Accounts Payable, Accrued Liabilities and Guarantees (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 01, 2012

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities at September 1, 2012 and December 3, 2011 were as follows:

	September 1, 2012		December 3, 2011
Accounts payable	$	63,795	$	64,701
Accrued salaries, wages and commissions	12,229		24,760
Compensated absences	9,039		8,530
Accrued insurance liabilities	8,272		9,017
Customer deposits	15,544		8,727
Other accrued liabilities	57,311		39,850
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	166,190	$	155,585

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

Changes in the Company’s warranty accrual, which is included in Other accrued liabilities, are as follows:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 1, 2012			August 27, 2011
Warranty accrual at beginning of period	$	2,580		$	3,499
Warranty accrual added through business acquisitions	32			—
Accruals for warranties issued during the period	242			587
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties	120			50
Settlements made during the period	(631		)	(941		)
Other adjustments, including currency translation	(36		)	(237		)
Warranty accrual at end of period	$	2,307		$	2,958