INCENTIVE PLANS AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION INCENTIVE PLANS AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details 5) (Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member], USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 03, 2012 years	Feb. 26, 2011	Dec. 03, 2011
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Terms of Award	The restricted stock unit awards require no payment from the employee.  Compensation cost is recorded based on the market price of the stock on the grant date and is recorded equally over the vesting period of four years.  During the vesting period, officers and key employees receive compensation equal to the amount of dividends declared on common shares they would have been entitled to receive had the shares been issued.  Upon vesting, employees may elect to defer receipt of their shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	4
Restricted Stock Unit Awards - Shares Vested And Deferred	98,587		103,390
Pre-tax compensation expense	$ 779	$ 732
Deferred tax benefits	(286)	(269)
Excess tax benefits associated with tax deductions over the amount of compensation expense recognized in the consolidated condensed financial statements	75	127
Fair value of restricted stock unit awards on date of grant	1,489	1,263
Fair value of restricted stock unit awards vested	997	898
Unrecognized compensation cost related to share-based arrangements which the Company expects to recognize	$ 1,496
Weighted-average period in years, over which the Company expects to recognize compensation cost related to share-based arrangements	2.90