Revenue (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 03, 2021
Revenues [Abstract]  
Schedule of Revenue by Segment
Our segment revenue and results for fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
(dollars in millions)Digital
Media		Digital
Experience		Publishing and
Advertising		Total
Fiscal 2021
Revenue$11,520 $3,867 $398 $15,785 
Cost of revenue429 1,321 115 1,865 
Gross profit$11,091 $2,546 $283 $13,920 
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue96 %66 %71 %88 %
Fiscal 2020
Revenue$9,233 $3,125 $510 $12,868 
Cost of revenue352 1,126 244 1,722 
Gross profit$8,881 $1,999 $266 $11,146 
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue96 %64 %52 %87 %
Fiscal 2019
Revenue$7,707 $2,795 $669 $11,171 
Cost of revenue290 1,056 327 1,673 
Gross profit$7,417 $1,739 $342 $9,498 
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue96 %62 %51 %85 %
Schedule of Revenue by Geography Revenue by geographic area for fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
(in millions)202120202019
Americas:   
United States$8,104 $6,745 $5,903 
Other892 709 603 
Total Americas8,996 7,454 6,506 
EMEA4,252 3,400 2,975 
APAC2,537 2,014 1,690 
Revenue$15,785 $12,868 $11,171 
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue by major offerings in our Digital Media reportable segment for fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
(in millions)202120202019
Creative Cloud$9,546 $7,736 $6,482 
Document Cloud1,974 1,497 1,225 
Total Digital Media revenue$11,520 $9,233 $7,707 
Subscription revenue by segment for fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
(in millions)202120202019
Digital Media $11,048 $8,813 $7,208 
Digital Experience3,379 2,660 2,280 
Publishing and Advertising146 153 146 
Total subscription revenue$14,573 $11,626 $9,634 
Allowance for doubtful accounts rollforward
During fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019, our allowance for doubtful accounts activities were as follows:
(in millions)202120202019
Beginning balance$21 $10 $15 
Increase due to acquisition3 — — 
Adjustments to reserve balance(3)31 5 
Write-offs, net of recoveries(5)(20)(10)
Ending balance$16 $21 $10