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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 03, 2021 | Nov. 27, 2020
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Marketable Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | $ 6,160 | $ 5,983
Unrealized Gains | 4 | 9
Unrealized Losses | 0 | 0
Estimated Fair Value | 6,164 | 5,992
Cash and cash equivalents |  |
Marketable Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 4,623 | 4,478
Unrealized Gains | 0 | 0
Unrealized Losses | 0 | 0
Estimated Fair Value | 4,623 | 4,478
Cash |  |
Marketable Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 716 | 849
Unrealized Gains | 0 | 0
Unrealized Losses | 0 | 0
Estimated Fair Value | 716 | 849
Cash equivalents |  |
Marketable Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 3,907 | 3,629
Unrealized Gains | 0 | 0
Unrealized Losses | 0 | 0
Estimated Fair Value | 3,907 | 3,629
Cash equivalents | Corporate debt securities |  |
Marketable Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 16 | 28
Unrealized Gains | 0 | 0
Unrealized Losses | 0 | 0
Estimated Fair Value | 16 | 28
Cash equivalents | Money market funds |  |
Marketable Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 3,739 | 3,483
Unrealized Gains | 0 | 0
Unrealized Losses | 0 | 0
Estimated Fair Value | 3,739 | 3,483
Cash equivalents | Time deposits |  |
Marketable Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 150 | 118
Unrealized Gains | 0 | 0
Unrealized Losses | 0 | 0
Estimated Fair Value | 150 | 118
Cash equivalents | U.S. Treasury securities |  |
Marketable Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 2 |
Unrealized Gains | 0 |
Unrealized Losses | 0 |
Estimated Fair Value | 2 |
Short-term Investments |  |
Marketable Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 1,537 | 1,505
Unrealized Gains | 4 | 9
Unrealized Losses | 0 | 0
Estimated Fair Value | 1,541 | 1,514
Short-term fixed income securities | Asset-backed securities |  |
Marketable Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 120 | 105
Unrealized Gains | 0 | 1
Unrealized Losses | 0 | 0
Estimated Fair Value | 120 | 106
Short-term fixed income securities | Corporate debt securities |  |
Marketable Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 1,396 | 1,378
Unrealized Gains | 4 | 8
Unrealized Losses | 0 | 0
Estimated Fair Value | 1,400 | 1,386
Short-term fixed income securities | Municipal securities |  |
Marketable Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 21 | 19
Unrealized Gains | 0 | 0
Unrealized Losses | 0 | 0
Estimated Fair Value | $ 21 | 19
Short-term fixed income securities | Foreign government debt |  |
Marketable Securities [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost |  | 3
Unrealized Gains |  | 0
Unrealized Losses |  | 0
Estimated Fair Value |  | $ 3

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