Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 02, 2012	Dec. 02, 2011
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2	$ 0
Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1	0
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Cost Method Investments	21,400,000	21,000,000
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments [Abstract]
Direct cost method investments other-than-temporarily impaired	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Assets:
Foreign currency derivatives	29,164,000	25,362,000
Deferred compensation plan assets	15,041,000	12,803,000
Total assets	2,586,056,000	2,688,651,000
Liabilities:
Foreign currency derivatives	4,074,000	3,881,000
Total liabilities	4,074,000	3,881,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Corporate bonds and commercial paper [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents	2,250,000	15,948,000
Short-term investments	1,049,335,000	1,111,537,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Money Market Mutual Funds and Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents	508,013,000	687,152,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Foreign government securities [Member]
Assets:
Short-term investments	3,274,000	7,323,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Marketable equity securities [Member]
Assets:
Short-term investments	18,397,000	12,267,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Municipal securities [Member]
Assets:
Short-term investments	120,797,000	106,355,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Time deposits [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents	55,325,000	15,694,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | U.S. agency securities [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents		2,500,000
Short-term investments	438,828,000	375,893,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | U.S. Treasury securities [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents	11,408,000	7,000,000
Short-term investments	334,224,000	308,817,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Assets:
Foreign currency derivatives	0	0
Deferred compensation plan assets	375,000	523,000
Total assets	582,110,000	715,636,000
Liabilities:
Foreign currency derivatives	0	0
Total liabilities	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Corporate bonds and commercial paper [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Money Market Mutual Funds and Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents	508,013,000	687,152,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Foreign government securities [Member]
Assets:
Short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Marketable equity securities [Member]
Assets:
Short-term investments	18,397,000	12,267,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Municipal securities [Member]
Assets:
Short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Time deposits [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents	55,325,000	15,694,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | U.S. agency securities [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents		0
Short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | U.S. Treasury securities [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Assets:
Foreign currency derivatives	29,164,000	25,362,000
Deferred compensation plan assets	14,666,000	12,280,000
Total assets	2,003,946,000	1,973,015,000
Liabilities:
Foreign currency derivatives	4,074,000	3,881,000
Total liabilities	4,074,000	3,881,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Corporate bonds and commercial paper [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents	2,250,000	15,948,000
Short-term investments	1,049,335,000	1,111,537,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Money Market Mutual Funds and Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Foreign government securities [Member]
Assets:
Short-term investments	3,274,000	7,323,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Marketable equity securities [Member]
Assets:
Short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Municipal securities [Member]
Assets:
Short-term investments	120,797,000	106,355,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Time deposits [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. agency securities [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents		2,500,000
Short-term investments	438,828,000	375,893,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. Treasury securities [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents	11,408,000	7,000,000
Short-term investments	334,224,000	308,817,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Foreign currency derivatives	0	0
Deferred compensation plan assets	0	0
Total assets	0	0
Liabilities:
Foreign currency derivatives	0	0
Total liabilities	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Corporate bonds and commercial paper [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Money Market Mutual Funds and Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Foreign government securities [Member]
Assets:
Short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Marketable equity securities [Member]
Assets:
Short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Municipal securities [Member]
Assets:
Short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Time deposits [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | U.S. agency securities [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents		0
Short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | U.S. Treasury securities [Member]
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Short-term investments	$ 0	$ 0