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Income Taxes-Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2014
Nov. 24, 2013
Nov. 25, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Current Fiscal Year End Date --11-30    
Foreign tax credit carryforwards $ 120,793us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign $ 176,222us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign  
State net operating loss carryforwards 13,014us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsStateAndLocal 15,587us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsStateAndLocal  
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards 87,062us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsForeign 95,542us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsForeign  
Employee compensation and benefit plans 272,970us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits 240,198us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits  
Advance royalties 99,649lvis_DeferredTaxAssetsAdvanceRoyalties 55,581lvis_DeferredTaxAssetsAdvanceRoyalties  
Restructuring and related charges 49,654us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsRestructuringCharges 21,474us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsRestructuringCharges  
Sales returns and allowances 33,078us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsReturnsAndAllowances 31,706us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsReturnsAndAllowances  
Inventory 14,533us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInventory 16,469us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInventory  
Property, plant and equipment 14,966us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment 21,426us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Unrealized gains or losses on investments 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInvestments 7,971us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInvestments  
Other 45,155us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther 51,645us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther  
Total gross deferred tax assets 750,874us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross 733,821us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross  
Less: Valuation allowance 89,814us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 96,026us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance  
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance 661,060us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet 637,795us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet  
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Investments 196us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInvestments 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInvestments  
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Undistributed Foreign Earnings 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings (3,690)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings  
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross (196)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities (3,690)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities  
Deferred Tax Assets, Net 660,864us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet 634,105us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet 729,140us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
Current      
Net deferred tax assets 186,791us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossCurrent 196,581us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossCurrent  
Valuation allowance (12,475)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceCurrent (9,503)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceCurrent  
Total current net deferred tax assets 174,316lvis_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetofValuationAllowanceCurrent 187,078lvis_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetofValuationAllowanceCurrent  
Long-term      
Net deferred tax assets 563,887us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossNoncurrent 533,550us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossNoncurrent  
Valuation allowance (77,339)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceNoncurrent (86,523)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceNoncurrent  
Total long-term net deferred tax assets $ 486,548lvis_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetofValuationAllowanceNoncurrent $ 447,027lvis_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetofValuationAllowanceNoncurrent