Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 27, 2011

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of quarterly financial information

Set forth below are the consolidated statements of operations for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2012 and 2011.

Year Ended November 25, 2012	First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net revenues	$	1,164,961		$	1,047,157		$	1,100,856		$	1,297,219
Cost of goods sold	616,167			566,471			580,108			648,116
Gross profit	548,794			480,686			520,748			649,103
Selling, general and administrative expenses	438,583			435,056			433,961			557,752
Operating income	110,211			45,630			86,787			91,351
Interest expense	(38,573		)	(32,411		)	(32,160		)	(31,550		)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—			(8,206		)	—			—
Other income (expense), net	1,172			10,697			(5,747		)	(1,320		)
Income before taxes	72,810			15,710			48,880			58,481
Income tax expense	23,513			2,467			23,802			5,140
Net income	49,297			13,243			25,078			53,341
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(79		)	(10		)	3,273			(293		)
Net income attributable to Levi Strauss & Co.	$	49,218		$	13,233		$	28,351		$	53,048

Year Ended November 27, 2011	First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net revenues	$	1,120,693		$	1,092,922		$	1,204,017		$	1,343,934
Cost of goods sold	562,726			552,226			634,573			719,802
Gross profit	557,967			540,696			569,444			624,132
Selling, general and administrative expenses	459,093			475,720			488,545			532,488
Operating income	98,874			64,976			80,899			91,644
Interest expense	(34,866		)	(33,515		)	(30,208		)	(33,454		)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—			—			—			(248		)
Other income (expense), net	(5,959		)	(1,006		)	(5,779		)	11,469
Income before taxes	58,049			30,455			44,912			69,411
Income tax expense	18,881			9,944			13,612			25,278
Net income	39,168			20,511			31,300			44,133
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest	1,507			460			893			(19		)
Net income attributable to Levi Strauss & Co.	$	40,675		$	20,971		$	32,193		$	44,114