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Significant Accounting Policies (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 01, 2015
Segment
Customer
Nov. 30, 2014
Segment
Customer
Aug. 24, 2014
May 25, 2014
Feb. 23, 2014
Nov. 24, 2013
Aug. 25, 2013
May 26, 2013
Feb. 24, 2013
Nov. 30, 2014
Segment
Customer
Nov. 24, 2013
Nov. 25, 2012
Accounting Policies [Abstract]                        
Number of geographical regions 3ck0000094845_NumberOfGeographicalRegionsInWhichEntityOperates 3ck0000094845_NumberOfGeographicalRegionsInWhichEntityOperates               3ck0000094845_NumberOfGeographicalRegionsInWhichEntityOperates    
Number of weeks in a quarter P13W P14W     P13W         P14W P13W  
Number of weeks in a year                   P53W P52W P52W
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest $ 58,105,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest $ (1,037,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest [1] $ 72,336,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest $ 16,545,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest $ 66,010,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest $ 25,492,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest $ 76,522,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest $ 65,349,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest $ 155,250,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest $ 153,854,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest $ 322,613,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest $ 195,881,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 38,283,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss (6,103,000)us-gaap_ProfitLoss [1] 49,800,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss 10,989,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss 49,623,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss 16,607,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss 56,445,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss 48,209,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss 106,875,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss 104,309,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss 228,136,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss 140,959,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Income tax expense (benefit) 19,822,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 5,066,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit [1] 22,536,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 5,556,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 16,387,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 8,885,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 20,077,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 17,140,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 48,375,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 49,545,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 94,477,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 54,922,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Minority interest (percent)   16.40%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent               16.40%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent    
Number of largest customers   10ck0000094845_NumberOfLargestCustomers               10ck0000094845_NumberOfLargestCustomers    
Portion of net sales to ten largest customers (percent)                   31.00%ck0000094845_NetSalesToTenLargestCustomersPercent 31.00%ck0000094845_NetSalesToTenLargestCustomersPercent 32.00%ck0000094845_NetSalesToTenLargestCustomersPercent
Advertising Expense                   272,800,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 274,000,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 260,400,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense
Distribution costs                   168,700,000ck0000094845_DistributionCosts 171,700,000ck0000094845_DistributionCosts 186,700,000ck0000094845_DistributionCosts
Duty accruals adjustment [Member]                        
Accounting Policies [Abstract]                        
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest   (4,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_ErrorCorrectionsAndPriorPeriodAdjustmentsRestatementByRestatementPeriodAndAmountAxis
= ck0000094845_DutyaccrualsadjustmentMember
              (1,300,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_ErrorCorrectionsAndPriorPeriodAdjustmentsRestatementByRestatementPeriodAndAmountAxis
= ck0000094845_DutyaccrualsadjustmentMember
   
Out-of-period adjustment [Member]                        
Accounting Policies [Abstract]                        
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest   (6,000,000)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ us-gaap_ErrorCorrectionsAndPriorPeriodAdjustmentsRestatementByRestatementPeriodAndAmountAxis
= ck0000094845_OutOfPeriodAdjustmentMember
              (6,900,000)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ us-gaap_ErrorCorrectionsAndPriorPeriodAdjustmentsRestatementByRestatementPeriodAndAmountAxis
= ck0000094845_OutOfPeriodAdjustmentMember
   
Tax expense adjustment [Member]                        
Accounting Policies [Abstract]                        
Income tax expense (benefit)                   $ 5,600,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_ErrorCorrectionsAndPriorPeriodAdjustmentsRestatementByRestatementPeriodAndAmountAxis
= ck0000094845_TaxexpenseadjustmentMember
   
[1] Includes certain out-of-period adjustments, which decreased income before income taxes and net income by approximately $4.0 million and $6.0 million, respectively. For additional information see Note 1.