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Pension and Other Postretirement Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 03, 2016
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of net funded status | The following tables show reconciliations of the changes in benefit obligations and plan assets for our pension plans and other postretirement benefits plan as of November 30, 2016 and 2015. The accrued pension benefit obligation includes an unfunded benefit obligation of $2,000 and $2,041 as of November 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, related to the Company’s U.S. combined nonqualified plans.
| Pension Benefits |  | Other Postretirement Benefits
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Change in benefit obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Benefit obligation at beginning of year | $ | 195,516 |  |  | $ | 204,982 |  |  | $ | 341 |  |  | $ | 397 |
Currency translation | (1,711 | ) |  | (450 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Service cost | 1,481 |  |  | 1,905 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Interest cost | 6,197 |  |  | 7,676 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 12 |
Plan participants' contributions | 15 |  |  | 18 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Curtailment | — |  |  | (2,193 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Actuarial (gains) losses | 5,915 |  |  | (8,209 | ) |  | (64 | ) |  | (78 | )
Benefits paid | (8,514 | ) |  | (8,213 | ) |  | (38 | ) |  | (180 | )
Retiree contributions | — |  |  | — |  |  | 47 |  |  | 190 |
Benefit obligation at end of year | $ | 198,899 |  |  | $ | 195,516 |  |  | $ | 294 |  |  | $ | 341 |
| Pension Benefits |  | Other Postretirement Benefits
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Change in plan assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year | $ | 164,488 |  |  | $ | 172,280 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Currency translation | (1,656 | ) |  | (428 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Actual return on plan assets | 7,621 |  |  | 343 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Employer contributions | 277 |  |  | 488 |  |  | 38 |  |  | 180 |
Plan participants' contributions | 15 |  |  | 18 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Benefits paid | (8,514 | ) |  | (8,213 | ) |  | (38 | ) |  | (180 | )
Fair value of plan assets at end of year | $ | 162,231 |  |  | $ | 164,488 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Funded status | $ | (36,668 | ) |  | $ | (31,028 | ) |  | $ | (294 | ) |  | $ | (341 | )
Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year | $ | 195,257 |  |  | $ | 191,849 |  |  | n/a |  | n/a
Assumptions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate - benefit obligations - qualified plans | 3.80% |  | 4.00% |  | 3.25% |  | 3.25%
Discount rate - service cost - qualified plans | 3.47% |  | 4.00% |  | n/a |  | 3.25%
Discount rate - interest cost - qualified plans | 3.23% |  | 4.00% |  | 2.53% |  | 3.25%
Discount rate - benefit obligations - nonqualified plans | 3.38% |  | 3.25% |  | n/a |  | n/a
Discount rate - service cost - nonqualified plans | 2.32% |  | 3.25% |  | n/a |  | n/a
Discount rate - interest cost - nonqualified plans | 2.67% |  | 3.25% |  | n/a |  | n/a
Rate of compensation increase - qualified plans | 4.00% |  | 4.00% |  | n/a |  | n/a
Rate of compensation increase - nonqualified plans | 4.00% |  | 4.00% |  | n/a |  | n/a
Measurement date | 11/30/2016 |  | 11/30/2015 |  | 11/30/2016 |  | 11/30/2015
Schedule of amounts recognized in balance sheet |
| Pension Benefits |  | Other Postretirement Benefits
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of November 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | (157 | ) |  | $ | (159 | ) |  | $ | (40 | ) |  | $ | (47 | )
Long-term pension and postretirement healthcare benefits liabilities | (36,511 | ) |  | (30,869 | ) |  | (254 | ) |  | (294 | )
Funded status | $ | (36,668 | ) |  | $ | (31,028 | ) |  | $ | (294 | ) |  | $ | (341 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, pre-tax | $ | 62,974 |  |  | $ | 58,137 |  |  | $ | (1,060 | ) |  | $ | (1,214 | )
Amounts recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, as of November 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized net actuarial loss (gain) | $ | 62,974 |  |  | $ | 58,136 |  |  | $ | (832 | ) |  | $ | (864 | )
Unrecognized net prior service credit | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | (228 | ) |  | (350 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, pre-tax | 62,974 |  |  | 58,137 |  |  | (1,060 | ) |  | (1,214 | )
Deferred taxes | (23,127 | ) |  | (21,380 | ) |  | 364 |  |  | 423 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, after-tax | $ | 39,847 |  |  | $ | 36,757 |  |  | $ | (696 | ) |  | $ | (791 | )
Schedule of defined benefit plan amounts recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) | The amounts affecting Accumulated other comprehensive loss for the years ended November 30, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:
| Pension Benefits |  | Other Postretirement Benefits
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Amortization of prior service (cost) credit, net of tax of $0, $(2) and $(42), $(43), respectively | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 81 |  |  | $ | 79 |
Amortization of actuarial (losses) gains, net of tax of $1,401, $1,351 and $(32), $(30), respectively | (2,485 | ) |  | (2,324 | ) |  | 62 |  |  | 57 |
Current year actuarial losses (gains), net of tax of $(3,159), $(1,081) and $21, $27, respectively | 5,498 |  |  | 1,827 |  |  | (40 | ) |  | (51 | )
Curtailment gain, net of tax of $0, $797 and $0, $0, respectively | — |  |  | (1,396 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Effect of change in deferred tax rate | 41 |  |  | 150 |  |  | (8 | ) |  | (6 | )
Total | $ | 3,053 |  |  | $ | (1,743 | ) |  | $ | 95 |  |  | $ | 79 |
Schedule of allocation of plan assets | As of the November 30 measurement dates, the fair values of actual pension asset allocations were as follows:
| 2016 |  | 2015
Equity securities | 41.7 | % |  | 40.3 | %
Fixed income securities | 57.9 | % |  | 59.2 | %
Cash and cash equivalents | 0.4 | % |  | 0.5 | %
| 100.0 | % |  | 100.0 | %
Schedule of fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis | The following table summarizes the fair value of the pension plans’ assets.
| Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date
| Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
November 30, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. equity securities funds | $ | 37,600 |  |  | $ | 37,600 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Non-U.S. equity securities funds | 30,055 |  |  | 30,055 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Fixed income securities funds | 93,949 |  |  | 93,949 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Cash and equivalents funds | 627 |  |  | 627 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Fair value of plan assets | $ | 162,231 |  |  | $ | 162,231 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
| Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date
| Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
November 30, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. equity securities funds | $ | 45,744 |  |  | $ | 45,744 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Non-U.S. equity securities funds | 20,466 |  |  | 20,466 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Fixed income securities funds | 97,373 |  |  | 97,373 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Cash and equivalents funds | 625 |  |  | 625 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 164,208 |  |  | $ | 164,208 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Other items to reconcile to fair value of plan assets | 280 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets | $ | 164,488 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of net benefit costs | The components of net periodic benefit cost for pensions are shown below. Net periodic benefit cost is based on assumptions determined at the prior year-end measurement date. Increases in the liability due to changes in plan benefits are recognized in the net periodic benefit costs through straight-line amortization over the average remaining service period of employees expected to receive benefits.
| Pension Benefits
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Components of net periodic benefit cost |  |  |  |  |
Service cost | $ | 1,481 |  |  | $ | 1,905 |  |  | $ | 1,990 |
Interest cost | 6,197 |  |  | 7,676 |  |  | 7,704 |
Expected return on plan assets | (10,326 | ) |  | (11,567 | ) |  | (11,306 | )
Settlement costs | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Curtailment | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Amortization of unrecognized: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior service cost | 1 |  |  | (4 | ) |  | (10 | )
Net actuarial loss | 3,817 |  |  | 3,676 |  |  | 2,884 |
Net periodic benefit cost | $ | 1,170 |  |  | $ | 1,687 |  |  | $ | 1,262 |
Assumptions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate - benefit obligations - qualified plans | 3.97% |  | 3.75% |  | 4.50%
Discount rate - service cost - qualified plans | 3.64% |  | 3.75% |  | 4.50%
Discount rate - interest cost - qualified plans | 3.28% |  | 3.75% |  | 4.50%
Discount rate - benefit obligations - nonqualified plans | 3.36% |  | 3.00% |  | 3.25%
Discount rate - service cost - nonqualified plans | 2.49% |  | 3.00% |  | 3.25%
Discount rate - interest cost - nonqualified plans | 2.59% |  | 3.00% |  | 3.25%
Expected return on plan assets | 6.50% |  | 7.00% |  | 7.50%
Rate of compensation increase - qualified plans | 4.00% |  | 4.00% |  | 4.00%
Rate of compensation increase - nonqualified plans | 4.00% |  | 4.00% |  | 4.00%
Measurement date - qualified plans | 11/30/2015 |  | 11/30/2014 |  | 11/30/2013
Measurement date - nonqualified plans | 11/30/2015 |  | 11/30/2014 |  | 11/30/2013
The components of net periodic benefit income for postretirement healthcare benefits are shown below.
| Other Postretirement Benefits
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Components of net periodic benefit income |  |  |  |  |
Interest cost | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 10 |
Amortization of unrecognized: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior service cost | (123 | ) |  | (122 | ) |  | (122 | )
Net actuarial gain | (94 | ) |  | (87 | ) |  | (147 | )
Net periodic benefit income | $ | (209 | ) |  | $ | (197 | ) |  | $ | (259 | )
Assumptions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate - benefit obligations | 3.29 | % |  | 3.25 | % |  | 3.00 | %
Discount rate - service cost | n/a |  | n/a |  | n/a
Discount rate - interest cost | 2.41 | % |  | 3.25 | % |  | 3.00 | %
Measurement date | 11/30/2015 |  | 11/30/2014 |  | 11/30/2013
Schedule of amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to be recognized over next fiscal year | The estimated amounts that will be amortized from Accumulated other comprehensive loss at November 30, 2016 into net periodic benefit cost, pre-tax, in fiscal year 2017 are as follows:
| Pension Benefits |  | Other Postretirement Benefits
Prior service credit | $ | — |  |  | $ | (123 | )
Actuarial loss (gain) | 4,325 |  |  | (96 | )
Total | $ | 4,325 |  |  | $ | (219 | )
Schedule of expected benefit payments | The expected cash benefit payments from the plans for the next ten fiscal years are as follows:
| Pension Benefits |  | Other Postretirement Benefits
2017 | $ | 8,941 |  |  | $ | 39 |
2018 | 9,272 |  |  | 36 |
2019 | 9,610 |  |  | 32 |
2020 | 9,987 |  |  | 29 |
2021 | 11,128 |  |  | 26 |
2022-2026 | 59,972 |  |  | 95 |
Schedule of costs of retirement plans | The Company recognized expense related to these plans for the past three fiscal years as follows:
2016 | $ | 7,563 |
2015 | 7,171 |
2014 | 7,945 |

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