Segments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 03, 2011	Jun. 04, 2010	Jun. 03, 2011	Jun. 04, 2010
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 1,023,179	$ 943,035	$ 2,050,885	$ 1,801,735
Cost of revenue	109,201	107,833	216,840	197,201
Gross profit	913,978	835,202	1,834,045	1,604,534
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	89.00%	89.00%	89.00%	89.00%
Creative and Interactive Solutions [Member]
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Revenue	433,098	423,311	857,926	755,869
Cost of revenue	21,559	24,328	36,650	36,755
Gross profit	411,539	398,983	821,276	719,114
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	95.00%	94.00%	96.00%	95.00%
Digital Media Solutions [Member]
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Revenue	136,652	139,261	288,306	269,879
Cost of revenue	9,766	11,723	19,532	20,660
Gross profit	126,886	127,538	268,774	249,219
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	93.00%	92.00%	93.00%	92.00%
Knowledge Worker [Member]
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Revenue	182,043	156,012	363,886	321,874
Cost of revenue	4,994	5,094	10,808	9,735
Gross profit	177,049	150,918	353,078	312,139
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	97.00%	97.00%	97.00%	97.00%
Enterprise [Member]
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Revenue	101,517	75,859	206,338	154,745
Cost of revenue	25,309	14,222	51,796	29,705
Gross profit	76,208	61,637	154,542	125,040
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	75.00%	81.00%	75.00%	81.00%
Omniture [Member]
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Revenue	115,892	91,886	226,756	187,876
Cost of revenue	47,344	49,191	95,163	94,272
Gross profit	68,548	42,695	131,593	93,604
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	59.00%	46.00%	58.00%	50.00%
Print And Publishing [Member]
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Revenue	53,977	56,706	107,673	111,492
Cost of revenue	229	3,275	2,891	6,074
Gross profit	$ 53,748	$ 53,431	$ 104,782	$ 105,418
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	100.00%	94.00%	97.00%	95.00%