Gross profit as a percentage of revenue.

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The aggregate cost of goods produced and sold and services rendered during the reporting period.

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Aggregate revenue less cost of goods and services sold or operating expenses directly attributable to the revenue generation activity.

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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Industry Segment, Geographic Information and Significant Customers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2018	Aug. 31, 2018	Jun. 01, 2018	Mar. 02, 2018	Dec. 01, 2017	Sep. 01, 2017	Jun. 02, 2017	Mar. 03, 2017	Nov. 30, 2018	Dec. 01, 2017	Dec. 02, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Total Revenue	$ 2,464,625	$ 2,291,076	$ 2,195,360	$ 2,078,947	$ 2,006,595	$ 1,841,074	$ 1,772,190	$ 1,681,646	$ 9,030,008	$ 7,301,505	$ 5,854,430
Cost of revenue									(1,194,999)	(1,010,491)	(819,908)
Gross profit	$ 2,105,364	$ 1,995,584	$ 1,914,016	$ 1,820,045	$ 1,735,723	$ 1,578,152	$ 1,532,830	$ 1,444,309	$ 7,835,009	$ 6,291,014	$ 5,034,522
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue									87.00%	86.00%	86.00%
Digital Media [Member]
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Total Revenue									$ 6,325,315	$ 5,010,579	$ 3,941,011
Cost of revenue									(249,386)	(239,994)	(231,074)
Gross profit									$ 6,075,929	$ 4,770,585	$ 3,709,937
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue									96.00%	95.00%	94.00%
Digital Experience [Member]
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Total Revenue									$ 2,443,745	$ 2,030,324	$ 1,631,426
Cost of revenue									(922,414)	(747,005)	(559,938)
Gross profit									$ 1,521,331	$ 1,283,319	$ 1,071,488
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue									62.00%	63.00%	66.00%
Publishing [Member]
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Total Revenue									$ 260,948	$ 260,602	$ 281,993
Cost of revenue									(23,199)	(23,492)	(28,896)
Gross profit									$ 237,749	$ 237,110	$ 253,097
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue									91.00%	91.00%	90.00%