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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 02, 2018
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |  |
Retained Earnings | The changes in retained earnings for the three months ended March 2, 2018 were as follows (in thousands):
Balance as of December 1, 2017 | $ | 9,573,870 |
Net income | 583,076 |
Reissuance of treasury stock | (326,229 | )
Adjustments to equity as a result of the Tax Act | (318 | )
Balance as of March 2, 2018 | $ | 9,830,399 |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and activity, net of related taxes, as of March 2, 2018 were as follows (in thousands):
| December 1, 2017 |  | Increase / Decrease |  | Reclassification Adjustments |  | March 2, 2018
Net unrealized gains / losses on available-for-sale securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities | $ | 2,704 |  |  | $ | (1,717 | ) |  | $ | (184 | ) |  | $ | 803 |
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities | (14,220 | ) |  | (21,433 | ) |  | 305 |  |  | (35,348 | )
Total net unrealized gains / losses on available-for-sale securities | (11,516 | ) |  | (23,150 | ) |  | 121 |  | (1) | (34,545 | )
Net unrealized gains / losses on derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments | (3,367 | ) |  | (1,336 | ) |  | (2,139 | ) | (2) | (6,842 | )
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments | (96,938 | ) |  | 28,386 |  |  | — |  |  | (68,552 | )
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes | $ | (111,821 | ) |  | $ | 3,900 |  |  | $ | (2,018 | ) |  | $ | (109,939 | )
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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 derivative instruments are classified in revenue.
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Other Comprehensive Income, Tax | The following table sets forth the taxes related to each component of other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 2, 2018 and March 3, 2017 (in thousands):
| Three Months
| 2018 |  | 2017
Available-for-sale securities: |  |  |
Unrealized gains / losses | $ | — |  |  | $ | 248 |
Reclassification adjustments | — |  |  | (109 | )
Subtotal available-for-sale securities | — |  |  | 139 |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |
Unrealized gains / losses on derivative instruments(1) | — |  |  | — |
Reclassification adjustments(1) | (1,526 | ) |  | (284 | )
Subtotal derivatives designated as hedging instruments | (1,526 | ) |  | (284 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustments | (1,742 | ) |  | 386 |
Total taxes, other comprehensive income | $ | (3,268 | ) |  | $ | 241 |
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(1) | 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.
[1] | Reclassification adjustments for gains / losses on available-for-sale securities are classified in interest and other income (expense), net.

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