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Fair Value of Financial Instruments-adjusted historical cost (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 01, 2015
Nov. 30, 2014
Senior notes [Member] | 7.625% senior notes due 2020 [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Stated interest rate 7.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Senior notes [Member] | 6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Stated interest rate 6.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Bonds [Member] | 4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds, due 2016 [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Stated interest rate 4.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Carrying Value [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Short-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost $ 33,923us-gaap_ShorttermDebtFairValue
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= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
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= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember		 $ 31,742us-gaap_ShorttermDebtFairValue
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= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
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Total financial liabilities carried at adjusted historical cost 1,150,060us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
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Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Carrying Value [Member] | Senior notes [Member] | 7.625% senior notes due 2020 [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt, Fair Value 536,898us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember		 526,779us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Carrying Value [Member] | Senior notes [Member] | 6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt, Fair Value 545,256us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= lvis_A6875SeniorNotesDue2022Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember		 536,501us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
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= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Carrying Value [Member] | Bonds [Member] | 4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds, due 2016 [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt, Fair Value 33,983us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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= lvis_A425YenDenominatedEurobondsDue2016Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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= lvis_A425YenDenominatedEurobondsDue2016Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
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= us-gaap_BondsMember
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Short-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost 33,923us-gaap_ShorttermDebtFairValue
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= us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember		 31,742us-gaap_ShorttermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
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Total financial liabilities carried at adjusted historical cost 1,234,805us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
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Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value [Member] | Senior notes [Member] | 7.625% senior notes due 2020 [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt, Fair Value 565,117us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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= lvis_A7625SeniorNotesDue2020Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
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= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value [Member] | Senior notes [Member] | 6.875% senior notes due 2022 [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt, Fair Value 600,567us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value [Member] | Bonds [Member] | 4.25% Yen-denominated Eurobonds, due 2016 [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt, Fair Value 35,198us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Senior revolving credit facility [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Carrying Value [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Short-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost 0us-gaap_ShorttermDebtFairValue
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= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember		 100,098us-gaap_ShorttermDebtFairValue
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Senior revolving credit facility [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value [Member]    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Short-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost $ 0us-gaap_ShorttermDebtFairValue
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= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember		 $ 100,098us-gaap_ShorttermDebtFairValue
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[1] Fair values are estimated using Level 1 inputs and incorporate mid-market price quotes. Level 1 inputs are inputs which consist of quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.