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Earnings Per Share and Stock Repurchase Activity (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Aug. 27, 2016
Earnings Per Share [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 |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | August 27, 2016 |  | August 29, 2015 |  | August 27, 2016 |  | August 29, 2015
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Basic |  | 48,653,220 |  |  | 50,099,852 |  |  | 48,723,459 |  |  | 50,188,327 |
Dilutive effect of stock-based arrangements |  | 401,827 |  |  | 425,197 |  |  | 379,752 |  |  | 513,163 |
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - Diluted |  | 49,055,047 |  |  | 50,525,049 |  |  | 49,103,211 |  |  | 50,701,490 |
Net earnings attributable to CLARCOR Inc. |  | $ | 35,749 |  |  | $ | 36,445 |  |  | $ | 110,266 |  |  | $ | 101,651 |
Net earnings per share attributable to CLARCOR Inc. - Basic |  | $ | 0.73 |  |  | $ | 0.73 |  |  | $ | 2.26 |  |  | $ | 2.03 |
Net earnings per share attributable to CLARCOR Inc. - Diluted |  | $ | 0.73 |  |  | $ | 0.72 |  |  | $ | 2.25 |  |  | $ | 2.00 |
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 |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | August 27, 2016 |  | August 29, 2015 |  | August 27, 2016 |  | August 29, 2015
Number of antidilutive options with exercise prices greater than the average market price excluded from the computation of dilutive earnings per share |  | 296,500 |  |  | 730,150 |  |  | 728,352 |  |  | 730,150 |
Common stock repurchased and retired pursuant to the Company's stock repurchase program |  | $ | 27,191 |  |  | $ | 14,086 |  |  | $ | 65,402 |  |  | $ | 30,196 |
Number of shares repurchased and retired pursuant to the Company's stock repurchase program |  | 455,797 |  |  | 233,000 |  |  | 1,253,401 |  |  | 481,000 |

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