Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 25, 2019	Aug. 26, 2018	Aug. 25, 2019	Aug. 26, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 1,447,081	$ 1,394,153	$ 4,194,479	$ 3,983,580
Cost of goods sold	680,335	652,591	1,944,502	1,833,017
Gross profit	766,746	741,562	2,249,977	2,150,563
Selling, general and administrative expenses	595,528	582,146	1,814,949	1,738,943
Operating income	171,218	159,416	435,028	411,620
Interest expense	(15,292)	(15,697)	(47,962)	(45,659)
Underwriter commission paid on behalf of selling stockholders	0	0	(24,860)	0
Other expense, net	(4,369)	(3,839)	(2,849)	(1,344)
Income before income taxes	151,557	139,880	359,357	364,617
Income tax expense	27,340	10,299	60,182	176,633
Net income	124,217	129,581	299,175	187,984
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest	292	543	141	(1,940)
Net income attributable to Levi Strauss & Co.	$ 124,509	$ 130,124	$ 299,316	$ 186,044
Earnings per common share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.32	$ 0.34	$ 0.77	$ 0.49
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.30	$ 0.33	$ 0.73	$ 0.48
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	394,169,688	377,742,492	387,289,913	377,171,010
Diluted (in shares)	413,639,749	390,586,032	407,844,136	387,849,263