Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended
		Aug. 28, 2016	Aug. 30, 2015
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income		$ 195,055	$ 108,196
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		75,966	75,448
Asset impairments		1,259	1,912
Gain on sale of assets		(6,024)	(8,607)
Unrealized foreign exchange losses		17,702	11,667
Realized gain on settlement of forward foreign exchange contracts not designated for hedge accounting		(21,419)	(6,107)
Employee benefit plans’ amortization from accumulated other comprehensive loss and settlement loss		11,240	12,764
Employee benefit plans’ curtailment loss		35	0
Noncash restructuring (gain) charges	[1]	(396)	269
Noncash loss on early extinguishment of debt		0	3,448
Amortization of premium, discount and debt issuance costs		1,909	1,546
Stock-based compensation		6,045	12,827
Allowance for doubtful accounts		2,622	890
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables		40,334	62,259
Inventories		(255,460)	(41,789)
Other current assets		248	3,110
Other non-current assets		(12,504)	(9,080)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities		77,355	(35,209)
Restructuring Liabilities		(13,618)	(31,314)
Income tax liabilities		34,309	16,697
Accrued salaries, wages and employee benefits and long-term employee related benefits		(55,595)	(56,415)
Other long-term liabilities		3,756	(13,402)
Other, net		0	1,221
Net cash provided by operating activities		102,819	110,331
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(74,797)	(66,405)
Proceeds from sales of assets		17,279	8,977
Proceeds on settlement of forward foreign exchange contracts not designated for hedge accounting		21,419	6,107
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(47)	(2,271)
Net cash used for investing activities		(36,146)	(53,592)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		0	500,000
Repayments of long-term debt and capital leases		(2,409)	(527,315)
Proceeds from senior revolving credit facility		180,000	295,000
Repayments of senior revolving credit facility		(249,000)	(281,000)
Proceeds from short-term credit facilities		24,905	20,292
Repayments of short-term credit facilities		(14,216)	(14,137)
Other short-term borrowings, net		3,274	(987)
Debt issuance costs		0	(4,605)
Change in restricted cash, net		2,977	1,381
Repurchase of common stock		(1,402)	(2,294)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation		214	805
Dividend to stockholders		(60,000)	(50,000)
Net cash used for financing activities		(115,657)	(62,860)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		2,053	(19,579)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(46,931)	(25,700)
Beginning cash and cash equivalents		318,571	298,255
Ending cash and cash equivalents		271,640	272,555
Noncash Investing and Financing Items [Abstract]
Purchases of property, plant and equipment not yet paid at end of period		19,401	17,779
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest during the period		34,667	44,562
Cash paid for income taxes during the period, net of refunds		$ 41,090	$ 44,827

[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.