Business Segment Information-Income Before Income Taxes (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
		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 ($) Regional_Segments	Nov. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Nov. 24, 2013 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Current Fiscal Year End Date										--11-29
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization										$ 102,044	$ 109,474	$ 115,720
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current		$ 498,196				$ 481,981				498,196	481,981
Deferred Tax Assets, Net		579,310				660,864				579,310	660,864	634,105
Long-Lived Assets		411,820				406,836				$ 411,820	406,836	456,920
Number of operating segments | Regional_Segments										3
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Net revenues		1,285,226	$ 1,142,012	$ 1,012,180	$ 1,055,075	1,388,026	$ 1,154,129	$ 1,081,847	$ 1,129,990	$ 4,494,493	4,753,992	4,681,691
Operating income:		161,214	114,773	47,615	107,445	49,947	105,120	65,128	93,656	431,047	313,851	465,507
Restructuring Charges		2,725	4,054	2,954	4,338	49,014	2,371	19,105	57,935	14,071	128,425	0
Other General and Administrative Expense											27,600
Interest expense		(18,851)	(17,138)	(21,913)	(23,312)	(27,279)	(27,179)	(31,310)	(31,829)	(81,214)	(117,597)	(129,024)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		0	0	(14,002)	0	(9,192)	0	(11,151)	0	(14,002)	(20,343)	(689)
Other income (expense), net		1,272	(8,316)	7,639	(26,028)	(14,513)	(5,605)	(6,122)	4,183	(25,433)	(22,057)	(13,181)
Income before income taxes		143,635	$ 89,319	$ 19,339	$ 58,105	(1,037)	$ 72,336	$ 16,545	$ 66,010	310,398	153,854	322,613
Inventory, Net		606,859				600,916				606,859	600,916
Total Assets, Less Current Accounts Receivable, Net and Inventory, Net		1,779,340				1,824,004				1,779,340	1,824,004
Assets		2,884,395				2,906,901				2,884,395	2,906,901
Regional Operating Income [Member]
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Operating income:										829,712	820,611	801,824
AMEA [Member]
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Net revenues										751,614	747,812
Operating income:										121,645	108,511
Europe [Member]
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Net revenues										1,016,418	1,143,313
Operating income:										184,362	181,036
Gain on disposal of assets										7,500
Americas [Member]
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Net revenues										2,726,461	2,862,867	2,851,037
Operating income:										523,705	531,064	510,496
Europe [Member]
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Net revenues												1,103,487
Operating income:												167,605
Asia Pacific [Member]
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Net revenues												727,167
Operating income:												123,723
Corporate Segment [Member]
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Operating income:										398,665	506,760	336,317
Corporate and Other [Member]
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Restructuring Charges											128,425	0
Other General and Administrative Expense										30,736	27,621	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Recognized Net Gain (Loss) Due to Settlements										0	30,666	0
Other Selling, General and Administrative Expense	[1]									353,858	320,048	336,317
Asia Pacific [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization												9,422
Europe [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization												20,597
AMEA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization										7,455	8,501
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current		53,613				48,468				53,613	48,468
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Inventory, Net		91,390				101,477				91,390	101,477
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										14,985	20,564
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current		81,079				93,604				81,079	93,604
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Inventory, Net		109,604				143,990				109,604	143,990
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										27,558	29,508	37,520
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current		343,808				322,501				343,808	322,501
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Inventory, Net		359,879				289,838				359,879	289,838
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		506,635				580,122				506,635	580,122	567,984
Long-Lived Assets		322,758				322,329				322,758	322,329	346,533
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Net revenues										2,380,820	2,490,994	2,497,756
Foreign countries
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Assets, Net		72,675				80,742				72,675	80,742	66,121
Long-Lived Assets		89,062				84,507				89,062	84,507	110,387
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Net revenues										2,113,673	2,262,998	2,183,935
Corporate Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization										52,046	50,901	$ 48,181
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current		19,696				17,408				19,696	17,408
Income before income taxes [Abstract]
Inventory, Net		45,986				65,611				45,986	65,611
Total Assets, Less Current Accounts Receivable, Net and Inventory, Net		$ 1,779,340				$ 1,824,004				$ 1,779,340	$ 1,824,004

[1] Included in Europe's operating income for the year ended November 29, 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.