Accounting for Sharebased Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 03, 2011

Share-based Compensation [Abstract]

Fair value of options granted [TableText Block]

	2011	2010	2009
Expected life (in years)	4.75	5	5
Weighted-average expected volatility	52.13%	50.88%	45.36%
Expected volatility	50.45% - 52.30%	50.80% - 51.60%	44.73% - 50.50%
Risk-free interest rate	1.87%	2.07%	1.58%
Expected dividend yield	1.31%	1.35%	1.82%
Weighted-average fair value of grants	$9.10	$8.49	$5.20

Schedule of Share-based compensation stock options activity [TableText Block]

			Weighted-
			Average
	Options		Exercise Price
Outstanding at November 28, 2009	2,743,223	$	15.68
Granted	627,756		20.59
Exercised	(358,421)		11.02
Forfeited or Cancelled	(192,090)		20.27
Outstanding at November 27, 2010	2,820,468	$	18.25
Granted	535,873		22.11
Exercised	(538,709)		14.75
Forfeited or Cancelled	(394,266)		21.87
Outstanding at December 3, 2011	2,423,366	$	19.29

Summary of nonvested restricted stock [Table Text Block]

						Weighted-
					Weighted-	Average
					Average	Remaining
					Grant	Contractual
					Date Fair	Life
	Units	Shares	Total		Value	(in Years)
Nonvested at November 28, 2009	83,266	273,104	356,370	$	19.32	1.7
Granted	71,770	155,757	227,527		21.06	2.8
Vested	(13,583)	(52,059)	(65,642)		26.79	-
Forfeited	(29,513)	(10,973)	(40,486)		18.81	1.6
Nonvested at November 27, 2010	111,940	365,829	477,769	$	19.17	1.7
Granted	82,492	145,038	227,530		22.38	2.2
Vested	(54,392)	(148,951)	(203,343)		21.87	-
Forfeited	(12,923)	(90,154)	(103,077)		18.59	1.1
Nonvested at December 3, 2011	127,117	271,762	398,879	$	23.18	1.0

Summary of deferred compensation units [Table Text Block]

	Non-employee
	Directors	Employees	Total
Units outstanding November 28, 2009	268,863	97,641	366,504
Participant contributions	17,133	3,431	20,564
Company match contributions1	28,073	714	28,787
Payouts	(36,724)	(12,988)	(49,712)
Units outstanding November 27, 2010	277,345	88,798	366,143
Participant contributions	21,406	3,457	24,863
Company match contributions1	22,996	649	23,645
Payouts	(7,187)	(15,631)	(22,818)
Units outstanding December 3, 2011	314,560	77,273	391,833