Net Income Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 01, 2012	Jun. 03, 2011	Jun. 01, 2012	Jun. 03, 2011
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income	$ 223,876	$ 229,436	$ 409,085	$ 464,027
Shares used to compute basic net income per share	495,950,000	499,686,000	494,983,000	501,910,000
Dilutive potential common shares:
Unvested restricted stock and performance share awards	2,614,000	2,989,000	4,622,000	3,999,000
Stock options	2,813,000	3,605,000	2,549,000	3,663,000
Shares used to compute diluted net income per share	501,377,000	506,280,000	502,154,000	509,572,000
Basic net income per share	$ 0.45	$ 0.46	$ 0.83	$ 0.92
Diluted net income per share	$ 0.45	$ 0.45	$ 0.81	$ 0.91
Net Income Per Share (Numeric) [Abstract]
Common stock with exercise prices greater than average fair market value	18,300,000	20,300,000	21,400,000	19,800,000
Average fair market value	$ 33.02	$ 33.88	$ 31.61	$ 33.12