Accounting for Sharebased Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 02, 2012

Share-based Compensation [Abstract]

Fair value of options granted [TableText Block]

	13 Weeks Ended		26 Weeks Ended
	June 2, 2012	May 28, 2011	June 2, 2012	May 28, 2011
Expected life (in years)	4.75	4.75	4.75	4.75
Weighted-average expected volatility	51.29%	51.44%	51.76%	52.23%
Expected volatility	51.29%	51.43% - 51.54%	51.29% - 51.76%	51.43% - 52.30%
Risk-free interest rate	0.84%	1.99%	0.71%	1.94%
Expected dividend yield	1.02%	1.38%	1.06%	1.30%
Weighted-average fair value of grants	$12.97	$8.66	$11.43	$9.18

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

			Weighted-
			Average
	Options		Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 3, 2011	2,423,366	$	19.29
Granted	511,074		28.44
Exercised	(352,235)		17.41
Forfeited or cancelled	(62,807)		17.50
Outstanding at June 2, 2012	2,519,398	$	21.45

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 December 3, 2011	127,117	271,762	398,879	$	23.18	1.0
Granted	86,106	120,707	206,813		28.44	2.7
Vested	(48,838)	(132,665)	(181,503)		24.46	-
Forfeited	(2,302)	(8,127)	(10,429)		22.77	1.5
Nonvested at June 2, 2012	162,083	251,677	413,760	$	25.18	1.3

Summary of deferred compensation units [Table Text Block]

	Non-employee
	Directors	Employees	Total
Units outstanding December 3, 2011	314,560	77,273	391,833
Participant contributions	8,356	2,342	10,698
Company match contributions	925	198	1,123
Payouts	(5,855)	(7,042)	(12,897)
Units outstanding June 2, 2012	317,986	72,771	390,757