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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 12 Months Ended
Nov. 28, 2025
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
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We may use derivatives to partially offset our business exposure to foreign currency and interest rate risk on expected future cash flows and certain existing assets and liabilities. We do not use any of our derivative instruments for trading purposes.
We enter into master netting arrangements to mitigate credit risk in derivative transactions by permitting net settlement of transactions with the same counterparty. We do not offset fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments under master netting arrangements. We also enter into collateral security agreements with certain of our counterparties to exchange cash collateral when the net fair value of certain derivative instruments fluctuates from contractually established thresholds. Collateral posted is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and collateral received is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Cash Flow Hedges
In countries outside the United States, we transact business in U.S. Dollars and in various other currencies. We may use foreign exchange forward contracts and option contracts to hedge a portion of our forecasted foreign currency denominated revenue and expenses. These foreign exchange contracts, carried at fair value, have maturities of up to 24 months. As of November 28, 2025 and November 29, 2024, gross notional amounts of outstanding cash flow hedges were $5.97 billion and $5.51 billion, respectively, hedging exposures denominated in Euros, Japanese Yen, British Pounds, Indian Rupees, Australian Dollars and Canadian Dollars.
In June 2019, we entered into Treasury lock agreements with large financial institutions which fixed benchmark U.S. Treasury rates for an aggregate notional amount of $1 billion of our future debt issuance. These derivative instruments hedged the impact of changes in the benchmark interest rate to future interest payments and were settled upon debt issuance in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. We incurred a loss related to the settlement of the instruments which is amortized to interest expense over the term of our debt due February 1, 2030. See Note 17 for further details regarding our debt.
As of November 28, 2025, we had net derivative losses on our foreign currency cash flow hedges expected to be recognized within the next 36 months, of which $44 million of net losses are expected to be recognized into revenue within the next 12 months and $5 million of net losses are expected to be recognized into operating expenses within the next 12 months. We also had net derivative losses on our Treasury lock agreements, of which $3 million is expected to be recognized into interest expense within the next 12 months.
To receive hedge accounting treatment, all hedging relationships are formally documented at the inception of the hedge, and the hedges must be highly effective in offsetting changes to future cash flows on hedged transactions. We record changes in fair value of these cash flow hedges in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, until the forecasted transaction occurs. When the forecasted transaction affects earnings, we reclassify the related gain or loss on the foreign currency revenue, foreign currency expense or Treasury lock cash flow hedge to revenue, operating expense or interest expense, as applicable. In the event the underlying forecasted transaction does not occur, or it becomes probable that it will not occur, we reclassify the gain or loss on the related cash flow hedge from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to the same income statement line item as the hedged item. We evaluate hedge effectiveness at the inception of the hedge prospectively, and on an ongoing basis both retrospectively and prospectively. If we do not elect hedge accounting, or the contract does not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, the changes in fair value from period to period are recorded in the same income statement line item as the hedged item.
For fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023, there were no net gains or losses recognized in income relating to hedges of forecasted transactions that did not occur.
Fair Value Hedges
During fiscal 2025, we entered into interest rate swaps related to certain of our senior notes. The interest rate swaps effectively convert the fixed interest rates on the notes to floating interest rates based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate (“SOFR OIS”). Under the terms of the swaps, we will pay quarterly interest at the daily compounded SOFR OIS plus a fixed number of basis points on the $2.70 billion notional amount through the respective par call dates for the notes. In exchange, we will receive the fixed rate interest on the notes from the swap counterparties on a semi-annual basis. See Note 17 for further details regarding our debt.
The interest rate swaps are designated as fair value hedges. We record changes in fair value on the swaps associated with the hedged risk in interest expense in our Consolidated Statements of Income with a corresponding offset to the value of the senior notes being hedged.
Non-Designated Hedges
Our derivatives not designated as hedging instruments consist of foreign currency forward contracts that we primarily use to hedge monetary assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies. The changes in fair value of these contracts are recorded to other income (expense), net in our Consolidated Statements of Income. Changes in the fair value of the underlying assets and liabilities associated with the hedged risk are generally offset by the changes in the fair value of the related contracts.
As of November 28, 2025, gross notional amounts of outstanding foreign currency forward contracts hedging monetary assets and liabilities were $563 million, primarily hedging exposures denominated in Euros, Indian Rupees, Australian Dollars and British Pounds. As of November 29, 2024, gross notional amounts of outstanding contracts were $381 million, primarily hedging exposures denominated in Indian Rupees, Australian Dollars, British Pounds and Euros. At November 28, 2025 and November 29, 2024, the outstanding balance sheet hedging derivatives had maturities of 180 days or less.
Fair value asset derivatives are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets for the current portion and other assets for the long-term portion, and fair value liability derivatives are included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities for the current portion and other liabilities for the long-term portion on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of derivative instruments as of November 28, 2025 and November 29, 2024 were as follows:
(in millions)
20252024
 Fair Value
Asset
Derivatives		Fair Value
Liability
Derivatives		Fair Value
Asset
Derivatives		Fair Value
Liability
Derivatives
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:    
Foreign exchange contracts
$82 $99 $128 $10 
Interest rate swaps
94 8 — — 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 Foreign exchange contracts
2 1 1 1 
Total derivatives$178 $108 $129 $11 
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments, net of tax, recognized in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:
(in millions)202520242023
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
Foreign exchange contracts
$(132)$89 $(12)
The effects of derivative instruments on our Consolidated Statements of Income for fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:
(in millions)Financial Statement Classification202520242023
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
Foreign exchange contracts
Net gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into incomeRevenue$2 $(20)$41 
Net gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income
Operating expenses
$(8)$4 $(2)
Treasury lock
Net gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into incomeInterest expense$(3)$(5)$(5)
Derivatives not designated as hedging relationships:
Foreign exchange contracts
Other income (expense), net$9 $3 $12