Accrued Expenses (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 01, 2012	Dec. 02, 2011
Accrued Expense [Abstract]
Accrued compensation and benefits	$ 210,676	$ 235,500
Sales and marketing allowances	50,368	58,156
Accrued corporate marketing	48,385	37,757
Taxes payable	24,023	26,732
Royalties payble	17,728	18,778
Accrued interest expense	20,969	21,010
Other	182,875	157,008
Accrued expenses	$ 555,024	$ 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.