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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2018
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | :
| December 1, 2017 |  | Increase / Decrease |  | Reclassification Adjustments |  | November 30, 2018
Net unrealized gains / losses on available-for-sale securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities | $ | 2,704 |  |  | $ | (2,005 | ) |  | $ | (655 | ) |  | $ | 44 |
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities | (14,220 | ) |  | (22,459 | ) |  | 11,305 |  |  | (25,374 | )
Total net unrealized gains / losses on available-for-sale securities | (11,516 | ) |  | (24,464 | ) |  | 10,650 |  | (1 | ) | (25,330 | )
Net unrealized gains / losses on derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments | (3,367 | ) |  | 74,080 |  |  | (48,981 | ) | (2 | ) | 21,732 |
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments | (96,938 | ) |  | (47,594 | ) |  | — |  |  | (144,532 | )
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes | $ | (111,821 | ) |  | $ | 2,022 |  |  | $ | (38,331 | ) |  | $ | (148,130 | )
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(1) | Reclassification adjustments for gains / losses on available-for-sale securities are classified in interest and other income (expense), net.
(2) | Reclassification adjustments for gains / losses on other derivative instruments are classified in revenue.
Other Comprehensive Income, Tax [Table Text Block] | The following table sets forth the taxes related to each component of other comprehensive income for fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Available-for-sale securities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains / losses |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 663 |  |  | $ | (299 | )
Reclassification adjustments |  | — |  |  | (491 | ) |  | 108 |
Subtotal available-for-sale securities |  | — |  |  | 172 |  |  | (191 | )
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustments |  | (1,946 | ) |  | (732 | ) |  | (552 | )
Subtotal derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  | (1,946 | ) |  | (732 | ) |  | (552 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | (1,742 | ) |  | 3,005 |  |  | 24 |
Total taxes, other comprehensive income (loss) |  | $ | (3,688 | ) |  | $ | 2,445 |  |  | $ | (719 | )

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