Restructuring Charges (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Mar. 02, 2012	Dec. 02, 2011		Mar. 02, 2012 Fiscal 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member] Cost of closing redundant facilities [Member] sqft	Mar. 02, 2012 Fiscal 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member] Cost of closing redundant facilities [Member]	Mar. 02, 2012 Fiscal 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member] Termination benefits [Member]	Mar. 02, 2012 Fiscal 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member] Termination benefits [Member]	Mar. 02, 2012 Other Restructuring Plans [Member] Cost of closing redundant facilities [Member]	Mar. 02, 2012 Other Restructuring Plans [Member] Termination benefits [Member]	Mar. 02, 2012 Fiscal 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member] Cost of closing redundant facilities [Member]	Mar. 02, 2012 Fiscal 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member] Termination benefits [Member]	Mar. 02, 2012 Omniture [Member]	Mar. 02, 2012 Omniture [Member] Cost of closing redundant facilities [Member]	Mar. 02, 2012 Omniture [Member] Termination benefits [Member]	Mar. 02, 2012 Fiscal 2008 Restructuring Plan [Member] Cost of closing redundant facilities [Member]	Mar. 02, 2012 Minimum [Member] Fiscal 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member] Cost of closing redundant facilities [Member]	Mar. 02, 2012 Maximum [Member] Fiscal 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member] Cost of closing redundant facilities [Member]
Summary of Restructuring Plans [Roll Forward]
Beginning accrued restructuring charges	$ 88,379,000			$ 2,995,000		$ 72,817,000		$ 11,019,000	$ 1,548,000	$ 8,500,000	$ 1,000,000		$ 1,400,000	$ 500,000	$ 2,100,000
Costs incurred	11,253,000			9,807,000		0		830,000	616,000
Cash Payments	(36,233,000)			(835,000)		(34,238,000)		(1,064,000)	(96,000)
Other adjustments	(14,226,000)			99,000		(15,559,000)		1,257,000	(23,000)
Ending accrued restructuring charges	49,173,000			12,066,000	12,066,000	23,020,000	23,020,000	12,042,000	2,045,000	8,500,000	1,000,000		1,400,000	500,000	2,100,000
Restructuring Charges (Numeric) [Abstract]
Acquisition date												October 23, 2009
Costs incurred	11,253,000			9,807,000		0		830,000	616,000
Square footage of facility vacated under restructuring plan				54,000
Credit adjusted risk free interest rate																1.00%	4.00%
Fair value of future estimated sublease income				4,200,000
Termination costs adjustments						15,300,000
Total restructuring costs incurred to date					13,200,000		63,300,000
Total restructuring costs expected to be incurred for closing redundant facilities				14,700,000
Accrued restructuring, current	36,370,000	80,930,000	[1]
Accrued restructuring, non-current	$ 12,803,000	$ 7,449,000	[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.