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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Adjusted Historical Cost (Details) € in Millions	May 01, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 03, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 26, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2017 EUR (€)	Nov. 27, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 27, 2015 USD ($)
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%	6.875%
Extinguishment of debt	$ 154,700,000	$ 370,300,000
Senior notes [Member] \| 5.00% Senior Notes, Due 2025 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Stated interest rate			5.00%			5.00%
Face amount						$ 500,000,000.0
Senior notes [Member] \| 3.375% Senior Notes Due 2027 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Stated interest rate			3.375%	3.375%
Face amount \| €				€ 475
Recurring [Member] \| Carrying Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost			$ 38,727,000		$ 39,009,000
Total financial liabilities carried at adjusted historical cost			1,083,183,000		1,049,846,000
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 carried at adjusted historical cost			0		527,102,000
Recurring [Member] \| Carrying Value [Member] \| Senior notes [Member] \| 5.00% Senior Notes, Due 2025 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost			485,419,000		483,735,000
Recurring [Member] \| Carrying Value [Member] \| Senior notes [Member] \| 3.375% Senior Notes Due 2027 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost			559,037,000		0
Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost			38,727,000		39,009,000
Total financial liabilities carried at adjusted historical cost			1,136,178,000		1,069,830,000
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 carried at adjusted historical cost			0		550,700,000
Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Senior notes [Member] \| 5.00% Senior Notes, Due 2025 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost			507,185,000		480,121,000
Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Senior notes [Member] \| 3.375% Senior Notes Due 2027 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt carried at adjusted historical cost			$ 590,266,000		$ 0