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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ACCRUED LIABILITIES AND GUARANTEES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Aug. 27, 2011
Payables and Accruals [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block] | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities at August 27, 2011 and November 27, 2010 were as follows:
| August 27, 2011 |  | November 27, 2010
Accounts payable | $ | 67,218 |  |  | $ | 64,630 |
Accrued salaries, wages and commissions | 19,594 |  |  | 31,497 |
Compensated absences | 8,511 |  |  | 8,172 |
Accrued insurance liabilities | 11,899 |  |  | 11,473 |
Customer deposits | 8,951 |  |  | 7,732 |
Other accrued liabilities | 37,154 |  |  | 36,702 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 153,327 |  |  | $ | 160,206 |
Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block] | Changes in the Company’s warranty accrual, which is included in Other accrued liabilities, are as follows:
| Nine Months Ended
| August 27, 2011 |  | August 28, 2010
Warranty accrual at beginning of period | $ | 3,499 |  |  | $ | 3,989 |
Accruals for warranties issued during the period | 587 |  |  | 799 |
Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties | 50 |  |  | (125 | )
Settlements made during the period | (941 | ) |  | (745 | )
Other adjustments, including currency translation | (237 | ) |  | (215 | )
Warranty accrual at end of period | $ | 2,958 |  |  | $ | 3,703 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the (a) carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business (accounts payable); (b) other payables; and (c) accrued liabilities. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). An alternative caption includes accrued expenses. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability, including the beginning balance of the aggregate product warranty liability, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), and the ending balance of the aggregate product warranty liability. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Publisher FASB -Number -Article -Subparagraph -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Paragraph 8 -Section 50 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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