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Commitments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2013 | Nov. 30, 2012 | Nov. 30, 2011
Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |
Rent expense under operating leases | $ 61,000,000 | $ 57,000,000 | $ 59,000,000
Ship Commitments |  |  |
Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |
Ships under contract for construction | 8 |  |
Aggregate passenger capacity of ships under contract for construction | 24,700 |  |
Estimated total cost of ships under contract | 5,200,000,000 |  |
Payment for ships under construction | 500,000,000 |  |
Anticipated payment for cost of ships due in 2014 | 1,600,000,000 |  |
Anticipated payment for cost of ships due in 2015 | 1,300,000,000 |  |
Anticipated payment for cost of ships due in 2016 | $ 1,800,000,000 |  |

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- Definition The cash outflow from construction costs to date on capital projects that have not been completed and assets being constructed that are not ready to be placed into service. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3213-108585 + Details
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