Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Aug. 28, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES	INCOME TAXES The effective income tax rate was 28.2% for the nine months ended August 28, 2016, compared to 35.1% for the same period ended August 30, 2015. The decrease in the effective tax rate in 2016 as compared to 2015 primarily reflected a discrete tax benefit attributable to deductions for worthless debts in a consolidated subsidiary, as well as a higher proportion of 2016 earnings in jurisdictions where the Company is subject to lower tax rates.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Aug. 28, 2016

The effective income tax rate was 28.2% for the nine months ended August 28, 2016, compared to 35.1% for the same period ended August 30, 2015.

The decrease in the effective tax rate in 2016 as compared to 2015 primarily reflected a discrete tax benefit attributable to deductions for worthless debts in a consolidated subsidiary, as well as a higher proportion of 2016 earnings in jurisdictions where the Company is subject to lower tax rates.