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BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS, INVESTMENTS AND REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (Details 4) (BioProcessH2O [Member], USD $)
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9 Months Ended | |||
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Aug. 27, 2011
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Aug. 28, 2010
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Nov. 27, 2010
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May 01, 2008
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BioProcessH2O [Member]
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| Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] | ||||
| Significant Acquisitions and Disposals, Date of Transaction for Acquisition or Disposal | May 01, 2008 | |||
| Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage | 30.00% | |||
| Investment Identifier | BioProcessH2O LLC | |||
| Equity Method Investment, Aggregate Cost | $ 4,000 | |||
| Equity Method Investments, Carrying Amount | 3,172 | 3,266 | ||
| Equity Method Investment, Dividends or Distributions | $ 0 | $ 382 | ||
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The identifier for an investment. The identifier must be valid for the scheme with which it is associated. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This element represents the aggregate cost of investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents disclosure of the amount of dividends or other distributions received from unconsolidated subsidiaries, certain corporate joint ventures, and certain noncontrolled corporation; these investments are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. This element excludes distributions that constitute a return of investment, which are classified as investing activities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.
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The point in time at which the significant event is deemed to have taken place.
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