Accrued Expenses

6 Months Ended

May 30, 2014

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

ACCRUED EXPENSES

ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses as of May 30, 2014 and November 29, 2013 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	2014		2013
Accrued compensation and benefits	$	311,085	$	318,219
Sales and marketing allowances	72,063		66,502
Accrued corporate marketing	35,255		22,801
Taxes payable	19,381		18,225
Royalties payable	17,428		14,778
Accrued interest expense	20,744		20,613
Other	180,984		195,801
Accrued expenses	$	656,940	$	656,939

Other primarily includes general corporate accruals for technical support and local and regional expenses, including our accrual for a loss contingency as of May 30, 2014. Other is also comprised of deferred rent related to office locations with rent escalations and foreign currency liability derivatives. See Note 12 for further information regarding the loss contingency.