Income Taxes (Unrecognized Tax Benefits) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 03, 2016	Nov. 28, 2015	Nov. 29, 2014
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]
Unrecognized tax benefits at December 1,	$ 3,859	$ 2,487	$ 2,155
Additions for current period tax positions	571	388	465
Additions related to acquired tax positions	0	1,052	0
Additions for prior period tax positions	0	321	40
Reductions for prior period tax positions	0	0	0
Reductions for lapse of statute of limitations/settlements	(420)	(401)	(240)
Changes in interest and penalties	64	12	67
Unrecognized tax benefits at November 30,	$ 4,074	$ 3,859	$ 2,487

Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decreases Resulting from Lapse of Statue of Limitations/Settlements

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This element represents the total increase (decrease) in accruals as of the date of the statement of financial position for interest recognized for an underpayment of income taxes computed by applying the applicable statutory rate of interest to the difference between a tax position recognized for financial reporting purposes and the amount previously taken or expected to be taken in a tax return of the entity and the amount of statutory penalties for a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed by the entity, in its tax return, that does not meet the minimum statutory threshold to avoid payment of penalties. Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Period Increase (Decrease) Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued [Line Items]

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of unrecognized tax benefits.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 15A
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65882285&loc=SL6600010-109319

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Unrecognized Tax Benefit
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6527854

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Amount of decrease in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from tax positions taken in prior period tax returns.

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Amount of increase in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from acquisitions.

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Amount of increase in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from tax positions that have been or will be taken in current period tax return.

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Amount of increase in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from tax positions taken in prior period tax returns.

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