Other Income (Expense), Net

9 Months Ended

Aug. 28, 2011

Other Income (Expense), Net [Abstract]

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE), NET

NOTE 10:   OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE), NET

The following table summarizes significant components of “Other income (expense), net”:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	August 28,			August 29,			August 28,			August 29,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
				(Dollars in thousands)
Foreign exchange management gains (losses)(1)	$	4,619		$	(6,531	)	$	(1,212	)	$	4,074
Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains(2)		(10,118	)		(1,698	)		(13,412	)		6,505
Interest income		477			438			1,296			1,730
Other		(757	)		96			584			(847	)
Total other income (expense), net	$	(5,779	)	$	(7,695	)	$	(12,744	)	$	11,462

(1)	Gains on forward foreign exchange contracts in the three-month period in 2011 primarily resulted from favorable currency fluctuations relative to negotiated contract rates on positions to buy the Euro and sell the Mexican Peso. Losses in the three-month period in 2010 primarily resulted from unfavorable currency fluctuations relative to negotiated contract rates on positions to sell the Euro, the Swedish Krona and the Australian Dollar.
	Losses in the nine-month period in 2011 primarily resulted from unfavorable currency fluctuations relative to negotiated contract rates on positions to sell the Swedish Krona and the Australian Dollar, partially offset by a correction recorded in the second quarter of 2011 for embedded foreign currency derivatives in certain of the Company’s leases. Gains in the nine-month period in 2010 were primarily due to the appreciation of the U.S. Dollar against negotiated contract rates on positions on the Euro and the Swedish Krona.
(2)	Foreign currency transaction losses in 2011 were primarily due to the depreciation of the U.S. Dollar, the Turkish Lira and the Mexican Peso against various currencies. Foreign currency transaction gains in the nine-month period of 2010 were primarily due to the appreciation of the U.S. Dollar against the Euro and Japanese Yen.