Income Taxes-Textuals (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Nov. 25, 2012	Aug. 26, 2012	May 27, 2012	Feb. 26, 2012	Nov. 27, 2011	Aug. 28, 2011	May 29, 2011	Feb. 27, 2011	Nov. 25, 2012	Nov. 27, 2011	Nov. 28, 2010
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment	5.8
Income tax expense	$ (5,140,000)	$ (23,802,000)	$ (2,467,000)	$ (23,513,000)	$ (25,278,000)	$ (13,612,000)	$ (9,944,000)	$ (18,881,000)	$ (54,922,000)	$ (67,715,000)	$ (86,152,000)
Income Tax Reconciliation, Write-off of Deferred Tax Assets									9,061,000	0	0
Tax benefit resulting from repatriation of undistributed earning of foreign subsidiaries											34,200,000
Reassessment of tax liabilities									(29,500,000)	(51,000)	162,000
Effective income tax rate									28.00%	33.40%	36.60%
U.S. federal statutory rate (percent)									35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Change in valuation allowance									(1,329,000)	(2,421,000)	28,278,000
Change in Health Care Act legislation									0	0	14,481,000
Impact of foreign operations									7,313,000	(2,148,000)	(40,668,000)
Foreign tax credit carryforwards	180,890,000				247,003,000				180,890,000	247,003,000
Advance royalty payments	213,700,000								213,700,000
Gross deferred tax asset	13,030,000				14,861,000				13,030,000	14,861,000
Gross deferred tax assets	803,596,000				811,441,000				803,596,000	811,441,000
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards	82,748,000				126,365,000				82,748,000	126,365,000
Valuation allowance	(57,300,000)								(57,300,000)
Unrecognized tax benefits	63,626,000				143,397,000				63,626,000	143,397,000	150,702,000
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	38,500,000				87,900,000				38,500,000	87,900,000
Significant change in unrecognized tax benefits is reasonably possible, maximum	23,400,000								23,400,000
State and local jurisdiction [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax expense									27,000,000
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Change in valuation allowance											27,500,000
State net operating loss carryforwards	136,200,000								136,200,000
Foreign operating losses	276,500,000								276,500,000
Deferred tax assets, not subject to expiration	140,300,000								140,300,000
Penalties and interest accrued	15,600,000				16,500,000				15,600,000	16,500,000
Subsequent event [Member] | State and local jurisdiction [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Cash refund from taxing authority	$ 29,000,000								$ 29,000,000