Accrued Expenses (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Jun. 03, 2011	Dec. 03, 2010
Accrued Expense [Abstract]
Accrued compensation and benefits	$ 198,720	$ 290,366
Sales and marketing allowances	39,940	38,706
Accrued marketing	41,581	26,404
Taxes payable	23,088	21,800
Accrued interest expense	21,136	21,203
Other	172,070	165,796
Accrued expenses	$ 496,535	$ 564,275	[1]

[1] The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 3, 2010 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.