Percentage of marketable securities investments mature within one to three years.

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Percentage of marketable securities investments mature within one year.

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Amount of addition (reduction) to the amount at which an asset could be incurred (settled) in a current transaction between willing parties.

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Date the derivative contract matures, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=125515794&loc=SL5580258-113959

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
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Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) € in Millions		3 Months Ended
Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) € in Millions	Mar. 28, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2022 EUR (€)
Percentage of marketable securities investments mature within one year		67.00%
Percentage of marketable securities investments mature within one to three years		33.00%
Notional amount	$ 50,000,000.0			€ 45.6
Maturity date	Mar. 30, 2027
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Assets fair value adjustments		$ 0
Liabilities fair value adjustments			$ 0