Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 02, 2012

Income Taxes

Schedule of income tax provision (benefit)

	Year Ended
	December 2, 2012			November 27, 2011			November 28, 2010
	(in thousands)
Current:
Federal	$	1,245		$	(8,892	)	$	97
International		11,286			10,862			15,168
State and local		(1,629	)		229			2,102
		10,902			2,199			17,367
Deferred:
Federal		(2,112	)		2,495			1,975
International		3,088			366			(1,164	)
State and local		670			(956	)		310
		1,646			1,905			1,121
Total tax expense	$	12,548		$	4,104		$	18,488

Schedule of earnings before income taxes

	Year Ended
	December 2, 2012			November 27, 2011			November 28, 2010
	(in thousands)
United States	$	(26,977	)	$	(37,941	)	$	(133	)
International		35,135			33,018			39,670
	$	8,158		$	(4,923	)	$	39,537

Schedule of differences between the actual tax expense and tax expense computed at the statutory U.S. Federal tax rate

	Year Ended
	December 2, 2012			November 27, 2011			November 28, 2010
	(in thousands)
Income tax expense computed at statutory rates
Federal income tax expense	$	2,855		$	(1,723	)	$	13,838
State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit		236			(607	)		1,783
Country mix impacts of foreign operations		(3,115	)		(2,358	)		524
Withholding taxes		4,534			1,842			—
Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax assets		(87	)		(441	)		(911	)
Effect of non deductible meals and entertainment		469			368			322
Non-deductible paid-in-kind interest		8,365			7,145			5,040
Income tax reserve adjustments		(687	)		(83	)		(671	)
Foreign dividends		1,305			—			—
Officers compensation		1,033			—			—
Domestic production activities deduction		(479	)		—			—
Foreign tax credit		(2,187	)		—			—
Other items, net		306			(39	)		(1,437	)
Total income tax expense	$	12,548		$	4,104		$	18,488

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities and their significant components

	2012						2011
	Current Asset (Liability)			Noncurrent Asset (Liability)			Current Asset (Liability)			Noncurrent Asset (Liability)
	(in thousands)
Accrued salaries and benefits	$	6,100		$	7,599		$	6,550		$	8,667
Allowance for doubtful accounts		3,163			—			4,939			—
Plant shutdown, idle facilities, and environmental costs		276			353			350			394
Tax credit and loss carryforward benefit		271			20,646			1,399			23,459
Accrued warranty reserve		3,338			2,657			2,560			2,316
Other accrued reserves		762			—			475			—
Property, plant and equipment		842			(16,299	)		780			(18,133	)
Intangible assets		293			(8,778	)		(327	)		(9,075	)
Debt financing costs		—			585			—			789
Pension obligation		—			8,170			—			6,313
Cash discounts		7,083			—			5,325			—
Inventory		2,062			—			1,620			—
All other		(582	)		1,849			1,952			1,187
		23,608			16,782			25,623			15,917
Valuation allowance		(5,029	)		(12,930	)		(4,274	)		(14,694	)
	$	18,579		$	3,852		$	21,349		$	1,223

Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits

	2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of year	$	13,922		$	14,770
Gross increases—tax positions related to the current year		1,608			1,737
Gross increases—tax positions related to the prior year		—			76
Gross decreases—tax positions related to the current year		—			—
Gross decreases—tax positions related to the prior year		(1	)		(208	)
Decreases for lapses in statutes of limitations		(1,487	)		(2,256	)
Decreases for settlements with taxing authorities		(1,742	)		(197	)
Unrecognized tax benefits, end of year	$	12,300		$	13,922
Net change	($	1,622	)	($	848	)

Schedule of interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions

	2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Additional (reduction in) interest, net		16			15
Additional (reduction in) penalties		(396	)		(281	)

	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Accrued interest		3,707		3,691
Accrued penalties		1,495		1,891