Long-Term Debt and Interest Rate Agreement (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 03, 2011

LONG TERM DEBT AND INTEREST RATE AGREEMENT [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

Long-term debt at November 30, 2011 and 2010 consisted of the following:

	2011		2010
Multicurrency Revolving Credit Agreement	$	—	$	—
Industrial Revenue Bonds, at a weighted average interest rate of 0.35% and 0.50%, respectively	15,820		15,820
Note payable, due March 2012, at a fixed interest rate of 6.00% at both year ends	1,196		1,109
Other long-term debt	254		548
Total long-term debt	$	17,270	$	17,477
Current portion of long-term debt	$	1,289	$	146
Long-term debt, less current portion	$	15,981	$	17,331

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Required principal maturities of long-term debt as of year-end 2011 for the next five fiscal years ending November 30 are as follows:

2012	$	1,289
2013	42
2014	11
2015	8
2016	8,413
Thereafter	7,507

Schedule of Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Statements of Financial Performance and Financial Position, Location [Table Text Block]

The following table reflects the loss and net settlement payments on the Swap Agreement for the years ended November 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location	Amount
		2011		2010		2009
Fixed rate interest swap agreement unrealized losses	Interest expense	$	—	$	—	$	1,123
Fixed rate interest swap agreement net settlement payments	Cash flows from operating activities	—		961		2,169