Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended												12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2012	Aug. 31, 2012	Jun. 01, 2012	Mar. 02, 2012	Dec. 02, 2011	Sep. 02, 2011	Jun. 03, 2011	Mar. 04, 2011	Dec. 03, 2010	Sep. 03, 2010	Jun. 04, 2010	Mar. 05, 2010	Nov. 30, 2012	Dec. 02, 2011	Dec. 03, 2010
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 1,153,428	$ 1,080,580	$ 1,124,449	$ 1,045,220	$ 1,152,161	$ 1,013,212	$ 1,023,179	$ 1,027,706					$ 4,403,677	$ 4,216,258	$ 3,800,000
Gross profit	1,028,450	960,959	993,531	936,955	1,035,782	908,558	913,978	920,067					3,919,895	3,778,385	3,396,498
Income before income taxes	290,631	263,212	294,574	270,377	233,180	256,719	259,244	286,087					1,118,794	1,035,230	943,151
Net income	$ 222,333	$ 201,357	$ 223,876	$ 185,209	$ 173,719	$ 195,101	$ 229,436	$ 234,591					$ 832,775	$ 832,847	$ 774,680
Basic net income per share	$ 0.45	$ 0.41	$ 0.45	$ 0.37	$ 0.35	$ 0.39	$ 0.46	$ 0.47					$ 1.68	$ 1.67	$ 1.49
Diluted net income per share	$ 0.44	$ 0.40	$ 0.45	$ 0.37	$ 0.35	$ 0.39	$ 0.45	$ 0.46					$ 1.66	$ 1.65	$ 1.47
Number of weeks in current fiscal year													P52W	P52W	P53W
Number of weeks in current fiscal quarter	P13W	P13W	P13W	P13W	P13W	P13W	P13W	P13W	P13W	P13W	P13W	P14W