Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 27, 2011

Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block]

NOTE 20:    QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

Set forth below are the consolidated statements of operations for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2011 and 2010.

Year Ended November 27, 2011	First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net sales	$	1,099,885		$	1,074,400		$	1,183,890		$	1,316,251
Licensing revenue		20,808			18,522			20,127			27,683
Net revenues		1,120,693			1,092,922			1,204,017			1,343,934
Cost of goods sold		562,726			552,226			634,573			719,802
Gross profit		557,967			540,696			569,444			624,132
Selling, general and administrative expenses		459,093			475,720			488,545			532,488
Operating income		98,874			64,976			80,899			91,644
Interest expense		(34,866	)		(33,515	)		(30,208	)		(33,454	)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		—			—			—			(248	)
Other income (expense), net		(5,959	)		(1,006	)		(5,779	)		11,469
Income before taxes		58,049			30,455			44,912			69,411
Income tax expense		18,881			9,944			13,612			25,278
Net income		39,168			20,511			31,300			44,133
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest		1,507			460			893			(19	)
Net income attributable to Levi Strauss & Co.	$	40,675		$	20,971		$	32,193		$	44,114

Year Ended November 28, 2010	First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net sales	$	1,016,007		$	957,959		$	1,090,448		$	1,261,494
Licensing revenue		19,199			18,570			18,557			28,415
Net revenues		1,035,206			976,529			1,109,005			1,289,909
Cost of goods sold		502,278			477,108			565,393			642,947
Gross profit		532,928			499,421			543,612			646,962
Selling, general and administrative expenses		425,677			430,199			457,309			528,377
Operating income		107,251			69,222			86,303			118,585
Interest expense		(34,173	)		(34,440	)		(31,734	)		(35,476	)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		—			(16,587	)		—			—
Other income (expense), net		12,463			6,694			(7,695	)		(4,815	)
Income before taxes		85,541			24,889			46,874			78,294
Income tax expense (benefit)		29,672			43,279			20,252			(7,051	)
Net income (loss)		55,869			(18,390	)		26,622			85,345
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		485			4,009			1,556			1,007
Net income (loss) attributable to Levi Strauss & Co.	$	56,354		$	(14,381	)	$	28,178		$	86,352