Long-Term Debt and Interest Rate Agreement (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2011	Dec. 03, 2011 Letter of Credit Subline [Member]	Nov. 27, 2010 Letter of Credit Subline [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date	December 18, 2007
Line of Credit Facility, Description	a five-year multicurrency revolving credit agreement (“Credit Facility”) with a group of financial institutions
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 250,000
Line of Credit Facility, Currency	under a selection of currencies
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description	interest rate is based upon, at the Company’s election, either a defined Base Rate or the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus or minus applicable margins
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Description	Commitment fees, letter of credit fees and other fees are also payable as provided in the Credit Facility.
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	0
Subline Letters of Credit Maximum Capacity		75,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	$ 25,623	$ 16,012	$ 16,031
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	December 18, 2012