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

12 Months Ended

Nov. 25, 2012

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 2013 and 2012.

Year Ended November 24, 2013	First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net revenues	$	1,146,678		$	1,098,898		$	1,141,284		$	1,294,831
Cost of goods sold	554,800			550,187			568,448			657,784
Gross profit	591,878			548,711			572,836			637,047
Selling, general and administrative expenses	410,423			449,074			454,750			570,718
Operating income	181,455			99,637			118,086			66,329
Interest expense	(32,157		)	(32,883		)	(30,903		)	(33,081		)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(114		)	(575		)	—			—
Other income (expense), net	6,066			(830		)	(10,661		)	(7,756		)
Income before taxes	155,250			65,349			76,522			25,492
Income tax expense	48,375			17,140			20,077			8,885
Net income	106,875			48,209			56,445			16,607
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest	145			(60		)	630			342
Net income attributable to Levi Strauss & Co.	$	107,020		$	48,149		$	57,075		$	16,949

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