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Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Change in Control, Percentage

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Extinguishment Of Debt, Gains (Losses), Tender and Redemption Premium

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Issuance Price Percentage of Face Value

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Rate for Undrawn Availability, Borrowing Base Availability

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt-Textuals (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions						3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Debt-Textuals (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions	Mar. 15, 2020	May 23, 2017 USD ($)	May 01, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 03, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	May 28, 2017 USD ($)	May 29, 2016 USD ($)	May 28, 2017 USD ($)	May 29, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 15, 2022	Feb. 28, 2017 EUR (€)
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishment of debt						$ 22,793	$ 0	$ 22,793	$ 0
Weighted-average interest rate						5.66%	6.41%	6.17%	6.33%
Senior revolving credit facility [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs		$ 2,400
Rate for undrawn availability		0.20%
Unused availability						$ 714,300		$ 714,300
Total availability						761,500		761,500
Letters of credit and other credit usage						$ 47,200		$ 47,200
Senior revolving credit facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Rate for undrawn availability		0.25%
Senior revolving credit facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Rate for undrawn availability		0.30%
Senior revolving credit facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.25%
Senior revolving credit facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.75%
Senior revolving credit facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.00%
3.375% Senior Notes Due 2027 [Member] \| Senior notes [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount \| €											€ 475
Stated interest rate					3.375%	3.375%		3.375%			3.375%
Debt issuance costs					$ 8,000
Redemption price as a result of a change in control (percent)					101.00%
3.375% Senior Notes Due 2027 [Member] \| Senior notes [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Issuance price percentage of face value if exercised										100.00%
Maximum potential redemption (percent)	40.00%
Redemption price (percent)	103.375%
6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member] \| Senior notes [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Stated interest rate				6.875%		6.875%		6.875%
Extinguishment of debt			$ 154,700	$ 370,300
Loss on extinguishment of debt, tender and call premiums			$ 21,900
5.00% Senior Notes, Due 2025 [Member] \| Senior notes [Member]
Debt Instruments [Line Items]
Stated interest rate						5.00%		5.00%