Accrued Expenses (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 01, 2012

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses as of June 1, 2012 and December 2, 2011 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	2012		2011
Accrued compensation and benefits	$	210,676	$	235,500
Sales and marketing allowances	50,368		58,156
Accrued corporate marketing	48,385		37,757
Taxes payable	24,023		26,732
Royalties payable	17,728		18,778
Accrued interest expense	20,969		21,010
Other	182,875		157,008
Accrued expenses	$	555,024	$	554,941

Other primarily includes general corporate accruals for local and regional expenses and technical support. Other is also comprised of deferred rent related to office locations with rent escalations and foreign currency liability derivatives.