|**Accounts Payable, Accrued Liabilities and Guarantees (Tables)**       | 9 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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|**Payables and Accruals [Abstract]**                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block] | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities atAugust 31, 2013andDecember 1, 2012were as follows:August 31, 2013December 1, 2012Accounts payable$67,965$69,206Accrued salaries, wages and commissions11,82716,884Pension and postretirement healthcare benefits liabilities24021,442Compensated absences8,8049,010Accrued insurance liabilities7,7387,733Customer deposits12,29714,207Other accrued liabilities26,68733,780Accounts payable and accrued liabilities$135,558$172,262                                                   
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|Accounts payable                                                        | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Accrued salaries, wages and commissions                                 | 11,827                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Pension and postretirement healthcare benefits liabilities              | 240                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Compensated absences                                                    | 8,804                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Accrued insurance liabilities                                           | 7,738                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Customer deposits                                                       | 12,297                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Other accrued liabilities                                               | 26,687                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]               | Changes in the Company’s warranty accrual, which is included in Other accrued liabilities, are as follows:Nine Months EndedAugust 31, 2013September 1, 2012Warranty accrual at beginning of period$1,533$2,580Warranty accrual added through business acquisitions—32Accruals for warranties issued during the period222242Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties(257)120Settlements made during the period(334)(631)Other adjustments, including currency translation(2)(36)Warranty accrual at end of period$1,162$2,307
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|Warranty accrual at beginning of period                                 | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Warranty accrual added through business acquisitions                    | —                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Accruals for warranties issued during the period                        | 222                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Adjustments related to pre-existing warranties                          | (257                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Settlements made during the period                                      | (334                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Other adjustments, including currency translation                       | (2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Warranty accrual at end of period                                       | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

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