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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity Statement - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands | Total | Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Treasury Stock
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Beginning balances at Dec. 01, 2017 | $ 8,459,869 |  | $ 61 | $ 5,082,195 | $ 9,573,870 | $ (111,821) | $ (6,084,436)
Beginning balances, shares at Dec. 01, 2017 |  |  | 600,834 |  |  |  |
Beginning Treasury stock, shares at Dec. 01, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (109,572)
Net income | 1,246,243 |  |  |  | 1,246,243 |  |
Other comprehensive income (losses), net of tax | (17,409) |  |  |  |  | (17,409) |
Re-issuance of treasury stock under stock compensation plans | (257,823) |  |  | (9,133) | (348,729) |  | $ 100,039
Re-issuance of treasury stock under stock compensation plans, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,439
Purchase of treasury stock | $ (1,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  | $ (1,000,000)
Purchase of treasury stock, shares | (4,300) |  |  |  |  |  | (4,266)
Stock-based compensation | $ 281,113 |  |  | 281,113 |  |  |
Value of shares in deferred compensation plan | (6,092) |  |  |  |  |  | $ (6,092)
Impact of the U.S. Tax Cut and Jobs Act | (318) |  |  |  | (318) |  |
Ending balances at Jun. 01, 2018 | 8,705,583 |  | $ 61 | 5,354,175 | 10,471,066 | (129,230) | $ (6,990,489)
Ending balances, shares at Jun. 01, 2018 |  |  | 600,834 |  |  |  |
Ending Treasury stock, shares at Jun. 01, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (110,399)
Beginning balances at Mar. 02, 2018 | 8,634,028 |  | $ 61 | 5,208,588 | 9,830,399 | (109,939) | $ (6,295,081)
Beginning balances, shares at Mar. 02, 2018 |  |  | 600,834 |  |  |  |
Beginning Treasury stock, shares at Mar. 02, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (107,954)
Net income | 663,167 |  |  |  | 663,167 |  |
Other comprehensive income (losses), net of tax | (19,291) |  |  |  |  | (19,291) |
Re-issuance of treasury stock under stock compensation plans | (16,854) |  |  | 0 | (22,500) |  | $ 5,646
Re-issuance of treasury stock under stock compensation plans, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 194
Purchase of treasury stock | (700,000) |  |  |  |  |  | $ (700,000)
Purchase of treasury stock, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,639)
Stock-based compensation | 145,587 |  |  | 145,587 |  |  |
Value of shares in deferred compensation plan | (1,054) |  |  |  |  |  | $ (1,054)
Ending balances at Jun. 01, 2018 | 8,705,583 |  | $ 61 | 5,354,175 | 10,471,066 | (129,230) | $ (6,990,489)
Ending balances, shares at Jun. 01, 2018 |  |  | 600,834 |  |  |  |
Ending Treasury stock, shares at Jun. 01, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (110,399)
Beginning balances at Nov. 30, 2018 | 9,362,114 | [1] | $ 61 | 5,685,337 | 11,815,597 | (148,130) | $ (7,990,751)
Beginning balances, shares at Nov. 30, 2018 |  |  | 600,834 |  |  |  |
Beginning Treasury stock, shares at Nov. 30, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (113,171)
Impacts of ASC 606 adoption | 442,319 |  |  |  | 442,319 |  |
Net income | 1,306,834 |  |  |  | 1,306,834 |  |
Other comprehensive income (losses), net of tax | 3,766 |  |  |  |  | 3,766 |
Re-issuance of treasury stock under stock compensation plans | (302,794) |  |  | (8,008) | (380,812) |  | $ 86,026
Re-issuance of treasury stock under stock compensation plans, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,135
Purchase of treasury stock | $ (1,250,000) |  |  |  |  |  | $ (1,250,000)
Purchase of treasury stock, shares | (4,500) |  |  |  |  |  | (4,525)
Stock-based compensation | $ 373,471 |  |  | 373,471 |  |  |
Value of shares in deferred compensation plan | (4,017) |  |  |  |  |  | $ (4,017)
Ending balances at May. 31, 2019 | 9,931,693 |  | $ 61 | 6,050,800 | 13,183,938 | (144,364) | $ (9,158,742)
Ending balances, shares at May. 31, 2019 |  |  | 600,834 |  |  |  |
Ending Treasury stock, shares at May. 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (114,561)
Beginning balances at Mar. 01, 2019 | 9,871,485 |  | $ 61 | 5,857,440 | 12,579,311 | (150,432) | $ (8,414,895)
Beginning balances, shares at Mar. 01, 2019 |  |  | 600,834 |  |  |  |
Beginning Treasury stock, shares at Mar. 01, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (112,330)
Net income | 632,593 |  |  |  | 632,593 |  |
Other comprehensive income (losses), net of tax | 6,068 |  |  |  |  | 6,068 |
Re-issuance of treasury stock under stock compensation plans | (21,813) |  |  | 0 | (27,966) |  | $ 6,153
Re-issuance of treasury stock under stock compensation plans, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 224
Purchase of treasury stock | (750,000) |  |  |  |  |  | $ (750,000)
Purchase of treasury stock, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,455)
Stock-based compensation | 193,360 |  |  | 193,360 |  |  |
Ending balances at May. 31, 2019 | $ 9,931,693 |  | $ 61 | $ 6,050,800 | $ 13,183,938 | $ (144,364) | $ (9,158,742)
Ending balances, shares at May. 31, 2019 |  |  | 600,834 |  |  |  |
Ending Treasury stock, shares at May. 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (114,561)
[1] | The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of November 30, 2018 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

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