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Segment Information - Selected Information for Cruise and Tour and Other Segments (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2013 | Aug. 31, 2012 | Aug. 31, 2013 | Aug. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 4,726 |  | $ 4,684 |  | $ 11,798 |  | $ 11,804 |
Operating expenses | 2,917 |  | 2,597 |  | 8,003 |  | 7,769 |
Selling and administrative | 439 |  | 409 |  | 1,347 |  | 1,261 |
Depreciation and amortization | 406 |  | 383 |  | 1,186 |  | 1,135 |
Ibero goodwill and trademark impairment charges | 13 |  | 0 |  | 13 |  | 173 |
Operating income | 951 |  | 1,295 |  | 1,249 |  | 1,466 |
North America Cruise Brands |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 2,975 | [1] | 2,934 | [1] | 7,212 | [1] | 7,186 | [1]
Operating expenses | 1,820 | [1] | 1,642 | [1] | 4,837 | [1] | 4,670 | [1]
Selling and administrative | 248 | [1] | 231 | [1] | 762 | [1] | 706 | [1]
Depreciation and amortization | 235 | [1] | 227 | [1] | 691 | [1] | 669 | [1]
Operating income | 672 | [1] | 834 | [1] | 922 | [1] | 1,141 | [1]
Europe Australia And Asia Cruise Brands |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 1,704 |  | 1,657 |  | 4,464 |  | 4,462 |
Operating expenses | 1,133 | [2] | 956 |  | 3,147 | [2] | 3,063 |
Selling and administrative | 163 |  | 153 |  | 494 |  | 467 |
Depreciation and amortization | 156 |  | 140 |  | 449 |  | 417 |
Ibero goodwill and trademark impairment charges | 13 |  | 0 |  | 13 |  | 173 |
Operating income | 239 |  | 408 |  | 361 | [1] | 342 | [1]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use | 176 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cruise Support |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 23 |  | 22 |  | 73 |  | 64 |
Operating expenses | (2) |  | (5) |  | 34 |  | 4 |
Selling and administrative | 25 |  | 23 |  | 85 |  | 82 |
Depreciation and amortization | 7 |  | 6 |  | 18 |  | 19 |
Operating income | (7) |  | (2) |  | (64) |  | (41) |
Tour and Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 141 | [1] | 158 | [1] | 177 | [1] | 186 | [1]
Operating expenses | 83 | [1] | 91 | [1] | 113 | [1] | 126 | [1]
Selling and administrative | 3 | [1] | 2 | [1] | 6 | [1] | 6 | [1]
Depreciation and amortization | 8 | [1] | 10 | [1] | 28 | [1] | 30 | [1]
Operating income | 47 | [1] | 55 | [1] | 30 | [1] | 24 | [1]
Intersegment elimination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | (117) | [1] | (87) | [1] | (128) | [1] | (94) | [1]
Operating expenses | (117) | [1] | (87) | [1] | (128) | [1] | (94) | [1]
Selling and administrative | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1]
Depreciation and amortization | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] |  | [1] | 0 | [1]
Operating income | $ 0 | [1] | $ 0 | [1] | $ 0 | [1] | $ 0 | [1]
[1] | A portion of the North America cruise brands’ segment revenues include revenues for the tour portion of a cruise when a land tour package is sold along with a cruise by Holland America Line and Princess. These intersegment tour revenues, which are included in our Tour and Other segment, are eliminated directly against the North America cruise brands’ segment revenues and operating expenses in the line “Intersegment elimination.”
[2] | Includes $176 million of ship impairment charges related to two smaller Costa ships.

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