Comprehensive Income (Loss)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 28, 2011

Dividend Payment/Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

NOTE 9:   COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The following is a summary of the components of total comprehensive income (loss), net of related income taxes:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	August 28,			August 29,			August 28,			August 29,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
				(Dollars in thousands)
Net income	$	31,300		$	26,622		$	90,979		$	64,101
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Pension and postretirement benefits		(2,700	)		560			19,150			1,583
Net investment hedge (losses) gains		(5,785	)		(9,673	)		(21,245	)		35,170
Foreign currency translation gains (losses)		4,943			13,054			27,833			(38,554	)
Unrealized (loss) gain on marketable securities		(1,038	)		542			(371	)		726
Total other comprehensive income (loss)		(4,580	)		4,483			25,367			(1,075	)
Comprehensive income		26,720			31,105			116,346			63,026
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		(431	)		(1,775	)		(2,106	)		(7,237	)
Comprehensive income attributable to Levi Strauss & Co.	$	27,151		$	32,880		$	118,452		$	70,263

The following is a summary of the components of “Accumulated other comprehensive loss,” net of related income taxes:

	August 28,			November 28,
	2011			2010
	(Dollars in thousands)
Pension and postretirement benefits	$	(179,657	)	$	(198,807	)
Net investment hedge losses		(47,634	)		(26,389	)
Foreign currency translation losses		(9,221	)		(37,054	)
Unrealized (loss) gain on marketable securities		(214	)		157
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(236,726	)		(262,093	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest		10,829			10,075
Accumulated other comprehensive loss attributable to Levi Strauss & Co.	$	(247,555	)	$	(272,168	)