Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Feb. 28, 2016	Mar. 01, 2015
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income		$ 66,291	$ 38,283
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		25,111	26,475
Asset impairments		459	184
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets		(12)	26
Unrealized foreign exchange losses		8,348	7,489
Realized (gain) loss on settlement of forward foreign exchange contracts not designated for hedge accounting		(12,967)	3,960
Employee benefit plans’ amortization from accumulated other comprehensive loss		3,734	4,272
Noncash restructuring charges	[1]	0	335
Amortization of premium, discount and debt issuance costs		620	557
Stock-based compensation		(1,053)	3,600
Allowance for doubtful accounts		498	519
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables		104,777	129,587
Inventories		(134,923)	30,939
Other current assets		(2,758)	(12,647)
Other non-current assets		(1,425)	746
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities		49,462	(106,432)
Restructuring Liabilities		(5,614)	(16,009)
Income tax liabilities		23,654	409
Accrued salaries, wages and employee benefits and long-term employee related benefits		(78,302)	(74,484)
Other long-term liabilities		178	(201)
Other, net		0	21
Net cash provided by operating activities		46,078	37,629
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(30,746)	(21,152)
Proceeds from sales of assets		21	11
Proceeds (payments) on settlement of forward foreign exchange contracts not designated for hedge accounting		12,967	(3,960)
Net cash used for investing activities		(17,758)	(25,101)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of capital leases		781	741
Proceeds from senior revolving credit facility		75,000	35,000
Repayments of senior revolving credit facility		(154,000)	(135,000)
Proceeds from short-term credit facilities		9,208	7,753
Repayments of short-term credit facilities		(6,763)	(5,045)
Other short-term borrowings, net		3,102	689
Change in restricted cash, net		663	736
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation		0	75
Net cash used for financing activities		(73,571)	(96,533)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(2,219)	(11,520)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(47,470)	(95,525)
Beginning cash and cash equivalents		318,571	298,255
Ending cash and cash equivalents		271,101
Noncash Investing and Financing Items [Abstract]
Purchases of property, plant and equipment not yet paid at end of period		14,244	9,993
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest during the period		1,176	2,020
Cash paid for income taxes during the period, net of refunds		$ 11,164	$ 18,049

[1] Noncash pension and postretirement curtailment gains or losses resulting from the global productivity initiative are included in restructuring charges, with the associated liabilities included in "Pension liability" and "Postretirement medical benefits" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.