Net Income Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 02, 2012	Mar. 04, 2011
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income	$ 185,209	$ 234,591
Shares used to compute basic net income per share	494,016,000	504,134,000
Dilutive potential common shares:
Unvested restricted stock and performance share awards	4,280,000	3,764,000
Stock options	2,082,000	3,447,000
Shares used to compute diluted net income per share	500,378,000	511,345,000
Basic net income per share	$ 0.37	$ 0.47
Diluted net income per share	$ 0.37	$ 0.46
Net Income Per Share (Numeric) [Abstract]
Common stock with exercise prices greater than average fair market value	26,100,000	21,900,000
Average fair market value	$ 30.16	$ 32.35