Stock-Based Compensation (Details Numeric) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
Dec. 02, 2022 USD ($) shares	Dec. 02, 2022 USD ($) purchaseperiods shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, related to non-vested stock based awards (in millions) \| $	$ 2,830	$ 2,830
Number of years over which unrecognized compensation costs will be recognized	2 years 3 months 14 days
Restricted Stock Unit
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period		4 years
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance	52.0	52.0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant	30.5	30.5
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period		3 years
Minimum percentage of target shares able to receive		0.00%
Maximum percentage of target shares able to receive		200.00%
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance	103.0	103.0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant	10.7	10.7
Length of ESPP offering period, Months		24 months
Number of purchase periods per offering period \| purchaseperiods		4
Length of ESPP purchase period, Months		6 months
ESPP Purchase Price as Percentage of Market Price		85.00%

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Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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