Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Jan. 09, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 09, 2020 ¥ / shares	Mar. 20, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) numberOfStores	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Nov. 29, 2020 USD ($) region $ / shares shares	Aug. 23, 2020 USD ($)	May 24, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 23, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 24, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Aug. 25, 2019 USD ($)	May 26, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 24, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2020 USD ($) region $ / shares shares	Nov. 24, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Nov. 25, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 12, 2019 class vote $ / shares shares	Nov. 26, 2017 USD ($)
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Restructuring charges, net						$ 21,973	$ 1,071	$ 67,371	$ 0					$ 86,783
Restructuring Costs														90,415	$ 0	$ 0
COVID-19 related inventory costs														68,500
Other Restructuring Costs														$ 91,100
Percent of Stores With In-store or Curb-side Service						87.00%								87.00%
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired														$ (54,570)	0	0
Number of geographical regions | region						3								3
Goodwill acquired				$ 22,800										$ 24,362	321
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired				$ 9,200
Selling, general and administrative expenses						$ 652,556	484,002	550,525	660,545	$ 719,749	$ 595,528	$ 637,525	$ 581,896	2,347,628	2,534,698	2,457,564
Net income						56,670	$ 27,049	(363,549)	152,689	95,296	$ 124,509	$ 28,230	$ 146,577	(127,141)	394,612	283,142
Share-based compensation expense														51,300	79,000	89,800
Reclassification to temporary equity															(23,845)	(172,104)
Advertising expense														331,400	399,300	400,300
Operating lease liabilities						1,095,435								1,095,435
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net						988,801				0				988,801	0
Number of Stores Acquired | numberOfStores				78
COVID related accounts receivable charges														17,700
Incremental allowance for doubtful accounts														5,200
Inventory Valuation Reserves						42,300								$ 42,300
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount																	$ 100,000
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares | shares														3,000,000
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value														$ 56,200
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share | $ / shares														$ 18.73
Distribution costs														$ 198,300	227,400	208,800
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards (2)						1,299,475				1,571,557				1,299,475	1,571,557	667,459			$ 702,388
Charges Incurred by COVID														250,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current						14,700				6,200				14,700	6,200
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Operating lease liabilities									$ 1,100,000
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards (2)										5,423					5,423
The Jeans Company
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired				$ 52,200
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net						1,000,000								1,000,000
Deferred rent liabilities						61,000								61,000
Build-to-suit lease arrangement assets						43,000								43,000
Build-to-suit lease arrangement liabilities						53,000								53,000
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards (2)						$ 10,000								$ 10,000
Levi Strauss Japan K.K.
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Minority interest (percent)	16.40%	16.40%
Common stock, purchase price (usd per share) | ¥ / shares		¥ 1,570
Cash tender offer for acquisition of minority interest	$ 13,600
2019 Equity Incentive Plan
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (shares) | shares						40,000,000.0								40,000,000.0
Additional Paid-In Capital
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Reclassification to temporary equity								$ 351,200							(506)	11,232
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards (2)						$ 626,243				657,659				$ 626,243	657,659	0			0
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards (2)						$ (441,446)				(404,986)				$ (441,446)	(404,986)	$ (424,584)			$ (404,381)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards (2)										$ (54,444)					$ (54,444)
IPO
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Number of classes of common stock | class																		2
IPO | Accrues Salaries, Wages and Employee Benefits
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense			$ 45,800
IPO | Other Noncurrent Liabilities
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense			$ 10,300
Common Class A
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (usd per share) | $ / shares						$ 0.001				$ 0.001				$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (shares) | shares						1,200,000,000				1,200,000,000				1,200,000,000	1,200,000,000
Common Class A | 2019 Equity Incentive Plan
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (shares) | shares																		40,000,000
Common Class A | 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (shares) | shares																		12,000,000
Common Class A | IPO
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative expenses					$ 3,500
Common stock, par value (usd per share) | $ / shares																		$ 0.001
Common stock, authorized (in shares) | shares					14,960,557
Shares issued and sold (usd per share) | $ / shares					$ 17.00
Net proceeds					$ 234,600
Underwriting discounts and commissions paid					13,600
Offering expenses					6,100
Underwriting discounts and commissions paid on behalf of selling stockholder					$ 24,900
Number of votes per share of common stock | vote																		1
Common Class B
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized (shares) | shares						422,000,000				422,000,000				422,000,000	422,000,000
Common Class B | IPO
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (usd per share) | $ / shares																		$ 0.001
Number of votes per share of common stock | vote																		10