Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 24, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 09, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) numberOfStores	May 30, 2021 USD ($) region	May 24, 2020 USD ($) shares	May 30, 2021 USD ($) region	May 24, 2020 USD ($) shares	Nov. 29, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of geographical regions | region				3		3
Charges Incurred by COVID	$ 242,000							$ 250,000
Restructuring charges, net	67,400			$ 15,515	$ 67,371	$ 14,738	$ 67,371	90,400
COVID-19 related inventory costs	86,600							68,500
Other COVID related charges	$ 88,000							91,100
Purchase commitment write-down				5,600	(35,900)	12,100	(35,900)
Adverse purchase commitment								25,500
Allowance for credit loss				14,100		14,100		14,700
Impairment charges				2,500	43,000	5,600	11,100
Non-cash impairment charges					60,400		60,400
Impairment charges on property plant and equipment					$ 6,300		6,300
Accumulated depreciation				1,200,000		1,200,000		1,100,000
Payments for business acquisition						0	$ 52,201
Number of Stores Acquired | numberOfStores			78
Goodwill				266,775		266,775		264,768
Share repurchase program, authorized amount										$ 100,000
Shares repurchased (in shares) | shares					1.1		3.0
Repurchased value					$ 19,200		$ 56,200
Fabric liabilities				7,444		7,444		$ 25,493
COVID-19
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in allowance for credit loss				$ (12,500)	27,600	$ (12,500)	27,600
Reduction to Inventory Valuation					$ 49,900		$ 49,900
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
The Jeans Company
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Payments for business acquisition			$ 52,200
Goodwill									$ 22,800
Intangibles acquired									$ 9,200