Cover Page - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 28, 2021	Jan. 20, 2022	May 28, 2021
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Nov. 28, 2021
Document Transition Report	false
Entity Registrant Name	LEVI STRAUSS & CO.
Entity File Number	001-06631
Entity Central Index Key	0000094845
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--11-28
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	94-0905160
Entity Address, Address Line One	1155 Battery Street
Entity Address, City or Town	San Francisco
Entity Address, State or Province	CA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	94111
City Area Code	415
Local Phone Number	501-6000
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
Trading Symbol	LEVI
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 2,350,627,675
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K are incorporated by reference in Part III, Items 10-14 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Common Class A
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		98,205,835
Common Class B
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		299,815,032