Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 28, 2011

General Discussion of Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

In the three and nine months ended August 28, 2011 and August 29, 2010, net pension and postretirement costs included the following:

Employee Benefit Plans (Three Months Ended August 28, 2011 and August 29, 2010)

	Pension Benefits												U.S. Postretirement Benefits
	U.S. Plan						Non-U.S. Plans
(In thousands)	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	942		$	908		$	92		$	94		$	18		$	21
Interest cost	2,841			2,908			568			564			56			52
Expected return on plan assets	(3,098		)	(2,844		)	(483		)	(398		)	(6		)	(7		)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost	11			13			50			69			14			5
Curtailment	—			1			—			—			—			—
Amortization of unrecognized net transition obligation	—			—			—			—			12			12
Amortization of accumulated loss	2,495			2,685			4			(35		)	27			6
Net periodic cost	$	3,191		$	3,671		$	231		$	294		$	121		$	89

Employee Benefit Plans (Nine Months Ended August 28, 2011 and August 29, 2010)

	Pension Benefits												U.S. Postretirement Benefits
	U.S. Plan						Non-U.S. Plans
(In thousands)	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	2,826		$	2,724		$	276		$	282		$	54		$	63
Interest cost	8,523			8,724			1,704			1,692			168			156
Expected return on plan assets	(9,294		)	(8,532		)	(1,449		)	(1,194		)	(18		)	(21		)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost	33			39			150			207			42			15
Curtailment	—			3			—			—			—			—
Amortization of unrecognized net transition obligation	—			—			—			—			36			36
Amortization of accumulated loss	7,485			8,055			12			(105		)	81			18
Net periodic cost	$	9,573		$	11,013		$	693		$	882		$	363		$	267