Stockholders' Equity (Details Numeric) (USD $) Share data in Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 01, 2012	Sep. 03, 2010	Nov. 30, 2012	Dec. 02, 2011	Dec. 03, 2010
Stock Repurchase Programs (Numeric) [Abstract]
Board Authorization to repurchase common stock	$ 2,000,000,000	$ 1,600,000,000
Structured repurchase prepayments			405,000,000	695,000,000	850,000,000
Structured stock repurchase prepayments from 2012 authority			100,000,000
Structured stock repurchase prepayments from 2010 authority			305,000,000		600,000,000
Structured stock repurchase prepayments prior to 2010 amendment					250,000,000
Up-front payments remaining			33,000,000	0	0
Subsequent event, stock repurchase
Stock Repurchase Programs (Numeric) [Abstract]
Structured repurchase prepayments			100,000,000
Remaining amount, Board authorization for stock repurchase			$ 1,800,000,000
Treasury Stock
Stock Repurchase Programs (Numeric) [Abstract]
Repurchased shares			11,519	21,849	31,167
Repurchased Shares, Average Price (per share)			$ 32.29	$ 31.81	$ 29.19