Accounts Payable, Accrued Liabilities and Guarantees (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 02, 2013

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

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

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities at March 2, 2013 and December 1, 2012 were as follows:

	March 2, 2013		December 1, 2012
Accounts payable	$	62,786	$	69,206
Accrued salaries, wages and commissions	7,840		16,884
Pension and postretirement healthcare benefits liabilities	7,876		21,442
Compensated absences	8,225		9,010
Accrued insurance liabilities	8,274		7,733
Customer deposits	15,829		14,207
Other accrued liabilities	27,213		33,780
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	138,043	$	172,262

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:

	Three Months Ended
	March 2, 2013			March 3, 2012
Warranty accrual at beginning of period	$	1,533		$	2,580
Accruals for warranties issued during the period	182			109
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties	27			(47		)
Settlements made during the period	(178		)	(120		)
Other adjustments, including currency translation	(6		)	(6		)
Warranty accrual at end of period	$	1,558		$	2,516