Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Available for Sale Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 28, 2021	Nov. 29, 2020
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 146,696	$ 148,176
Unrealized Gains	25,122	19,548
Unrealized Losses	(80)	(9)
Fair Value	171,738	167,715
Current Assets
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	94,298	102,433
Unrealized Gains	1,432	2,872
Unrealized Losses	(80)	(9)
Fair Value	95,650	105,296
Rabbi trust assets \| Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	2,823	6,423
Unrealized Gains	1,277	2,342
Unrealized Losses	0	0
Fair Value	4,100	8,765
Rabbi trust assets \| Other Noncurrent Assets
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	52,398	45,743
Unrealized Gains	23,690	16,676
Unrealized Losses	0	0
Fair Value	76,088	62,419
Short-term investments in marketable securities \| Short-term Investments
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	91,475	96,010
Unrealized Gains	155	530
Unrealized Losses	(80)	(9)
Fair Value	$ 91,550	$ 96,531

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Amount of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1A
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99377092&loc=SL75136599-209740

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