Accrued Expenses (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 02, 2012	Dec. 02, 2011
Accrued Expense [Abstract]
Accrued compensation and benefits	$ 155,440	$ 235,500
Sales and marketing allowances	52,633	58,156
Accrued corporate marketing	51,351	37,757
Taxes payable	20,255	26,732
Royalties payble	15,815	18,778
Accrued interest expense	5,448	21,010
Other	175,198	157,008
Accrued expenses	$ 476,140	$ 554,941	[1]

[1] The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 2, 2011 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.