Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 09, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 23, 2020 USD ($) region	May 24, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 25, 2019 USD ($)	May 24, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 23, 2020 USD ($) region $ / shares shares	Aug. 25, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 24, 2019 USD ($)	May 26, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 25, 2018 USD ($)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of geographical regions | region		3				3
Reductions taken in connection with the pandemic		$ 11,000	$ 242,000
COVID-19 related inventory costs		(7,900)				$ (7,900)
Recoveries from receivables previously estimated to be not collectible		6,600
Restructuring charges, inventory costs and other related charges						231,000
Restructuring charges, net		1,071		$ 0		68,442	$ 0
COVID-19 related inventory costs						77,900
Other related charges						84,700
Reduction to inventory valuation		(1,800)				(1,800)
Impact on inventory valuation recognized within cost of goods sold						48,100
Net reduction in inventory purchase commitments		6,100
Adverse purchase commitment		32,500				32,500
Charge related to customer receivables						21,000
Incremental allowance for doubtful accounts						8,500
Non-cash impairment charges			54,100
Payments for business acquisition						54,282	0
Goodwill		263,692				$ 263,692			$ 235,788
Share repurchase program, authorized amount								$ 100,000
Shares repurchased (in shares) | shares						3
Repurchased value						$ 56,200
Average repurchase price (in usd per share) | $ / shares						$ 18.73
Total operating lease liabilities		1,070,464				$ 1,070,464
Operating lease ROU assets		985,497				985,497
Total stockholders' equity		1,191,271	1,165,206	1,468,345	$ 1,165,206	1,191,271	1,468,345		1,571,557	$ 1,321,253	$ 667,459
Cost of Goods Sold [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Net reduction in inventory purchase commitments						29,800
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Total operating lease liabilities		1,000,000				1,000,000
Operating lease ROU assets		1,000,000				1,000,000
Deferred rent liabilities		61,000				61,000
Build-to-suit lease arrangements, assets		43,000				43,000
Build-to-suit lease arrangements, liabilities		53,000				53,000
Total stockholders' equity		10,000				10,000
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Total stockholders' equity									5,180
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Total stockholders' equity		$ (487,923)	(477,696)	$ (406,450)	(477,696)	$ (487,923)	$ (406,450)		(404,986)	$ (411,256)	$ (424,584)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Total stockholders' equity									$ (54,444)
The Jeans Company
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Payments for business acquisition					52,200
Goodwill			22,800		22,800
Intangibles acquired			9,200		$ 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
Certain Store Right-of-Use Assets
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Non-cash impairment charges			43,000
Other Store Assets
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Non-cash impairment charges			11,100
Other Property and Equipment
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Non-cash impairment charges			$ 6,300