Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 09, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 07, 2020 USD ($) shares	Apr. 07, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 23, 2020 USD ($) region shares	Feb. 24, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 25, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 24, 2019 USD ($)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of geographical regions | region				3
Payments for business acquisition				$ 52,201	$ 0
Goodwill				$ 259,534				$ 235,788
Share repurchase program, authorized amount						$ 100,000
Shares repurchased (in shares) | shares				1.9
Repurchased value				$ 37,000
Total operating lease liabilities				1,062,933
Operating lease ROU assets				1,026,486
Cumulative effect of the adoption of new accounting standards							$ 5,264
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Total operating lease liabilities				1,000,000
Operating lease ROU assets				1,000,000
Deferred rent liabilities				61,000
Build-to-suit lease arrangements, assets				43,000
Build-to-suit lease arrangements, liabilities				53,000
Cumulative effect of the adoption of new accounting standards				9,000
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss)/Income
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of the adoption of new accounting standards							$ (54,444)
The Jeans Company
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Goodwill				22,800
Intangibles acquired				$ 9,200
Levi Strauss Japan K.K.
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Minority interest	16.40%
Total purchase price of common stock	$ 13,600
Subsequent Event
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Shares repurchased (in shares) | shares		1.1	3.0
Repurchased value		$ 19,200	$ 56,200
Average repurchase price (in usd per share) | $ / shares			$ 18.73