Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 28, 2021	Nov. 29, 2020	Nov. 24, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 5,763,936	$ 4,452,609	$ 5,763,087
Cost of goods sold	2,417,225	2,099,685	2,661,714
Gross profit	3,346,711	2,352,924	3,101,373
Selling, general and administrative expenses	2,652,213	2,347,628	2,534,698
Restructuring Costs	8,287	90,415	0
Operating income (loss)	686,211	(85,119)	566,675
Interest expense	(72,902)	(82,190)	(66,248)
Underwriter commission paid on behalf of selling stockholders	0	0	(24,860)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(36,521)	0	0
Other income (expense), net	3,452	(22,474)	2,017
Income (loss) before income taxes	580,240	(189,783)	477,584
Income tax expense (benefit)	26,699	(62,642)	82,604
Net income (loss)	553,541	(127,141)	394,980
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	368
Net income (loss) attributable to Levi Strauss & Co.	$ 553,541	$ (127,141)	$ 394,612
Earnings (loss) per common share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 1.38	$ (0.32)	$ 1.01
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 1.35	$ (0.32)	$ 0.97
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	401,634,760	397,315,117	389,082,277
Diluted (in shares)	409,778,169	397,315,117	408,365,902