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Earnings Per Share and Stock Repurchase Activity (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Feb. 27, 2016
Earnings Per Share and Stock Repurchase Activity [Abstract] |
Schedule of weighted average number of shares | The following table provides a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators utilized in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
|  | Quarter Ended
|  | February 27, 2016 |  | February 28, 2015
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Basic |  | 48,803,049 |  |  | 50,255,915 |
Dilutive effect of stock-based arrangements |  | 301,276 |  |  | 536,568 |
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Diluted |  | 49,104,325 |  |  | 50,792,483 |
Net earnings attributable to CLARCOR Inc. |  | $ | 21,163 |  |  | $ | 26,709 |
Net earnings per share attributable to CLARCOR Inc. - Basic |  | $ | 0.43 |  |  | $ | 0.53 |
Net earnings per share attributable to CLARCOR Inc. - Diluted |  | $ | 0.43 |  |  | $ | 0.53 |
Schedule of additional information used in the calculation of earnings per share | The following table provides additional information regarding the calculation of earnings per share and stock repurchase activity:
|  | Quarter Ended
|  | February 27, 2016 |  | February 28, 2015
Number of antidilutive options with exercise prices greater than the average market price excluded from the computation of dilutive earnings per share |  | 1,171,753 |  |  | — |
Common stock repurchased and retired pursuant to the Company's stock repurchase program |  | $ | 31,006 |  |  | $ | 7,949 |
Number of shares repurchased and retired pursuant to the Company's stock repurchase program |  | 669,604 |  |  | 122,000 |

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