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Accrued Expenses
9 Months Ended
Aug. 30, 2013
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
ACCRUED EXPENSES
ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accrued expenses as of August 30, 2013 and November 30, 2012 consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
2013
 
2012
Accrued compensation and benefits
$
255,288

 
$
242,887

Sales and marketing allowances 
58,816

 
87,916

Accrued corporate marketing
25,479

 
39,503

Taxes payable
18,199

 
26,164

Royalties payable
10,189

 
10,040

Accrued interest expense
5,233

 
20,796

Other
174,793

 
162,834

Accrued expenses
$
547,997

 
$
590,140



Other primarily includes general corporate accruals for local and regional expenses and technical support. Other is also comprised of deferred rent related to office locations with rent escalations and foreign currency liability derivatives.