Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 02, 2011	Dec. 03, 2010	Nov. 27, 2009
Revenue:
Products	$ 3,424,472	$ 3,159,161	$ 2,684,789
Subscription	450,645	386,805	74,602
Services and support	341,141	254,034	186,462
Total revenue	4,216,258	3,800,000	2,945,853
Cost of revenue:
Products	125,640	127,453	180,611
Subscription	194,033	195,595	48,286
Services and support	118,200	80,454	67,835
Total cost of revenue	437,873	403,502	296,732
Gross profit	3,778,385	3,396,498	2,649,121
Operating expenses:
Research and development	738,053	680,332	565,141
Sales and marketing	1,385,822	1,244,197	981,903
General and administrative	414,605	383,499	298,749
Restructuring and other related charges	97,773	23,266	41,260
Amortization of purchased intangibles and incomplete technology	42,833	72,130	71,555
Total operating expenses	2,679,086	2,403,424	1,958,608
Operating income	1,099,299	993,074	690,513
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest and other income (expense), net	(2,974)	13,139	31,380
Interest expense	(66,952)	(56,952)	(3,407)
Investment gains (losses), net	5,857	(6,110)	(16,966)
Total non-operating income (expense), net	(64,069)	(49,923)	11,007
Income before income taxes	1,035,230	943,151	701,520
Provision for income taxes	202,383	168,471	315,012
Net income	$ 832,847	$ 774,680	$ 386,508
Basic net income per share	$ 1.67	$ 1.49	$ 0.74
Shares used to compute basic net income per share	497,469	519,045	524,470
Diluted net income per share	$ 1.65	$ 1.47	$ 0.73
Shares used to compute diluted net income per share	503,921	525,824	530,610