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Long-Term Employee Related Benefits (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2014
Nov. 24, 2013
Nov. 25, 2012
Deferred Compensation Share-based Arrangements, Liability, Classified, Noncurrent, Excluded from the rabbi trust [Line Items]      
Total $ 80,066,000lvis_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesNoncurrent $ 73,386,000lvis_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesNoncurrent  
Deferred compensation plan, interest cost 5,300,000lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanInterestCost 8,700,000lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanInterestCost 6,800,000lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanInterestCost
Deferred compensation plan for executives and outside directors, established January 1, 2003 [Member]      
Deferred Compensation Share-based Arrangements, Liability, Classified, Noncurrent, Excluded from the rabbi trust [Line Items]      
Total deferred compensation plan liabilities 24,000,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationCashbasedArrangementsLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanAxis
= lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanForExecutivesAndOutsideDirectorsEstablishedJanuary12003Member
22,200,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationCashbasedArrangementsLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanAxis
= lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanForExecutivesAndOutsideDirectorsEstablishedJanuary12003Member
 
EICP Accrued salaries, wages and employee benefits 1,100,000lvis_EmployeeIncentiveCompensationPlanAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanAxis
= lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanForExecutivesAndOutsideDirectorsEstablishedJanuary12003Member
1,400,000lvis_EmployeeIncentiveCompensationPlanAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanAxis
= lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanForExecutivesAndOutsideDirectorsEstablishedJanuary12003Member
 
Funds held in grantor's rabbi trust 25,900,000us-gaap_AssetsHeldInTrust
/ lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanAxis
= lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanForExecutivesAndOutsideDirectorsEstablishedJanuary12003Member
23,800,000us-gaap_AssetsHeldInTrust
/ lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanAxis
= lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanForExecutivesAndOutsideDirectorsEstablishedJanuary12003Member
 
Deferred compensation plan for executives, prior to January 1, 2003 [Member]      
Deferred Compensation Share-based Arrangements, Liability, Classified, Noncurrent, Excluded from the rabbi trust [Line Items]      
Total deferred compensation plan liabilities 37,500,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationCashbasedArrangementsLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanAxis
= lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanForExecutivesPriorToJanuary12003Member
41,100,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationCashbasedArrangementsLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanAxis
= lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanForExecutivesPriorToJanuary12003Member
 
EICP Accrued salaries, wages and employee benefits $ 4,600,000lvis_EmployeeIncentiveCompensationPlanAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanAxis
= lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanForExecutivesPriorToJanuary12003Member
$ 6,000,000lvis_EmployeeIncentiveCompensationPlanAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanAxis
= lvis_DeferredCompensationPlanForExecutivesPriorToJanuary12003Member