Debt Textuals (Details)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended					0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Nov. 25, 2012 USD ($)	Aug. 26, 2012 USD ($)	May 27, 2012 USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2012 USD ($)	Nov. 27, 2011 USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2011 USD ($)	May 29, 2011 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2011 USD ($)	Nov. 25, 2012 USD ($)	Nov. 27, 2011 USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2010 USD ($)	May 11, 2012 Bonds [Member] USD ($)	May 11, 2012 Bonds [Member] JPY (¥)	Nov. 25, 2012 Senior revolving credit facility [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 25, 2012 Maximum [Member] Senior revolving credit facility [Member]	Aug. 26, 2012 Maximum [Member] Senior revolving credit facility [Member]	Nov. 25, 2012 Minimum [Member] Senior revolving credit facility [Member]	Nov. 25, 2012 6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member] Senior notes [Member] USD ($)	May 08, 2012 6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member] Senior notes [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 25, 2012 6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member] Redemption Prior To May 1, 2017 [Member] Senior notes [Member]	Nov. 25, 2012 6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member] Maximum [Member] Redemption prior to May 1, 2015 [Member] Senior notes [Member]	Nov. 25, 2012 8.875% senior notes due 2016 [Member] Senior notes [Member]	Apr. 24, 2012 8.875% senior notes due 2016 [Member] Senior notes [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 17, 2006 8.875% senior notes due 2016 [Member] Notes payable to banks [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2007 Senior Term Loan, Due 2014 [Member] Senior term loan due 2014 [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 25, 2012 4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds due 2016 [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 25, 2012 4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds due 2016 [Member] Bonds [Member]	May 21, 2010 4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds due 2016 [Member] Notes payable to banks [Member] USD ($)	May 21, 2010 4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds due 2016 [Member] Notes payable to banks [Member] JPY (¥)	Nov. 30, 1996 4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds due 2016 [Member] Notes payable to banks [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 30, 1996 4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds due 2016 [Member] Notes payable to banks [Member] JPY (¥)	Nov. 25, 2012 7.75% Euro senior notes due 2018 [Member] Senior notes [Member]	May 06, 2010 7.75% Euro senior notes due 2018 [Member] Notes payable to banks [Member] EUR (€)	Nov. 25, 2012 7.625% senior notes due 2020 [Member] Senior notes [Member]	May 06, 2010 7.625% senior notes due 2020 [Member] Notes payable to banks [Member] USD ($)	May 06, 2010 7.75% Euro notes due 2018 and 7.625% Senior notes due 2020 [Member] Notes payable to banks [Member] USD ($)	May 06, 2010 7.75% Euro notes due 2018 and 7.625% Senior notes due 2020 [Member] Senior term loan due 2014 [Member]	Nov. 25, 2012 United States of America, Dollars Senior revolving credit facility [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 25, 2012 United States of America, Dollars or Canada, Dollars [Member] Senior revolving credit facility [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 25, 2012 Other Credit Usage [Member] Senior revolving credit facility [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 25, 2012 Standby Letters of Credit [Member] Senior revolving credit facility [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2007 LIBOR [Member] Senior Term Loan, Due 2014 [Member] Senior term loan due 2014 [Member]	Mar. 27, 2007 Base Rate [Member] Senior Term Loan, Due 2014 [Member] Senior term loan due 2014 [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Face amount																			$ 385,000,000					$ 350,000,000	$ 325,000,000					$ 180,000,000	¥ 20,000,000,000		€ 300,000,000		$ 525,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term of Note																								10 years
Stated interest rate																		6.875%	6.875%			8.875%				4.25%	4.25%			4.25%	4.25%	7.75%	7.75%	7.625%	7.625%
Principal amount redemption rate																				100.00%	106.875%												107.75%		107.625%
Early retirement original aggregate principal amount redeemable																					35.00%
Debt issuance cost																		7,400,000																		17,500,000
Debt Instrument, Debt Covenants, Debt Default, Holder Percent to Declare All Notes Due, Minimum																			25.00%																	25.00%
Repurchased face amount													5,116,500,000										350,000,000						10,883,500,000
Gains (Losses) on extinguishment of debt	0	0	8,206,000	0	248,000	0	0	0	8,206,000	248,000	16,587,000
Extinguisment of debt, gains (losses), tender premium									(11,400,000)
Extinguishment of debt, gain (loss), write off of unamortized debt issuance costs									(4,000,000)																	7,600,000
Maximum borrowing capacity														850,000,000																								800,000,000	50,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity														533,800,000
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity														616,100,000
Letters of credit amount outstanding														(82,300,000)																										(15,500,000)	(66,800,000)
Letter of credit facility, coverage ratio														1
Letter of credit facility, default in other indebtedness, minimum														50,000,000
Unamortized premium (discount), percent of face amount																									0.75%
Basis spread on variable rate																2.75%	1.50%																									2.25%	1.25%
Description of variable rate basis																									LIBOR
Cash consideration or assumption of liabilities, minimum																									75.00%
Unspent proceeds requiring offer to prepay loan, minimum																									10,000,000
Prepayment percent of principal plus accrued interest																			101.00%						101.00%												101.00%
Unpaid amount to cause default, minimum																									25,000,000
Accelerated principal payment, minimum																									25,000,000					25,000,000
Repayments of long-term debt												56,400,000																100,000,000
Accelerated principal percent, minimum																														25.00%	25.00%
Prepayment percent of principal plus accrued interest																																	100.00%		100.00%
Percentage of principal eligible for early repayment																																	35.00%		35.00%
Interest rate during period									7.05%	6.90%	7.05%
Unused borrowing capacity, percent fee															500.00%		375.00%
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash										$ 20,000,000	$ 20,000,000