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Goodwill and Purchased and Other Intangibles (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 01, 2017	Dec. 02, 2016
Purchased and other intangible assets, net by reportable segment [Abstract]
Purchased and other intangible assets, net	$ 385,658	$ 414,405
Digital Media [Member]
Purchased and other intangible assets, net by reportable segment [Abstract]
Purchased and other intangible assets, net	128,243	203,570
Digital Marketing [Member]
Purchased and other intangible assets, net by reportable segment [Abstract]
Purchased and other intangible assets, net	257,408	210,823
Print and Publishing [Member]
Purchased and other intangible assets, net by reportable segment [Abstract]
Purchased and other intangible assets, net	$ 7	$ 12

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- Definition

Amount after amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275

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