Debt Textuals (Details)		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	May. 11, 2012 USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2015 USD ($)	May. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 24, 2014 USD ($)	May. 25, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 23, 2014 USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Nov. 24, 2013 USD ($)	Apr. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 21, 2014	Mar. 14, 2013 USD ($)	May. 11, 2012 JPY (¥)	May. 08, 2012 USD ($)	May. 06, 2010 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 1996 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 1996 JPY (¥)
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Gains (Losses) on extinguishment of debt		$ 0	$ 0	$ 14,002,000	$ 0	$ 9,192,000	$ 0	$ 11,151,000	$ 0	$ 14,002,000	$ 20,343,000	$ 689,000
Extinguisment of debt, gains (losses), tender premium										7,500,000	15,200,000
Extinguishment of debt, gain (loss), write off of unamortized debt issuance costs										3,500,000	$ 5,100,000
Extinguishment of debt, gains (losses), other costs										$ 3,000,000
Current Fiscal Year End Date										--11-29
Interest rate during period										6.72%	7.58%	7.62%
Senior revolving credit facility [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		850,000,000								$ 850,000,000
Senior Revolving Credit Facility, Amended Secured Amount		350,000,000								350,000,000
Senior Revolving Credit Facility, Secured Amount		250,000,000								250,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity		658,600,000								658,600,000
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity		718,700,000								718,700,000
Letters of credit amount outstanding		(60,100,000)								$ (60,100,000)
Letter of credit facility, coverage ratio										1.0
Letter of credit facility, default in other indebtedness, minimum		$ 50,000,000.0								$ 50,000,000.0
Maximum [Member] | Senior revolving credit facility [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate										2.00%	2.75%
Unused borrowing capacity, percent fee						0.50%					0.50%			0.30%
Minimum [Member] | Senior revolving credit facility [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate										1.25%	1.50%
Unused borrowing capacity, percent fee						0.375%					0.375%			0.25%
6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member] | Senior notes [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Face amount															$ 140,000,000		$ 385,000,000.0
Stated interest rate		6.875%								6.875%					6.875%		6.875%
Debt issuance cost										$ 2,600,000	$ 7,400,000
Debt Instrument, Debt Covenants, Debt Default, Holder Percent to Declare All Notes Due, Minimum																	25.00%
Unamortized premium															$ 11,200,000
Prepayment percent of principal plus accrued interest																	101.00%
4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		4.25%								4.25%
4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds due 2016 [Member] | Bonds [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		4.25%								4.25%
Repurchased face amount | ¥																¥ 5,116,500,000
Repayments of long-term debt	$ 56,400,000
4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds due 2016 [Member] | Notes payable to banks [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Face amount																			$ 180,000,000	¥ 20,000,000,000
Stated interest rate																			4.25%	4.25%
Accelerated principal payment, minimum																			$ 25,000,000.0
Accelerated principal percent, minimum																			25.00%	25.00%
7.625% senior notes due 2020 [Member] | Senior notes [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		7.625%								7.625%
7.625% senior notes due 2020 [Member] | Notes payable to banks [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Face amount																		$ 525,000,000.0
Stated interest rate																		7.625%
Prepayment percent of principal plus accrued interest																		100.00%
Percentage of principal eligible for early repayment																		35.00%
5.00% Senior Notes, Due 2025 [Member] | Senior notes [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Face amount													$ 500,000,000
Stated interest rate		5.00%								5.00%			5.00%
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount			$ 13,900,000
Debt issuance cost										$ 6,900,000
United States of America, Dollars | Senior revolving credit facility [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 800,000,000								800,000,000
United States of America, Dollars or Canada, Dollars [Member] | Senior revolving credit facility [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		50,000,000								50,000,000
Other Credit Usage [Member] | Senior revolving credit facility [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Letters of credit amount outstanding		(2,800,000)								(2,800,000)
Standby Letters of Credit [Member] | Senior revolving credit facility [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Letters of credit amount outstanding		$ (57,300,000)								$ (57,300,000)
Redemption Prior To May 1, 2017 [Member] | 6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member] | Senior notes [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Principal amount redemption rate										100.00%
Redemption Prior to May 1, 2020 [Member] | 5.00% Senior Notes, Due 2025 [Member] | Senior notes [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			100.00%
Redemption Prior to May 1, 2018 [Member] | 5.00% Senior Notes, Due 2025 [Member] | Senior notes [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			105.00%
Redemption Prior to May 1, 2018 [Member] | 5.00% Senior Notes, Due 2025 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Senior notes [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Early retirement original aggregate principal amount redeemable			40.00%