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Debt Textuals (Detail)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 01, 2015
Feb. 23, 2014
Nov. 30, 2014
Nov. 24, 2013
Nov. 25, 2012
Nov. 30, 2014
Senior revolving credit facility [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 01, 2015
Senior revolving credit facility [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2014
United States of America, Dollars
Senior revolving credit facility [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2014
United States of America, Dollars or Canada, Dollars [Member]
Senior revolving credit facility [Member]
USD ($)
May 21, 2010
4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds, due 2016 [Member]
Notes payable to banks [Member]
USD ($)
May 21, 2010
4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds, due 2016 [Member]
Notes payable to banks [Member]
JPY (¥)
Nov. 30, 1996
4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds, due 2016 [Member]
Notes payable to banks [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 1996
4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds, due 2016 [Member]
Notes payable to banks [Member]
JPY (¥)
May 11, 2012
4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds, due 2016 [Member]
Bonds [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 01, 2015
4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds, due 2016 [Member]
Bonds [Member]
Nov. 30, 2014
4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds, due 2016 [Member]
Bonds [Member]
May 11, 2012
4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds, due 2016 [Member]
Bonds [Member]
JPY (¥)
Nov. 30, 2014
7.75% Euro senior notes due 2018 [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2014
7.75% Euro senior notes due 2018 [Member]
Notes payable to banks [Member]
May 06, 2010
7.75% Euro senior notes due 2018 [Member]
Notes payable to banks [Member]
EUR (€)
Nov. 30, 2014
7.75% Euro senior notes due 2018 [Member]
Senior notes [Member]
EUR (€)
May 25, 2014
7.75% Euro senior notes due 2018 [Member]
Senior notes [Member]
EUR (€)
May 06, 2010
7.625% senior notes due 2020 [Member]
Notes payable to banks [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 01, 2015
7.625% senior notes due 2020 [Member]
Senior notes [Member]
Nov. 30, 2014
7.625% senior notes due 2020 [Member]
Senior notes [Member]
May 06, 2010
7.75% Euro notes due 2018 and 7.625% Senior notes due 2020 [Member]
Notes payable to banks [Member]
USD ($)
May 06, 2010
7.75% Euro notes due 2018 and 7.625% Senior notes due 2020 [Member]
Notes payable to banks [Member]
May 06, 2010
7.75% Euro notes due 2018 and 7.625% Senior notes due 2020 [Member]
Senior term loan due 2014
Nov. 30, 2014
6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member]
Senior notes [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 24, 2013
6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member]
Senior notes [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 01, 2015
6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member]
Senior notes [Member]
Mar. 14, 2013
6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member]
Senior notes [Member]
USD ($)
May 08, 2012
6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member]
Senior notes [Member]
USD ($)
May 14, 2013
6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member]
Redemption prior to May 1, 2017
Senior notes [Member]
Nov. 30, 2014
Other Credit Usage [Member]
Senior revolving credit facility [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2014
Standby Letters of Credit [Member]
Senior revolving credit facility [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2014
Minimum [Member]
Senior revolving credit facility [Member]
Nov. 24, 2013
Minimum [Member]
Senior revolving credit facility [Member]
Mar. 21, 2014
Minimum [Member]
Senior revolving credit facility [Member]
Nov. 30, 2014
Maximum [Member]
Senior revolving credit facility [Member]
Nov. 24, 2013
Maximum [Member]
Senior revolving credit facility [Member]
Mar. 21, 2014
Maximum [Member]
Senior revolving credit facility [Member]
Nov. 30, 2014
Maximum [Member]
6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member]
Redemption prior to May 1, 2015 [Member]
Senior notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                                                                      
Unused availability           $ 664,900,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
$ 717,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                                                                       
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity           724,700,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
776,200,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                                                                       
Letters of credit and other credit usage           (59,800,000)us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
(59,200,000)us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                                                      (3,000,000)us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ck0000094845_OtherCreditUsageMember
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
(56,800,000)us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
             
Weighted-average interest rate 7.55%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod 7.91%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod 7.63%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod 7.52%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod 7.05%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateDuringPeriod                                                                            
Maximum borrowing capacity           850,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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  800,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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= currency_USD
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50,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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= ck0000094845_UnitedStatesOfAmericaDollarsOrCanadaDollarsMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                                                                   
Senior Revolving Credit Facility, Amended Secured Amount           350,000,000ck0000094845_SeniorRevolvingCreditFacilityAmendedSecuredAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                                                                         
Senior Revolving Credit Facility, Secured Amount           250,000,000ck0000094845_SeniorRevolvingCreditFacilitySecuredAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                                                                         
Basis spread on variable rate                                                                         1.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
1.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
  2.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Unused borrowing capacity, percent fee                                                                           0.375%ck0000094845_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityPercentFee
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/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
0.25%ck0000094845_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityPercentFee
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
  0.50%ck0000094845_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityPercentFee
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
0.30%ck0000094845_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityPercentFee
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
 
Letter of credit facility, coverage ratio           1ck0000094845_LetterOfCreditFacilityCovenantTermsCoverageRatio
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                                                                         
Letter of credit facility, default in other indebtedness, minimum           50,000,000ck0000094845_LetterOfCreditFacilityDebtCrossDefaultProvisionsDefaultInOtherIndebtednessMinimum
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Face amount                       180,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A425YenDenominatedEurobondsDue2016Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
20,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= ck0000094845_A425YenDenominatedEurobondsDue2016Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
            300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A775EuroSeniorNotesDue2018Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
    525,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A7625SeniorNotesDue2020Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
                140,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A6875SeniorNotesDue2022Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
385,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A6875SeniorNotesDue2022Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
                   
Stated interest rate                       4.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A425YenDenominatedEurobondsDue2016Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
4.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A425YenDenominatedEurobondsDue2016Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
  4.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A425YenDenominatedEurobondsDue2016Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BondsMember
4.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A425YenDenominatedEurobondsDue2016Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BondsMember
    7.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A775EuroSeniorNotesDue2018Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
7.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A775EuroSeniorNotesDue2018Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
7.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A775EuroSeniorNotesDue2018Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
  7.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A7625SeniorNotesDue2020Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
7.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= ck0000094845_A7625SeniorNotesDue2020Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
7.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A7625SeniorNotesDue2020Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
      6.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A6875SeniorNotesDue2022Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
  6.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A6875SeniorNotesDue2022Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
6.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= ck0000094845_A6875SeniorNotesDue2022Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
6.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A6875SeniorNotesDue2022Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
                   
Accelerated principal payment, minimum                       25,000,000ck0000094845_DebtInstrumentDebtCovenantsDebtDefaultAcceleratedPrincipalPaymentMinimum
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A425YenDenominatedEurobondsDue2016Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
                                                             
Accelerated principal percent, minimum                       25.00%ck0000094845_DebtInstrumentDebtCovenantsDebtDefaultAcceleratedPrincipalPercentMinimum
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A425YenDenominatedEurobondsDue2016Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
25.00%ck0000094845_DebtInstrumentDebtCovenantsDebtDefaultAcceleratedPrincipalPercentMinimum
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= ck0000094845_A425YenDenominatedEurobondsDue2016Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
                                                           
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount                                         150,000,000us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A775EuroSeniorNotesDue2018Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
150,000,000us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
                                         
Prepayment percent of principal plus accrued interest                                     100.00%ck0000094845_DebtInstrumentPrepaymentPercentOfPrincipalPlusAccruedInterest
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A775EuroSeniorNotesDue2018Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
      100.00%ck0000094845_DebtInstrumentPrepaymentPercentOfPrincipalPlusAccruedInterest
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A7625SeniorNotesDue2020Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
                                       
Debt issuance cost                                                   10,100,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A775EuroNotesDue2018And7625SeniorNotesDue2020Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
    2,600,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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7,400,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Debt Instrument, Debt Covenants, Debt Default, Holder Percent to Declare All Notes Due, Minimum                                                     25.00%ck0000094845_DebtInstrumentDebtCovenantsDebtDefaultHolderPercentToDeclareAllNotesDueMinimum
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Prepayment percent of principal plus accrued interest                                                       101.00%ck0000094845_DebtInstrumentDebtCovenantsChangeInControlRepaymentPercentOfPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorLoansMember
                             
Repurchased face amount                     10,883,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A425YenDenominatedEurobondsDue2016Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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          5,116,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BondsMember
                                                   
Repayments of long-term debt                   100,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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      56,400,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
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Unamortized premium                                                               11,200,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedPremium
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= ck0000094845_A6875SeniorNotesDue2022Member
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Principal amount redemption rate                                                                   100.00%ck0000094845_DebtInstrumentPrincipalAmountRedemptionRate
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/ ck0000094845_RedemptionPeriodAxis
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                106.875%ck0000094845_DebtInstrumentPrincipalAmountRedemptionRate
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Early retirement original aggregate principal amount redeemable                                                                                     35.00%ck0000094845_LongTermDebtMaturitiesEarlyRetirementOriginalAggregatePrincipalAmountRedeemable
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/ ck0000094845_RedemptionPeriodAxis
= ck0000094845_RedemptionPriorToMay12015Member
Extinguisment of debt, gains (losses), tender premium                                   15,200,000ck0000094845_ExtinguismentOfDebtGainsLossesTenderPremium
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A775EuroSeniorNotesDue2018Member
                                                 
Extinguishment of debt, gain (loss), write off of unamortized debt issuance costs                                   $ (5,100,000)ck0000094845_ExtinguishmentOfDebtGainLossWriteOffOfUnamortizedDebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ck0000094845_A775EuroSeniorNotesDue2018Member