Net Income Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 30, 2013	Aug. 31, 2012	Aug. 30, 2013	Aug. 31, 2012
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income	$ 83,002	$ 201,357	$ 224,665	$ 610,442
Shares used to compute basic net income per share	504,116,000	494,051,000	502,039,000	494,672,000
Dilutive potential common shares:
Unvested restricted stock and performance share awards	7,198,000	3,464,000	7,851,000	5,005,000
Stock options	2,744,000	2,242,000	3,265,000	2,490,000
Shares used to compute diluted net income per share	514,058,000	499,757,000	513,155,000	502,167,000
Basic net income per share	$ 0.16	$ 0.41	$ 0.45	$ 1.23
Diluted net income per share	$ 0.16	$ 0.40	$ 0.44	$ 1.22
Net Income Per Share (Numeric) [Abstract]
Average Fair Market Value	$ 46.05	$ 31.72	$ 42.56	$ 31.65
Antidilutive Options Excluded from Computation of EPS		17,900,000		20,200,000