Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 26, 2019	May 27, 2018	May 26, 2019	May 27, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 1,312,940	$ 1,245,742	$ 2,747,398	$ 2,589,427
Cost of goods sold	612,517	574,865	1,264,167	1,180,426
Gross profit	700,423	670,877	1,483,231	1,409,001
Selling, general and administrative expenses	637,525	593,595	1,219,421	1,156,797
Operating income	62,898	77,282	263,810	252,204
Interest expense	(15,126)	(14,465)	(32,670)	(29,962)
Underwriter commission paid on behalf of selling stockholders	(24,860)	0	(24,860)	0
Other income, net	3,166	12,895	1,520	2,495
Income before income taxes	26,078	75,712	207,800	224,737
Income tax (benefit) expense	(2,429)	(1,320)	32,842	166,334
Net income	28,507	77,032	174,958	58,403
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(277)	(2,100)	(151)	(2,483)
Net income attributable to Levi Strauss & Co.	$ 28,230	$ 74,932	$ 174,807	$ 55,920
Earnings per common share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.07	$ 0.20	$ 0.46	$ 0.15
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.07	$ 0.19	$ 0.44	$ 0.14
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	389,518,461	377,132,162	383,278,398	376,384,657
Diluted (in shares)	409,332,997	387,764,580	401,405,411	387,130,124