Number of years used in the mean-variance model to determine expected long-term returns for the U.S. pension plan.

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Defined Benefit Plan Target Allocation Percentage Of Assets Domestic Equity Securities

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Defined Benefit Plan Target Allocation Percentage Of Assets Domestic Other Alternative Investments

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Defined Benefit Plan Target Allocation Percentage Of Assets Fixed Income Securities

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Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net Gain (Loss) Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Net of Tax, Next Twelve Months

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For defined benefit pension plans, the actuarial present value of benefits (whether vested or nonvested) attributed by the pension benefit formula to employee service rendered before a specified date and based on employee service and compensation (if applicable) before that date. The accumulated benefit obligation differs from the projected benefit obligation in that it includes no assumption about future compensation levels. For plans with flat-benefit or nonpay-related pension benefit formulas, the accumulated benefit obligation and the projected benefit obligation are the same.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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The employer's best estimate, as soon as it can be reasonably determined, of contributions expected to be paid to the plan during the next fiscal year beginning after the date of the latest statement of financial position. Estimated contributions may be presented in the aggregate combining (1) contributions required by funding regulations or laws, (2) discretionary contributions, and (3) noncash contributions.

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Assets, usually stocks, bonds, and other investments, that have been segregated and restricted (usually in a trust) to provide benefits, at their fair value as of the measurement date. Plan assets include amounts contributed by the employer (and by employees for a contributory plan) and amounts earned from investing the contributions, less benefits paid. If a plan has liabilities other than for benefits, those non-benefit obligations may be considered as reductions of plan assets.

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Employee Benefit Plans Textuals (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Employee Benefit Plans Textuals (Details) (USD $)	Nov. 25, 2012	Nov. 27, 2011	Nov. 25, 2012 Pension plans, defined benefit [Member]	Nov. 27, 2011 Pension plans, defined benefit [Member]	Nov. 28, 2010 Pension plans, defined benefit [Member]	Nov. 25, 2012 Other postretirement benefit plans, defined benefit [Member]	Nov. 27, 2011 Other postretirement benefit plans, defined benefit [Member]	Nov. 28, 2010 Other postretirement benefit plans, defined benefit [Member]	Nov. 25, 2012 United States postretirement benefit plans of US entity, defined benefit [Member]	Nov. 25, 2012 Foreign pension plans, defined benefit [Member]	Nov. 25, 2012 Minimum [Member] United States postretirement benefit plans of US entity, defined benefit [Member]	Nov. 25, 2012 Maximum [Member] United States postretirement benefit plans of US entity, defined benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Accumulated benefit obligation	$ 1,400,000,000	$ 1,200,000,000
Net gain (loss) recognized in net periodic benefit cost, net of tax, next twelve months			16,800,000			6,300,000
Expected duration of returns for the plan	20 years
Target allocation percentage of assets, domestic equity securities											43.00%	47.00%
Target allocation percentage of assets fixed income securities											43.00%	47.00%
Target allocation percentage of assets domestic other alternative investments											8.00%	12.00%
Fair value of plan assets			894,362,000	771,914,000	731,676,000	0	0	0	761,000,000	133,000,000
Estimated future employer contributions in next fiscal year			$ 31,700,000