Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of operating profit (loss)

Business segment information for the Company is as follows:

	Year Ended
	November 30, 2014			November 24, 2013			November 25, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net revenues:
Americas	$	2,862,867		$	2,851,037		$	2,749,327
Europe	1,143,313			1,103,487			1,103,212
Asia	747,812			727,167			757,654
Total net revenues	$	4,753,992		$	4,681,691		$	4,610,193
Operating income:
Americas	$	531,064		$	510,496		$	431,552
Europe	181,036			167,605			178,313
Asia	108,511			123,723			66,839
Regional operating income	820,611			801,824			676,704
Corporate:
Restructuring, net	128,425			—			—
Restructuring-related charges	27,621			—			—
Lump-sum pension settlement loss	30,666			—			—
Other corporate staff costs and expenses(1)	320,048			336,317			342,725
Corporate expenses	506,760			336,317			342,725
Total operating income	313,851			465,507			333,979
Interest expense	(117,597		)	(129,024		)	(134,694		)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(20,343		)	(689		)	(8,206		)
Other income (expense), net	(22,057		)	(13,181		)	4,802
Income before income taxes	$	153,854		$	322,613		$	195,881

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(1) Included in other corporate staff costs and expenses for the year ended November 25, 2012, is an $18.8 million impairment charge related to the Company's decision in the third quarter of 2012 to outsource distribution in Japan to a third party and close its owned distribution center in that country.

Reconciliation of assets

	November 30, 2014
	Americas		Europe		Asia		Unallocated		Consolidated Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Trade receivables, net	$	322,501	$	93,604	$	48,468	$	17,408	$	481,981
Inventories	289,838		143,990		101,477		65,611		600,916
All other assets	—		—		—		1,841,176		1,841,176
Total assets									$	2,924,073

	November 24, 2013
	Americas		Europe		Asia		Unallocated		Consolidated Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Trade receivables, net	$	288,360	$	101,010	$	40,520	$	16,781	$	446,671
Inventories	338,849		117,442		113,212		34,364		603,867
All other assets	—		—		—		2,076,880		2,076,880
Total assets									$	3,127,418

Reconciliation of revenue

Geographic information for the Company was as follows:

	Year Ended
	November 30, 2014		November 24, 2013		November 25, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net revenues:
United States	$	2,490,994	$	2,497,756	$	2,412,647
Foreign countries	2,262,998		2,183,935		2,197,546
Total net revenues	$	4,753,992	$	4,681,691	$	4,610,193

Deferred tax assets:
United States	$	580,122	$	567,984	$	647,767
Foreign countries	80,742		66,121		81,373
Total deferred tax assets	$	660,864	$	634,105	$	729,140

Reconciliation of other significant reconciling items

Long-lived assets:
United States	$	322,329	$	346,533	$	353,567
Foreign countries	84,507		110,387		123,977
Total long-lived assets	$	406,836	$	456,920	$	477,544

	Year Ended
	November 30, 2014		November 24, 2013		November 25, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Americas	$	29,508	$	37,520	$	43,368
Europe	20,564		20,597		21,891
Asia	8,501		9,422		12,887
Corporate	50,901		48,181		44,462
Total depreciation and amortization expense	$	109,474	$	115,720	$	122,608