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ACQUISITIONS (Details) (USD $)
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Nov. 30, 2012
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Nov. 30, 2011
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Nov. 30, 2012
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Nov. 30, 2011
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Nov. 30, 2012
Fiscal 2013 Acquisitions [Member]
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May 31, 2012
Taleo Corporation [Member]
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Apr. 05, 2012
Taleo Corporation [Member]
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May 31, 2012
RightNow Technologies, Inc. [Member]
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Jan. 25, 2012
RightNow Technologies, Inc. [Member]
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Nov. 30, 2012
Pillar Data Systems, Inc. [Member]
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Nov. 30, 2012
Pillar Data Systems, Inc. [Member]
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May 31, 2012
Pillar Data Systems, Inc. [Member]
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Jul. 18, 2011
Pillar Data Systems, Inc. [Member]
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May 31, 2012
Other Fiscal 2012 Acquisitions [Member]
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| Materiality of acquisitions individually or in the aggregate | These acquisitions were not significant individually or in the aggregate. | |||||||||||||
| Acquisition completion date | Apr. 05, 2012 | Jan. 25, 2012 | Jul. 18, 2011 | |||||||||||
| Merger agreement date | Jun. 29, 2011 | |||||||||||||
| Total purchase price | $ 2,000 | $ 1,500 | $ 1,600 | |||||||||||
| Purchase price payable consisting of estimated fair value of the liability for contingent consideration | 346 | |||||||||||||
| Cash portion of purchase price | 2,000 | 1,500 | 1,600 | |||||||||||
| Fair value of stock options and restricted stock-based awards assumed | 10 | 14 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Identifiable intangible assets recorded | 1,100 | 697 | 142 | 540 | ||||||||||
| Net tangible assets (liabilities) assumed | (267) | (247) | (16) | 18 | ||||||||||
| Residual goodwill | 1,200 | 1,100 | 220 | 1,100 | ||||||||||
| Estimated fair value of the Earn-Out Liability | 258 | 258 | ||||||||||||
| Amount of Earn-Out that an affiliate of Mr. Ellison has the first preference right to receive | 565 | |||||||||||||
| Percentage right that an affiliate of Mr. Ellison has over any amount of the Earn-Out that exceeds $565 million | 55.00% | |||||||||||||
| Net benefit to acquisition related and other expenses | 145 | 129 | 145 | 129 | ||||||||||
| Acquisitions Pro Forma [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | 9,095 | 8,987 | 17,282 | 17,555 | ||||||||||
| Net income | $ 2,580 | $ 2,116 | $ 4,602 | $ 3,858 | ||||||||||
| Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.54 | $ 0.42 | $ 0.95 | $ 0.76 | ||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.53 | $ 0.41 | $ 0.94 | $ 0.75 | ||||||||||
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Fair value, as of the acquisition date, of potential payments under the contingent consideration arrangement including cash and shares. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of cash paid to acquire the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The acquisition-date fair value of the equity interests of the acquirer, including the number of instruments or interests issued or issuable in consideration for the business combination. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Date when the business acquisition agreement was executed, in CCYY-MM-DD format. No definition available.
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Date when the acquirer obtains control of the acquiree, in CCYY-MM-DD format. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The pro forma basic net income per share for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The pro forma diluted net income per share for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of goodwill arising from a business combination, which is the excess of the cost of the acquired entity over the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The pro forma revenue for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This element represents the acquisition-date fair value of the total consideration transferred which consists of the sum of the acquisition-date fair values of the assets transferred by the acquirer, the liabilities incurred by the acquirer to former owners of the acquiree, and the equity interests issued by the acquirer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This element represents the amount of any change, including any differences arising upon settlement, recognized during the reporting period in the value of a liability, arising from an item of contingent consideration, assumed in a business combination. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net amount recognized as of the acquisition date for the aggregate identifiable assets acquired in excess of or less than the aggregate liabilities assumed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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