v2.3.0.11
PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT PLANS (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Aug. 27, 2011
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]
Components of net periodic benefit cost and Company contributions for these plans were as follows:


 
Quarter Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
August 27,

2011
 
August 28,

2010
 
August 27,

2011
 
August 28,

2010
Pension Benefits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Components of net periodic benefit cost (income):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
492


 
$
527


 
$
1,476


 
$
1,582


Interest cost
2,013


 
2,033


 
6,037


 
6,103


Expected return on plan assets
(1,923
)
 
(1,778
)
 
(5,766
)
 
(5,340
)
Settlement cost
—


 
—


 
1,368


 
—


Amortization of unrecognized:
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost
(98
)
 
(98
)
 
(296
)
 
(296
)
Net actuarial loss (gain)
1,265


 
1,200


 
3,688


 
3,600


Net periodic benefit cost (income)
$
1,749


 
$
1,884


 
$
6,507


 
$
5,649


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash contributions
$
10,510


 
$
2,935


 
$
12,752


 
$
3,121


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Postretirement Healthcare Benefits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Components of net periodic benefit cost (income):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest cost
$
6


 
$
8


 
$
18


 
$
24


Amortization of unrecognized:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost
(31
)
 
(31
)
 
(93
)
 
(93
)
Net actuarial loss (gain)
(32
)
 
(32
)
 
(96
)
 
(96
)
Net periodic benefit cost (income)
$
(57
)
 
$
(55
)
 
$
(171
)
 
$
(165
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash contributions
$
30


 
$
39


 
$
90


 
$
117


 
Schedule of Expected Contributions to Pay Benefits for Current Fiscal Year [Table Text Block]
expects to contribute up to the following amounts to its various plans to pay benefits during 2011.


U.S. Qualified Plans
$
11,843


U.S. Combined Nonqualified Plans
2,194


Non-U.S. Plan
403


Postretirement Healthcare Benefit Plan
121


Total expected contributions
$
14,561