Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 24, 2020	May 26, 2019	May 24, 2020	May 26, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 497,542	$ 1,312,940	$ 2,003,668	$ 2,747,398
Cost of goods sold	327,890	612,517	994,689	1,264,167
Gross profit	169,652	700,423	1,008,979	1,483,231
Selling, general and administrative expenses	550,525	637,525	1,211,070	1,219,421
Restructuring charges	67,371	0	67,371	0
Operating income (loss)	(448,244)	62,898	(269,462)	263,810
Interest expense	(11,246)	(15,126)	(27,900)	(32,670)
Underwriter commission paid on behalf of selling stockholders	0	24,860	0	24,860
Other income, net	1,305	3,166	4,005	1,520
Income (loss) before income taxes	(458,185)	26,078	(293,357)	207,800
Income tax (benefit) expense	(94,636)	(2,429)	(82,497)	32,842
Net income (loss)	(363,549)	28,507	(210,860)	174,958
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	(277)	0	(151)
Net income (loss) attributable to Levi Strauss & Co.	$ (363,549)	$ 28,230	$ (210,860)	$ 174,807
Earnings (loss) per common share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ (0.91)	$ 0.07	$ (0.53)	$ 0.46
Diluted (usd per share)	$ (0.91)	$ 0.07	$ (0.53)	$ 0.44
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	397,484,849	389,518,461	396,832,024	383,278,398
Diluted (in shares)	397,484,849	409,332,997	396,832,024	401,405,411