Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Nov. 27, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 2:    PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

The components of property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”) were as follows:

	November 27, 2011			November 28, 2010
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land	$	30,236		$	29,728
Buildings and leasehold improvements		422,020			406,644
Machinery and equipment		477,895			493,325
Capitalized internal-use software		286,662			186,905
Construction in progress		17,434			55,259
Subtotal		1,234,247			1,171,861
Accumulated depreciation		(731,859	)		(683,258	)
PP&E, net	$	502,388		$	488,603

Depreciation expense for the years ended November 27, 2011, November 28, 2010, and November 29, 2009, was $104.8 million, $88.9 million and $76.8 million, respectively.

Capitalized internal-use software at November 27, 2011, and November 28, 2010, primarily related to the implementation of the Company’s enterprise resource planning system and various information technology systems. Construction in progress at November 27, 2011, and November 28, 2010, primarily related to the installation of various information technology systems and leasehold improvements.