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INVESTMENTS: | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2015
Investments [Abstract] |
Investments | INVESTMENTS: The carrying amount of the Company’s investments is shown in the table below:
| As of November 30, 2015 |  | As of November 30, 2014
| Cost Basis |  | Unrealized Gains |  | Carrying Value |  | Cost Basis |  | Unrealized Gains |  | Carrying Value
Short-term investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trading securities | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,614 |  |  | $ | 373 |  |  | $ | 1,987 |
Held-to-maturity investments | 5,546 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,546 |  |  | 5,141 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,141 |
| $ | 5,546 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,546 |  |  | $ | 6,755 |  |  | $ | 373 |  |  | $ | 7,128 |
Long-term investments in other assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities | $ | 837 |  |  | $ | 1,073 |  |  | $ | 1,910 |  |  | $ | 843 |  |  | $ | 897 |  |  | $ | 1,740 |
Cost-method investments | 4,555 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,555 |  |  | 4,578 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,578 |
Short-term trading securities generally consist of equity securities relating to the Company’s deferred compensation plan. Held-to-maturity investments primarily consist of term deposits with maturities from the date of purchase greater than three months and less than one year. These term deposits are held until the maturity date and are not traded. Long-term available-for-sale securities primarily consist of investments in other companies’ equity securities. Long-term cost-method investments consist of investments in equity securities of private entities. Trading securities and available-for-sale securities are recorded at fair value in each reporting period and therefore the carrying value of these securities equals their fair value. For cost-method investments, the Company records an impairment charge when the decline in fair value is determined to be other-than-temporary. The fair value of cost-method investments is based on an internal valuation of the investees. The following table summarizes the total gains recorded in “Other income (expense), net” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for changes in the fair value of the Company's trading investments during fiscal years 2015, 2014, and 2013:
| Fiscal Years Ended November 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Gains on trading investments | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | 397 |  |  | $ | 1,868 |

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