Other Assets (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 03, 2011		Dec. 03, 2010
Other Assets [Abstract]
Acquired rights to use technology	$ 65,044,000		$ 71,521,000
Investments	23,971,000		25,018,000
Deferred compensation plan assets	12,822,000		11,071,000
Prepaid land lease	13,136,000		13,215,000
Security and other deposits	10,909,000		11,266,000
Debt issuance costs	8,987,000		9,574,000
Prepaid royalties	6,375,000		7,726,000
Restricted cash	2,627,000		2,499,000
Prepaid rent	492,000		787,000
Other	17,677,000	[1]	17,194,000	[1]
Other assets	162,040,000		169,871,000	[2]
Tax asset related to acquired entity	$ 11,000,000		$ 11,000,000

[1] Fiscal 2011 and 2010 includes a tax asset of approximately $11.0 million related to an acquired entity.

[2] The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 3, 2010 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.