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Product Warranties and Guarantees | 9 Months Ended
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Aug. 28, 2011
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract] |
Product Warranties and Guarantees [Text Block] | PRODUCT WARRANTIES AND GUARANTEES The Company's product warranty accrual reflects Management's estimate of probable liability associated with product warranties. The Company generally provides a standard product warranty covering defects for a period not exceeding one year from date of purchase. Management establishes product warranty accruals based on historical experience and other currently-available information. Changes in the product warranty accrual were as follows:
|  | Nine Months Ended
(In thousands) |  | August 28, 2011 |  | August 29, 2010
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | 3,214 |  |  | $ | 3,396 |
Payments |  | (1,386 | ) |  | (998 | )
Warranties issued during the period |  | 2,033 |  |  | 374 |
Balance, end of period |  | $ | 3,861 |  |  | $ | 2,772 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for standard and extended product warranties and other product guarantee contracts, including a tabular reconciliation of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability for the reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name FASB Interpretation (FIN) -Number 45 -Paragraph 14 -Subparagraph a, b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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