Accrued Expenses

12 Months Ended

Nov. 29, 2013

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

ACCRUED EXPENSES

ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses as of November 29, 2013 and November 30, 2012 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	2013		2012
Accrued compensation and benefits	$	318,219	$	242,887
Sales and marketing allowances	66,502		87,916
Accrued corporate marketing	22,801		39,503
Taxes payable	18,225		26,164
Royalties payable	14,778		10,040
Accrued interest expense	20,613		20,796
Other	195,801		162,834
Accrued expenses	$	656,939	$	590,140

Other primarily includes general corporate accruals for local and regional expenses and technical support. Other is also comprised of deferred rent related to office locations with rent escalations and foreign currency liability derivatives.