Gross profit as a percentage of revenue.

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The aggregate cost of goods produced and sold and services rendered during the reporting period.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
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-Section S99
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Aggregate revenue less cost of goods and services sold or operating expenses directly attributable to the revenue generation activity.

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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Industry Segment, Geographic Information and Significant Customers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 01, 2017	Sep. 01, 2017	Jun. 02, 2017	Mar. 03, 2017	Dec. 02, 2016	Sep. 02, 2016	Jun. 03, 2016	Mar. 04, 2016	Dec. 01, 2017	Dec. 02, 2016	Nov. 27, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Total Revenue	$ 2,006,595	$ 1,841,074	$ 1,772,190	$ 1,681,646	$ 1,608,419	$ 1,463,967	$ 1,398,709	$ 1,383,335	$ 7,301,505	$ 5,854,430	$ 4,795,511
Cost of revenue									(1,010,491)	(819,908)	(744,317)
Gross profit	$ 1,735,723	$ 1,578,152	$ 1,532,830	$ 1,444,309	$ 1,391,863	$ 1,261,266	$ 1,196,630	$ 1,184,763	$ 6,291,014	$ 5,034,522	$ 4,051,194
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue									86.00%	86.00%	84.00%
Digital Media [Member]
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Total Revenue									$ 5,010,579	$ 3,941,011	$ 3,095,160
Cost of revenue									(239,994)	(231,074)	(210,587)
Gross profit									$ 4,770,585	$ 3,709,937	$ 2,884,573
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue									95.00%	94.00%	93.00%
Digital Marketing [Member]
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Total Revenue									$ 2,120,032	$ 1,736,585	$ 1,508,858
Cost of revenue									(763,468)	(581,093)	(525,309)
Gross profit									$ 1,356,564	$ 1,155,492	$ 983,549
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue									64.00%	67.00%	65.00%
Print and Publishing [Member]
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Total Revenue									$ 170,894	$ 176,834	$ 191,493
Cost of revenue									(7,029)	(7,741)	(8,421)
Gross profit									$ 163,865	$ 169,093	$ 183,072
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue									96.00%	96.00%	96.00%