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COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Aug. 27, 2011
Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income [Abstract] |
Comprehensive Income and AOCI [Table Text Block] | Total comprehensive earnings and its components are as follows:
| Total Comprehensive Earnings (Loss), Net of Tax:
| Net Earnings |  | Foreign Currency and Other Adjustments |  | Pension Liability Adjustments |  | Total Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)
Quarter Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |
August 27, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CLARCOR Inc. | $ | 32,070 |  |  | $ | (681 | ) |  | $ | 711 |  |  | $ | 32,100 |
Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests | 82 |  |  | (190 | ) |  | — |  |  | (108 | )
Redeemable noncontrolling interests | 7 |  |  | 187 |  |  | — |  |  | 194 |
| $ | 32,159 |  |  | $ | (684 | ) |  | $ | 711 |  |  | $ | 32,186 |
August 28, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CLARCOR Inc. | $ | 28,326 |  |  | $ | 3,548 |  |  | $ | 657 |  |  | $ | 32,531 |
Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests | 46 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | 45 |
Redeemable noncontrolling interests | 199 |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | 207 |
| $ | 28,571 |  |  | $ | 3,555 |  |  | $ | 657 |  |  | $ | 32,783 |
Nine Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |
August 27, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CLARCOR Inc. | $ | 86,759 |  |  | $ | 8,747 |  |  | $ | 2,917 |  |  | $ | 98,423 |
Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests | 188 |  |  | (189 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
Redeemable noncontrolling interests | 14 |  |  | 68 |  |  | — |  |  | 82 |
| $ | 86,961 |  |  | $ | 8,626 |  |  | $ | 2,917 |  |  | $ | 98,504 |
August 28, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CLARCOR Inc. | $ | 67,077 |  |  | $ | (10,379 | ) |  | $ | 1,936 |  |  | $ | 58,634 |
Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests | 139 |  |  | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | 135 |
Redeemable noncontrolling interests | 97 |  |  | 61 |  |  | — |  |  | 158 |
| $ | 67,313 |  |  | $ | (10,322 | ) |  | $ | 1,936 |  |  | $ | 58,927 |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | The components of the ending balances of Accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:
| August 27, 2011 |  | November 27, 2010
Pension liability, net of tax | $ | (34,125 | ) |  | $ | (37,042 | )
Translation adjustments, net of tax | 10,749 |  |  | 2,001 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | $ | (23,376 | ) |  | $ | (35,041 | )

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