Business Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	May. 31, 2015 USD ($) Regional_Segments		May. 25, 2014 USD ($)	May. 31, 2015 USD ($)		May. 25, 2014 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gain on disposal of assets				$ 8,617		$ 47
Number of operating segments | Regional_Segments	3
Net revenues	$ 1,012,180		$ 1,081,847	2,067,255		2,211,837
Operating income	47,615		65,128	155,060		158,784
Restructuring Charges	2,954		19,105	7,292		77,040
Interest expense	(21,913)		(31,310)	(45,225)		(63,139)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(14,002)		(11,151)	(14,002)		(11,151)
Other income (expense), net	7,639		(6,122)	(18,389)		(1,939)
Income before income taxes	19,339		16,545	77,444		82,555
Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other General and Administrative Expense	12,366		9,312	20,373		15,753
Other Selling, General and Administrative Expense	88,904		78,350	176,935		149,678
Corporate Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	104,224		106,767	204,600		242,471
Regional operating income [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	151,839		171,895	359,660		401,255
AMEA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	168,254		176,126	371,754		378,854
Operating income	15,031		24,282	62,371		71,184
Europe [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gain on disposal of assets	7,500
Net revenues	222,150		260,994	499,638		561,420
Operating income	33,482	[1]	38,188	91,671	[1]	109,594
Americas [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	621,776		644,727	1,195,863		1,271,563
Operating income	$ 103,326		$ 109,425	$ 205,618		$ 220,477

[1] Included in Europe's operating income for the three- and six-month periods ended May 31, 2015, is a gain of $7.5 million related to the sale of the Company's finishing and distribution facility in Turkey in the second quarter of 2015.