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Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Nov. 24, 2019	Aug. 25, 2019	May 26, 2019	Feb. 24, 2019	Nov. 25, 2018	Aug. 26, 2018	May 27, 2018	Feb. 25, 2018	Nov. 24, 2019	Nov. 25, 2018	Nov. 26, 2017	Nov. 27, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense										$ 79,000	$ 89,800	$ 57,100
Tax benefit (expense) realized from exercise of stock options										19,500	22,300	22,000
Total compensation cost not yet recognized		$ 68,600								$ 68,600
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition										2 years 1 month 6 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)
Number of shares authorized (shares)		40.0								40.0			80.0
Number of shares available for grant (shares)		39.4								39.4
Authorized amount, ESPP (shares)	12.0
Available for issuance, ESPP (shares)										11.9
Fair value of Board RSU's granted during the period										$ 2,100
Fair value of awards vested in period										10,200	10,100
Phantom Service Restricted Stock Unit Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total compensation cost not yet recognized		$ 3,600								$ 3,600
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition										1 year 7 months 10 days
Minimum contractual term										3 years
Exercises in period, intrinsic value										$ 52,900	17,000
Phantom Performance Restricted Stock Unit Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total compensation cost not yet recognized		600								$ 600
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition										1 year 8 months 9 days
Exercises in period, intrinsic value												9,200
Phantom Performance Restricted Stock Unit Plan [Member] \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage										200.00%
Phantom Service Restricted Stock Unit [Plan and Phantom Performance Restricted Stock Unit Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation cost accrual		6,900								$ 6,900
2016 Equity Incentive Plan (EIP) [Member] \| Performance-Based Stock Appreciation Rights SARs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercises in period, intrinsic value										27,776	6,777	883
2016 Equity Incentive Plan (EIP) [Member] \| Service Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total compensation cost not yet recognized		3,100								$ 3,100
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition										2 years 1 month 9 days
Minimum contractual term										7 years
Exercises in period, intrinsic value										$ 54,045	$ 53,398	$ 25,572
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period										3 years 6 months
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period										4 years
2016 Equity Incentive Plan (EIP) [Member] \| Service Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total compensation cost not yet recognized		44,700								$ 44,700
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition										2 years 4 months 9 days
Minimum contractual term										3 years
Fair value of awards vested in period										$ 1,600
2016 Equity Incentive Plan (EIP) [Member] \| Performance Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total compensation cost not yet recognized		$ 16,600								$ 16,600
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition										1 year 5 months 27 days
Award performance goal period										3 years
Weighted-average grant date fair value without a market condition (in dollars per unit)										$ 15.56	$ 9.16	$ 6.49
2016 Equity Incentive Plan (EIP) [Member] \| Performance Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage										200.00%
Recognition of Stock-based Compensation Expense
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative expenses												$ 8,300
Net income												$ 5,100