Business Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Aug. 30, 2015 USD ($) Regional_Segments		Aug. 24, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2015 USD ($)		Aug. 24, 2014 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gain on disposal of assets				$ 8,607		$ 66
Number of operating segments | Regional_Segments	3
Net revenues	$ 1,142,012		$ 1,154,129	3,209,267		3,365,966
Operating income	114,773		105,120	269,833		263,904
Restructuring Charges	4,054		2,371	11,346		79,411
Interest expense	(17,138)		(27,179)	(62,363)		(90,318)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0		0	(14,002)		(11,151)
Other expense, net	(8,316)		(5,605)	(26,705)		(7,544)
Income before income taxes	89,319		72,336	166,763		154,891
Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other General and Administrative Expense	7,723		7,564	28,096		23,316
Other Selling, General and Administrative Expense	93,859		74,108	270,794		223,787
Corporate Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	105,636		84,043	310,236		326,514
Regional operating income [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	220,409		189,163	580,069		590,418
AMEA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	170,378		170,679	542,132		549,533
Operating income	25,666		17,366	88,037		88,550
Europe [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gain on disposal of assets				7,500
Net revenues	258,486		285,983	758,124		847,403
Operating income	50,502	[1]	49,587	142,173	[1]	159,181
Americas [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	713,148		697,467	1,909,011		1,969,030
Operating income	$ 144,241		$ 122,210	$ 349,859		$ 342,687

[1] Included in Europe's operating income for the nine-month period ended August 30, 2015, is a gain of $7.5 million related to the sale of the Company's finishing and distribution facility in Turkey in the second quarter of 2015.