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Income Taxes (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 01, 2015
Nov. 30, 2014
Aug. 24, 2014
May 25, 2014
Feb. 23, 2014
Nov. 24, 2013
Aug. 25, 2013
May 26, 2013
Feb. 24, 2013
Nov. 30, 2014
Nov. 24, 2013
Nov. 25, 2012
Income Taxes [Line Items]                        
Effective income tax rate 34.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations       24.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations         32.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 29.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 28.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
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
Tax Benefit, Reversal of Deferred Tax Liability Associated with Undistributed Foreign Earnings   3,700,000ck0000094845_TaxBenefitReversalofDeferredTaxLiabilityAssociatedwithUndistributedForeignEarnings               3,700,000ck0000094845_TaxBenefitReversalofDeferredTaxLiabilityAssociatedwithUndistributedForeignEarnings    
U.S. federal statutory rate (percent)                   35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Reassessment of tax liabilities                   (3,466,000)ck0000094845_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEstimateOfIncomeTaxLiabilities (15,215,000)ck0000094845_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEstimateOfIncomeTaxLiabilities (29,500,000)ck0000094845_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEstimateOfIncomeTaxLiabilities
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards, Foreign, Advance Royalty Payments   182,900,000ck0000094845_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeignAdvanceRoyaltyPayments               182,900,000ck0000094845_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeignAdvanceRoyaltyPayments    
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards   87,062,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsForeign       95,542,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsForeign       87,062,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsForeign 95,542,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsForeign  
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries   100,000,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries               100,000,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries    
Deferred Tax Liability Not Recognized, Amount of Unrecognized Deferred Tax Liability, Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries   27,300,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilityNotRecognizedAmountOfUnrecognizedDeferredTaxLiabilityUndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries               27,300,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilityNotRecognizedAmountOfUnrecognizedDeferredTaxLiabilityUndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries    
Unrecognized tax benefits   41,571,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits       37,836,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits       41,571,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 37,836,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 63,626,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate   21,900,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate       19,200,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate       21,900,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 19,200,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate  
Significant change in unrecognized tax benefits is reasonably possible, maximum   1,900,000us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeUpperBound               1,900,000us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeUpperBound    
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]                        
Income Taxes [Line Items]                        
Income tax expense (benefit)                     (15,200,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
 
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]                        
Income Taxes [Line Items]                        
Income tax expense (benefit)                       (27,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]                        
Income Taxes [Line Items]                        
Foreign operating losses   290,400,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
              290,400,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
   
State net operating loss carryforwards   174,500,000ck0000094845_OperatingLossCarryForwardsSubjectToExpiration
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
              174,500,000ck0000094845_OperatingLossCarryForwardsSubjectToExpiration
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
   
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Subject to Expiration Next Year   4,800,000ck0000094845_OperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjecttoExpirationNextYear
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
              4,800,000ck0000094845_OperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjecttoExpirationNextYear
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
   
Deferred tax assets, not subject to expiration   115,900,000ck0000094845_OperatingLossCarryforwardsNotSubjectToExpiration
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
              115,900,000ck0000094845_OperatingLossCarryforwardsNotSubjectToExpiration
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
   
Penalties and interest accrued   $ 9,600,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
      $ 11,800,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
      $ 9,600,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
$ 11,800,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
 
[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.