Fair Value of Financial Instruments-Adjusted Historical Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 28, 2016	Nov. 29, 2015
Bonds [Member] \| 4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds, due 2016 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.25%
Senior notes [Member] \| 6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	6.875%
Senior notes [Member] \| 5.00% Senior Notes, Due 2025 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	5.00%
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Carrying Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost	$ 31,555	$ 15,996
Total financial liabilities carried at adjusted historical cost	1,127,867	1,157,612
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Carrying Value [Member] \| Bonds [Member] \| 4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds, due 2016 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost	40,322	32,736
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Carrying Value [Member] \| Senior notes [Member] \| 6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost	536,314	527,715
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Carrying Value [Member] \| Senior notes [Member] \| 5.00% Senior Notes, Due 2025 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost	489,614	482,145
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost	31,555	15,996
Total financial liabilities carried at adjusted historical cost	1,187,589	1,199,909
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Bonds [Member] \| 4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds, due 2016 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost	40,571	33,593
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Senior notes [Member] \| 6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost	571,716	570,355
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Senior notes [Member] \| 5.00% Senior Notes, Due 2025 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost	513,685	480,945
Senior revolving credit facility [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Carrying Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost	30,062	99,020
Senior revolving credit facility [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost	$ 30,062	$ 99,020

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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