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Acquisitions (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 18, 2018 | Nov. 27, 2020 | Nov. 29, 2019
Schedule of acquired assets and liabilities |  |  |  |
Goodwill, acquired during period |  |  |  | $ 126
Magento |  |  |  |
Schedule of acquired assets and liabilities |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Customer Relationships, Gross |  | $ 208 |  |
Finite-Lived Purchased Technology, Gross |  | 84 |  |
Finite -lived in-process research and development | [1] | 39 |  |
Finite-Lived Trademarks, Gross |  | 21 |  |
Other Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross |  | 44 |  |
Total identifiable intangible assets acquired |  | 396 |  |
Net assets acquired or liabilities assumed |  | (68) |  |
Goodwill, acquired during period | [2] | 1,317 |  |
Total purchase price |  | $ 1,645 |  |
Customer contracts and relationships |  |  |  |
Schedule of acquired assets and liabilities |  |  |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  |  | 10 years |
Customer contracts and relationships | Magento |  |  |  |
Schedule of acquired assets and liabilities |  |  |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  | 8 years |  |
Purchased Technology |  |  |  |
Schedule of acquired assets and liabilities |  |  |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  |  | 6 years |
Purchased Technology | Magento |  |  |  |
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Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  | 5 years |  |
Trademarks |  |  |  |
Schedule of acquired assets and liabilities |  |  |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  |  | 9 years |
Trademarks | Magento |  |  |  |
Schedule of acquired assets and liabilities |  |  |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  | 3 years |  |
Other intangibles |  |  |  |
Schedule of acquired assets and liabilities |  |  |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  |  | 6 years |
Other intangibles | Magento |  |  |  |
Schedule of acquired assets and liabilities |  |  |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  | 3 years |  |
[1] | Capitalized as purchased technology and are considered indefinite lived until the completion or abandonment of the associated research and development efforts. Subsequent to the acquisition, the associated in-process research and development efforts for certain projects were completed and the rest were abandoned. The respective related amortization and write-off were each immaterial.
[2] | Substantially non-deductible for tax purposes

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