Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 19, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 20, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) store	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Nov. 28, 2021 USD ($) segment $ / shares shares	Nov. 28, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Nov. 29, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Nov. 29, 2020 USD ($) ¥ / shares $ / shares shares	Nov. 24, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 12, 2019 class vote $ / shares shares	Nov. 25, 2018 USD ($)
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | segment					3
Restructuring charges						$ 8,287	$ 90,415		$ 0
COVID-19 related inventory costs							68,500
Other Restructuring Costs							91,100
Percent of Stores With In-store or Curb-side Service					99.00%	99.00%
Payments to acquire business						$ (390,915)	(54,570)		0
Goodwill acquired			$ 22,800			125,419	24,362
Customer Relationships			$ 9,200
Selling, general and administrative expenses						2,652,213	2,347,628		2,534,698
Net income						553,541	(127,141)		394,612
Share-based compensation expense						64,900	51,300		79,000
Reclassification to temporary equity									(23,845)
Advertising expense						434,500	331,400		399,300
Operating lease liabilities					$ 1,214,851	1,214,851
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net					1,103,705	1,103,705	988,801	$ 988,801
Number of stores acquired | store			78
COVID related accounts receivable charges							17,700
COVID related accounts receivable charges reversal							5,200
Reduction to inventory valuation					2,300	2,300	$ 42,300	42,300
Share repurchase program, authorized amount					200,000	$ 200,000
Shares repurchased (in shares) | shares						3,400,000	3,000,000
Repurchased value						$ 88,400	$ 56,200
Average repurchase price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares						$ 25.78	$ 18.73
Distribution costs						$ 244,600	$ 198,300		227,400
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards (2)					1,665,661	1,665,661	1,299,475	1,299,475	1,571,557		$ 667,459
Charges Incurred by COVID							250,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current					$ 11,600	11,600	$ 14,700	$ 14,700
COVID-19
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
COVID related accounts receivable charges reversal						$ (12,500)
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)									5,423
The Jeans Company
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Payments to acquire business			$ 52,200
Subsequent Event
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Shares repurchased (in shares) | shares		1,800,000
Repurchased value		$ 43,600
Average repurchase price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 24.68
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	40,000,000
Additional Paid-In Capital
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Reclassification to temporary equity	$ 351,200								(506)
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards (2)					$ 584,774	$ 584,774	626,243	$ 626,243	657,659		0
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standards (2)					$ (394,387)	$ (394,387)	$ (441,446)	$ (441,446)	(404,986)		$ (424,584)
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)
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