Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Nov. 28, 2021	Nov. 29, 2020
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		$ 264,768	$ 235,788
Additions(2)	$ 22,800	125,419	24,362
Foreign currency fluctuation		(3,307)	4,618
Ending balance		386,880	264,768
Americas
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		232,976	207,749
Additions(2)		0	22,445
Foreign currency fluctuation		(1,597)	2,782
Ending balance		231,379	232,976
Europe
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		28,670	26,535
Additions(2)		1,761	207
Foreign currency fluctuation		(1,639)	1,928
Ending balance		28,792	28,670
Asia
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		3,122	1,504
Additions(2)		0	1,710
Foreign currency fluctuation		(71)	(92)
Ending balance		3,051	3,122
Other Brands
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		0	0
Additions(2)		123,658	0
Foreign currency fluctuation		0	0
Ending balance		$ 123,658	$ 0

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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