Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jan. 09, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	May 24, 2020 USD ($) region shares	Feb. 23, 2020 USD ($)	May 26, 2019 USD ($)	May 24, 2020 USD ($) region $ / shares shares	May 26, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 17, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 24, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 24, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 25, 2018 USD ($)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of geographical regions | region			3			3
Decrease in consolidated net revenues			(62.10%)
Operating income (loss)			$ (448,244,000)		$ 62,898,000	$ (269,462,000)	$ 263,810,000
Incremental charges taken in connection with the pandemic			242,000,000
Restructuring charges			67,371,000		0	67,371,000	0
COVID-19 related inventory costs			86,600,000
COVID-19 related charges			88,000,000
Approximate annualized savings			100,000,000			100,000,000
Proceeds from senior revolving credit facility						300,000,000	0
Incremental inventory reserves			49,900,000			49,900,000
Incremental charges on purchase commitment			35,900,000			35,900,000
Charge related to customer receivables			27,600,000
Incremental allowance for doubtful accounts			15,100,000
Non-cash impairment charges			60,400,000
Payments for business acquisition						52,201,000	0
Goodwill			$ 259,187,000			$ 259,187,000				$ 235,788,000
Share repurchase program, authorized amount									$ 100,000,000
Shares repurchased (in shares) | shares			1.1			3.0
Repurchased value			$ 19,200,000			$ 56,200,000
Average repurchase price (in usd per share) | $ / shares						$ 18.73
Total operating lease liabilities			1,057,305,000			$ 1,057,305,000
Operating lease ROU assets			974,710,000			974,710,000
Total stockholders' equity			(1,165,206,000)	$ (1,594,829,000)	(1,321,253,000)	(1,165,206,000)	(1,321,253,000)			(1,571,557,000)	$ (686,042,000)	$ (667,459,000)
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Total operating lease liabilities			1,000,000,000			1,000,000,000
Operating lease ROU assets			1,000,000,000			1,000,000,000
Deferred rent liabilities			61,000,000			61,000,000
Build-to-suit lease arrangements, assets			43,000,000			43,000,000
Build-to-suit lease arrangements, liabilities			53,000,000			53,000,000
Total stockholders' equity			(10,000,000)			(10,000,000)
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Total stockholders' equity				84,000						(5,180,000)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss)/Income
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Total stockholders' equity			$ 477,696,000	452,734,000	$ 411,256,000	$ 477,696,000	$ 411,256,000			404,986,000	$ 416,370,000	$ 424,584,000
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss)/Income | Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Total stockholders' equity										$ 54,444,000
The Jeans Company
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Payments for business acquisition				52,200,000
Goodwill				22,800,000
Intangibles acquired				$ 9,200,000
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	$ 14,000,000
Senior revolving credit facility
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Proceeds from senior revolving credit facility		$ 300,000,000
Senior Notes | 5.00% Senior Notes, Due 2025
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 500,000,000						$ 500,000,000
Stated interest rate		5.00%	5.00%			5.00%		5.00%
Certain Store Right-of-Use Assets
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Non-cash impairment charges			$ 43,000,000
Other Store Assets
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Non-cash impairment charges			11,100,000
Other Property and Equipment
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Non-cash impairment charges			$ 6,300,000