Debt Textuals (Details)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended										12 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended								0 Months Ended						6 Months Ended
	Nov. 24, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 25, 2013 USD ($)	May 26, 2013 USD ($)	Feb. 24, 2013 USD ($)	Nov. 25, 2012 USD ($)	Aug. 26, 2012 USD ($)	May 27, 2012 USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2012 USD ($)	Nov. 24, 2013 USD ($)	Nov. 25, 2012 USD ($)	Nov. 27, 2011 USD ($)	Nov. 24, 2013 Senior revolving credit facility [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 24, 2013 Maximum [Member] Senior revolving credit facility [Member]	Nov. 24, 2013 Minimum [Member] Senior revolving credit facility [Member]	Nov. 24, 2013 6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member] Senior notes [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 25, 2012 6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member] Senior notes [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 14, 2013 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. 24, 2013 6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member] Redemption Prior To May 1, 2017 [Member] Senior notes [Member]	Nov. 24, 2013 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] USD ($)	Nov. 24, 2013 8.875% senior notes due 2016 [Member] Senior notes [Member]	Mar. 27, 2007 Senior Term Loan, Due 2014 [Member] Senior term loan due 2014 [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 25, 2012 4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds due 2016 [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 24, 2013 4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds due 2016 [Member]	May 11, 2012 4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds due 2016 [Member] Bonds [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 24, 2013 4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds due 2016 [Member] Bonds [Member]	May 11, 2012 4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds due 2016 [Member] Bonds [Member] JPY (¥)	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. 24, 2013 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. 24, 2013 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. 24, 2013 United States of America, Dollars Senior revolving credit facility [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 24, 2013 United States of America, Dollars or Canada, Dollars [Member] Senior revolving credit facility [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 24, 2013 Other Credit Usage [Member] Senior revolving credit facility [Member] USD ($)	Nov. 24, 2013 Standby Letters of Credit [Member] Senior revolving credit facility [Member] USD ($)	May 26, 2013 LIBOR [Member] Senior Term Loan, Due 2014 [Member] Senior term loan due 2014 [Member]	May 26, 2013 Base Rate [Member] Senior Term Loan, Due 2014 [Member] Senior term loan due 2014 [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Face amount																	$ 140,000,000	$ 385,000,000.0					$ 325,000,000.0								$ 180,000,000	¥ 20,000,000,000		€ 300,000,000.0		$ 525,000,000.0
Stated interest rate															6.875%		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%
Early retirement original aggregate principal amount redeemable																				35.00%
Debt issuance cost															2,600,000	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		10,883,500,000
Gains (Losses) on extinguishment of debt	0	0	575,000	114,000	0	0	8,206,000	0	689,000	8,206,000	248,000
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												635,300,000
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity												701,500,000
Letters of credit amount outstanding												(66,200,000)																													(13,300,000)	(52,900,000)
Letter of credit facility, coverage ratio												1.0
Letter of credit facility, default in other indebtedness, minimum												50,000,000.0
Unamortized premium (discount), percent of face amount																							0.75%
Unamortized premium																	11,200,000
Basis spread on variable rate													2.75%	1.50%																													2.25%	1.25%
Description of variable rate basis																							LIBOR
Prepayment percent of principal plus accrued interest																		101.00%																				101.00%
Accelerated principal payment, minimum																															25,000,000.0
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%
Interest rate during period									7.52%	7.05%	6.90%
Unused borrowing capacity, percent fee													0.50%	0.375%