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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 01, 2017
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | :
| December 2, 2016 |  | Increase / Decrease |  | Reclassification Adjustments |  | December 1, 2017
Net unrealized gains / losses on available-for-sale securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities | $ | 3,499 |  |  | $ | 878 |  |  | $ | (1,673 | ) |  | $ | 2,704 |
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities | (11,565 | ) |  | (3,381 | ) |  | 726 |  |  | (14,220 | )
Total net unrealized gains / losses on available-for-sale securities | (8,066 | ) |  | (2,503 | ) |  | (947 | ) | (1 | ) | (11,516 | )
Net unrealized gains / losses on derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments | 21,689 |  |  | 6,917 |  |  | (31,973 | ) | (2 | ) | (3,367 | )
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments | (187,225 | ) |  | 90,287 |  |  | — |  |  | (96,938 | )
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes | $ | (173,602 | ) |  | $ | 94,701 |  |  | $ | (32,920 | ) |  | $ | (111,821 | )
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(1) | Reclassification adjustments for gains / losses on available-for-sale securities are classified in interest and other income (expense), net.
(2) | Reclassification adjustments for gains / losses on other derivative instruments are classified in revenue.
Other Comprehensive Income, Tax [Table Text Block] | The following table sets forth the taxes related to each component of other comprehensive income for fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Available-for-sale securities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains / losses |  | $ | 663 |  |  | $ | (299 | ) |  | $ | (154 | )
Reclassification adjustments |  | (491 | ) |  | 108 |  |  | — |
Subtotal available-for-sale securities |  | 172 |  |  | (191 | ) |  | (154 | )
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains on derivative instruments* |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,147 |
Reclassification adjustments* |  | (732 | ) |  | (552 | ) |  | (550 | )
Subtotal derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  | (732 | ) |  | (552 | ) |  | 5,597 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | 3,005 |  |  | 24 |  |  | (3,378 | )
Total taxes, other comprehensive income (loss) |  | $ | 2,445 |  |  | $ | (719 | ) |  | $ | 2,065 |
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(*) | Taxes related to derivative instruments other than the interest rate lock agreement were zero based on the tax jurisdiction where these derivative instruments were executed.

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