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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 12 Months Ended
Nov. 25, 2012
Equity [Abstract]  
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is summarized below: 
 
Levi Strauss & Co.
 
 
 
 
 
Pension and Postretirement Benefits(1)
 
Translation Adjustments
 
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Marketable Securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Investment Hedges
 
Foreign Currency Translation
 
 
Total
 
Noncontrolling Interest
 
Totals
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at November 29, 2009
$
(176,880
)
 
$
(49,317
)
 
$
(21,595
)
 
$
(2,075
)
 
$
(249,867
)
 
$
9,945

 
$
(239,922
)
Gross changes
(34,625
)
 
37,143

 
(20,833
)
 
3,615

 
(14,700
)
 
130

 
(14,570
)
Tax
12,698

 
(14,215
)
 
(4,701
)
 
(1,383
)
 
(7,601
)
 
—

 
(7,601
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(21,927
)
 
22,928

 
(25,534
)
 
2,232

 
(22,301
)
 
130

 
(22,171
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at November 28, 2010
(198,807
)
 
(26,389
)
 
(47,129
)
 
157

 
(272,168
)
 
10,075

 
(262,093
)
Gross changes
(92,480
)
 
(3,758
)
 
(10,881
)
 
(1,149
)
 
(108,268
)
 
794

 
(107,474
)
Tax
35,603

 
1,454

 
(3,068
)
 
445

 
34,434

 
—

 
34,434

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(56,877
)
 
(2,304
)
 
(13,949
)
 
(704
)
 
(73,834
)
 
794

 
(73,040
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at November 27, 2011
(255,684
)
 
(28,693
)
 
(61,078
)
 
(547
)
 
(346,002
)
 
10,869

 
(335,133
)
Gross changes
(119,450
)
 
16,070

 
(4,755
)
 
2,549

 
(105,586
)
 
(457
)
 
(106,043
)
Tax
44,173

 
(6,230
)
 
(2
)
 
(988
)
 
36,953

 
—

 
36,953

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(75,277
)
 
9,840

 
(4,757
)
 
1,561

 
(68,633
)
 
(457
)
 
(69,090
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at November 25, 2012
$
(330,961
)
 
$
(18,853
)
 
$
(65,835
)
 
$
1,014

 
$
(414,635
)
 
$
10,412

 
$
(404,223
)
_____________
(1)
Pension and postretirement benefit amounts primarily resulted from the actuarial losses recorded in conjunction with the year-end remeasurements of pension obligations, and were principally due to a decline in discount rates caused by changes in the financial markets, including a decrease in corporate bond yield indices.