Dividends, Number of Installments

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- Definition

Amount of paid and unpaid cash, stock, and paid-in-kind (PIK) dividends declared, for example, but not limited to, common and preferred stock.

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- Definition

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of dividends declared but unpaid on equity securities issued by the entity and outstanding.

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- Definition

Cash outflow in the form of capital distributions and dividends to common shareholders, preferred shareholders and noncontrolling interests.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Dividend (Details) $ in Thousands	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Dividend (Details) $ in Thousands	Feb. 07, 2017 USD ($) installment	May 29, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2015 USD ($)	May 25, 2014 USD ($)	Nov. 27, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Nov. 26, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2017 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cash dividend paid		$ (60,000)	$ (50,000)	$ (30,000)	$ (60,000)	$ (50,000)	$ (30,003)
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends payable								$ 35,000	$ 35,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividend declared	$ 70,000
Number of installments \| installment	2,000