Business Segment Information-Income Before Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Nov. 24, 2013	Aug. 25, 2013	May 26, 2013	Feb. 24, 2013	Nov. 25, 2012	Aug. 26, 2012	May 27, 2012	Feb. 26, 2012	Nov. 24, 2013 Regional_Segments		Nov. 25, 2012		Nov. 27, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization									$ 115,720		$ 122,608		$ 117,793
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current	446,671				500,672				446,671		500,672
Deferred Tax Assets, Net	634,105				729,140				634,105		729,140		712,705
Long-Lived Assets	456,920				477,544				456,920		477,544		518,781
Number of operating segments									3
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Net revenues	1,294,831	1,141,284	1,098,898	1,146,678	1,297,219	1,100,856	1,047,157	1,164,961	4,681,691		4,610,193		4,761,566
Operating income:	66,329	118,086	99,637	181,455	91,351	86,787	45,630	110,211	465,507		333,979		336,393
Interest expense	(33,081)	(30,903)	(32,883)	(32,157)	(31,550)	(32,160)	(32,411)	(38,573)	(129,024)		(134,694)		(132,043)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	0	(575)	(114)	0	0	(8,206)	0	(689)		(8,206)		(248)
Other income (expense), net	(7,756)	(10,661)	(830)	6,066	(1,320)	(5,747)	10,697	1,172	(13,181)		4,802		(1,275)
Income before income taxes	25,492	76,522	65,349	155,250	58,481	48,880	15,710	72,810	322,613		195,881		202,827
Asset impairment charges									8,330		27,031		5,777
Inventory, Net	603,867				518,860				603,867		518,860
Total Assets, Less Current Accounts Receivable, Net and Inventory, Net	2,076,880				2,150,545				2,076,880		2,150,545
Assets	3,127,418				3,170,077				3,127,418		3,170,077
Regional Operating Income [Member]
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Operating income:									801,824		676,704		684,277
Americas [Member]
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Net revenues									2,851,037		2,749,327		2,715,925
Operating income:									510,496		431,552		393,906
Europe [Member]
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Net revenues									1,103,487		1,103,212		1,174,138
Operating income:									167,605		178,313		182,306
Asia Pacific [Member]
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Net revenues									727,167		757,654		871,503
Operating income:									123,723		66,839		108,065
Corporate [Member]
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Operating income:									336,317	[1]	342,725	[1]	347,884	[1]
Asset impairment charges									18,800
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization									48,181		44,462		27,308
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current	16,781				18,963				16,781		18,963
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Inventory, Net	34,364				25,854				34,364		25,854
Total Assets, Less Current Accounts Receivable, Net and Inventory, Net	2,076,880				2,150,545				2,076,880		2,150,545
Asia Pacific [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization									9,422		12,887		12,878
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current	40,520				40,996				40,520		40,996
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Inventory, Net	113,212				96,969				113,212		96,969
Total Assets, Less Current Accounts Receivable, Net and Inventory, Net	0				0				0		0
Europe [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization									20,597		21,891		23,803
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current	101,010				113,405				101,010		113,405
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Inventory, Net	117,442				126,018				117,442		126,018
Total Assets, Less Current Accounts Receivable, Net and Inventory, Net	0				0				0		0
Americas [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization									37,520		43,368		53,804
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current	288,360				327,308				288,360		327,308
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Inventory, Net	338,849				270,019				338,849		270,019
Total Assets, Less Current Accounts Receivable, Net and Inventory, Net	0				0				0		0
UNITED STATES
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Assets, Net	567,984				647,767				567,984		647,767		643,767
Long-Lived Assets	346,533				353,567				346,533		353,567		365,907
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Net revenues									2,497,756		2,412,647		2,380,096
Foreign countries
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Assets, Net	66,121				81,373				66,121		81,373		68,938
Long-Lived Assets	110,387				123,977				110,387		123,977		152,874
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Net revenues									$ 2,183,935		$ 2,197,546		$ 2,381,470

[1] Included in corporate expenses for the year ended November 25, 2012, is an $18.8 million impairment charge related to the Company's decision in the third quarter of 2012 to outsource distribution in Japan to a third-party and close its owned distribution center in that country.