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.