LONG-TERM DEBT (Note)	3 Months Ended
LONG-TERM DEBT (Note)	Mar. 03, 2012
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
LONG-TERM DEBT	LONG-TERM DEBT On December 18, 2007, the Company entered into a five-year multicurrency revolving credit agreement (“Credit Facility”) with a group of financial institutions under which it may borrow up to $250,000 under a selection of currencies and rate formulas. The Credit Facility 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. Commitment fees, letter of credit fees and other fees are also payable as provided in the Credit Facility. At March 3, 2012, there were no borrowings outstanding on the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility includes a $75,000 letter of credit subline, against which $16,012 in letters of credit had been issued at both March 3, 2012 and December 3, 2011. The Company anticipates entering into a new revolving credit agreement prior to the December 18, 2012 expiration of the current Credit Facility.

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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