Net Income Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 03, 2011	Jun. 04, 2010	Jun. 03, 2011	Jun. 04, 2010
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income	$ 229,436	$ 148,611	$ 464,027	$ 275,765
Shares used to compute basic net income per share	499,686,000	526,148,000	501,910,000	525,124,000
Dilutive potential common shares:
Unvested restricted stock and performance share awards	2,989,000	2,374,000	3,999,000	3,099,000
Stock options	3,605,000	4,737,000	3,663,000	5,082,000
Shares used to compute diluted net income per share	506,280,000	533,259,000	509,572,000	533,305,000
Basic net income per share	$ 0.46	$ 0.28	$ 0.92	$ 0.53
Diluted net income per share	$ 0.45	$ 0.28	$ 0.91	$ 0.52
Net Income Per Share (Numeric) [Abstract]
Common stock with exercise prices greater than average fair market value	20,300,000	18,500,000	19,800,000	17,700,000
Average fair market value	$ 33.88	$ 34.32	$ 33.12	$ 34.73