales	743,180	673,022	628,460
Gross profit	383,421	338,407	279,288
Selling and administrative expenses	202,154	193,758	173,555
Operating profit	181,267	144,649	105,733
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(469)	(546)	(2,120)
Interest income	649	288	278
Other, net	(139)	(968)	1,758
Total other income (expense)	41	(1,226)	(84)
Earnings before income taxes	181,308	143,423	105,649
Provision for income taxes	56,947	47,072	33,819
Net earnings	124,361	96,351	71,830
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	(358)	(270)	(287)
Net earnings attributable to CLARCOR Inc.	$ 124,003	$ 96,081	$ 71,543
Net earnings per common share attributable to CLARCOR Inc. - Basic	$ 2.46	$ 1.90	$ 1.41
Net earnings per common share attributable to CLARCOR Inc. - Diluted	$ 2.42	$ 1.88	$ 1.40
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Basic	50,501,842	50,678,617	50,851,933
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Diluted	51,191,435	51,156,229	51,120,286