Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Feb. 26, 2017 |
Nov. 27, 2016 |
Nov. 29, 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] | |||
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ 12,402 | $ 11,974 | $ 11,025 |
| Accumulated depreciation | $ 883,472 | $ 856,588 | $ 811,013 |
| Levi Strauss & Co. stockholders' equity | |||
| Common stock, par value | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 |
| Common stock, shares authorized | 270,000,000 | 270,000,000 | 270,000,000 |
| Common stock, shares issued | 37,467,356 | 37,470,158 | 37,460,145 |
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 37,467,356 | 37,470,158 | 37,460,145 |