Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended												12 Months Ended
	Jan. 09, 2020 ¥ / shares	Jan. 09, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 20, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Nov. 24, 2019 USD ($) region $ / shares shares	Aug. 25, 2019 USD ($)	May 26, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 24, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 25, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Aug. 26, 2018 USD ($)	May 27, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 25, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 27, 2016 shares	Aug. 28, 2016	May 29, 2016	Feb. 28, 2016	Nov. 24, 2019 USD ($) region $ / shares shares	Nov. 25, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Nov. 26, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Feb. 23, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 12, 2019 vote class $ / shares shares	Feb. 11, 2019 $ / shares shares
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Document Fiscal Year Focus																	2019
Number of geographical regions | region					3												3
Number of weeks in a year																	364 days	364 days	364 days
Number of weeks in a quarter					91 days	91 days	91 days	91 days	91 days	91 days	91 days	91 days	91 days	91 days	91 days	91 days
Selling, general and administrative expenses					$ 719,749	$ 595,528	$ 637,525	$ 581,896	$ 718,621	$ 582,146	$ 593,595	$ 563,202					$ 2,534,698	$ 2,457,564	$ 2,082,662
Net income					$ 95,296	$ 124,509	28,230	$ 146,577	$ 97,098	$ 130,124	$ 74,932	$ (19,012)					$ 394,612	$ 283,142	$ 281,403
Common stock, par value (usd per share) | $ / shares					$ 0.001				$ 0.001								$ 0.001	$ 0.001	$ 0.01		$ 0.001	$ 0.01
Share-based compensation expense																	$ 79,000	$ 89,800	$ 57,100
Reclassification to temporary equity																	$ (23,845)	(172,104)	(47,689)
Number of shares authorized (shares) | shares					40,000,000								80,000,000				40,000,000
Advertising expense																	$ 399,300	400,300	323,300
Distribution costs																	227,400	208,800	173,400
Accounting Standards Update 2017-07 | Other Income (Expense), Net
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Net periodic benefit cost																	15,900	3,400	12,900
Levi Strauss Japan K.K. | Subsequent Event
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Minority interest (percent)	16.40%	16.40%
Common stock, purchase price (usd per share) | ¥ / shares	¥ 1,570
Cash tender offer for acquisition of minority interest		$ 13,600
Additional Paid-In Capital
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Reclassification to temporary equity							$ 351,200										$ (506)	$ 11,232	(13,575)
IPO
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Number of classes of common stock | class																					2
IPO | Accrues Salaries, Wages and Employee Benefits
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense			$ 45,800
IPO | Other Noncurrent Liabilities
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense			$ 10,300
Common Class A
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Increase amount (in shares) | shares																						930,000,000
Common stock, shares authorized (shares) | shares					1,200,000,000				1,200,000,000								1,200,000,000	1,200,000,000			1,200,000,000
Common Class A | 2019 Equity Incentive Plan
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (shares) | shares																					40,000,000
Common Class A | 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (shares) | shares																					12,000,000
Common Class A | IPO
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative expenses				$ 3,500
Common stock, par value (usd per share) | $ / shares																					$ 0.001
Common stock, authorized (in shares) | shares				14,960,557
Shares issued and sold (usd per share) | $ / shares				$ 17.00
Net proceeds				$ 234,600
Underwriting discounts and commissions paid				13,600
Offering expenses				6,100
Underwriting discounts and commissions paid on behalf of selling stockholder				$ 24,900
Number of votes per share of common stock | vote																					1
Common Class B
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized (shares) | shares					422,000,000				422,000,000								422,000,000	422,000,000
Common Class B | IPO
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (usd per share) | $ / shares																					$ 0.001
Number of votes per share of common stock | vote																					10
Recognition of Stock-based Compensation Expense
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative expenses																			8,300
Net income																			$ (5,100)
Forecast | Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 | Minimum
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Operating lease liabilities																				$ 1,000,000
Operating lease right-of-use assets																				900,000
Deferred rent liabilities																				50,000
Build-to-suit lease arrangement assets																				40,000
Build-to-suit lease arrangement liabilities																				50,000
Cumulative effect in retained earnings as of the date of initial application																				0
Forecast | Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 | Maximum
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Operating lease liabilities																				1,200,000
Operating lease right-of-use assets																				1,100,000
Deferred rent liabilities																				60,000
Build-to-suit lease arrangement assets																				50,000
Build-to-suit lease arrangement liabilities																				60,000
Cumulative effect in retained earnings as of the date of initial application																				20,000
Forecast | Accounting Standards Update 2018-02 | Minimum
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cumulative effect in retained earnings as of the date of initial application																				50,000
Forecast | Accounting Standards Update 2018-02 | Maximum
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cumulative effect in retained earnings as of the date of initial application																				$ 60,000