Accounts Payable, Accrued Liabilities and Guarantees (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 01, 2013

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

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

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

	June 1, 2013		December 1, 2012
Accounts payable	$	67,415	$	69,206
Accrued salaries, wages and commissions	11,004		16,884
Pension and postretirement healthcare benefits liabilities	7,876		21,442
Compensated absences	8,636		9,010
Accrued insurance liabilities	7,203		7,733
Customer deposits	14,419		14,207
Other accrued liabilities	25,139		33,780
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	141,692	$	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:

	Six Months Ended
	June 1, 2013			June 2, 2012
Warranty accrual at beginning of period	$	1,533		$	2,580
Warranty accrual added through business acquisitions	—			32
Accruals for warranties issued during the period	104			91
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties	(39		)	23
Settlements made during the period	(225		)	(400		)
Other adjustments, including currency translation	(9		)	(45		)
Warranty accrual at end of period	$	1,364		$	2,281