Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of long-term and short-term debt instruments

	February 28, 2016		November 29, 2015
	(Dollars in thousands)
Long-term debt
Unsecured:
6.875% senior notes due 2022	524,689		524,807
5.00% senior notes due 2025	480,554		480,131
Total unsecured long-term debt	$	1,005,243	$	1,004,938
Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt
Secured:
Senior revolving credit facility	$	20,000	$	99,000
Unsecured:
Current maturities of 4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds due 2016	35,394		32,625
Short-term borrowings	20,779		15,978
Total short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt	$	76,173	$	147,603
Total debt	$	1,081,416	$	1,152,541