Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Blended Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent

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Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Percent

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Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Transition Tax on Accumulated Foreign Earnings, Amount

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2017, Incomplete Accounting, Provisional Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Incomplete Accounting, Change in Tax Rate, Deferred Tax Asset, Provisional Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to equity-based compensation costs.

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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Feb. 25, 2018	Feb. 26, 2017	Nov. 25, 2018
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Preliminary impact of U.S. statutory rate change	$ 136
Charge related to re-measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities	99
One-time U.S. transition tax on undistributed foreign earnings	$ 37
Effective income tax rate	112.50%	32.30%
One-time tax charge related to impact of U.S. tax reform	91.00%
Discrete tax benefit recognized attributable to excess tax benefits on equity compensation	4.40%
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Blended U.S. statutory federal income tax rate			22.40%
Pro Forma [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Preliminary impact of U.S. statutory rate change	$ 136