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INCOME TAXES: (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of sources of income from continuing operations before the provision for income taxes
The sources of income before the provision for income taxes and non-controlling interest are as follows: 
 
Fiscal Years Ended November 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
United States
$
197,406

 
$
198,687

 
$
201,386

Foreign
129,789

 
85,595

 
36,666

 
$
327,195

 
$
284,282

 
$
238,052

Schedule of provisions for income taxes
Provision for income taxes consists of the following:
 
Fiscal Years Ended November 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Current tax provision:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
65,101

 
$
81,927

 
$
66,491

State
15,179

 
15,020

 
10,069

Foreign
43,805

 
33,048

 
6,709

 
$
124,085

 
$
129,995

 
$
83,269

Deferred tax provision (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
(3,536
)
 
$
(13,847
)
 
$
687

State
(173
)
 
(2,606
)
 
1,379

Foreign
(1,788
)
 
(9,410
)
 
395

 
$
(5,497
)
 
$
(25,863
)
 
$
2,461

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total tax provision
$
118,588

 
$
104,132

 
$
85,730

Schedules of deferred tax assets and liabilities
The following presents the breakdown between current and non-current net deferred tax assets:
 
As of November 30,
 
2015
 
2014
Deferred tax assets - current
$
40,510

 
$
34,310

Deferred tax assets - noncurrent
19,849

 
10,790

Deferred tax liabilities - current
(1,667
)
 
(506
)
Deferred tax liabilities - noncurrent
(10,713
)
 
(12,867
)
Total net deferred tax assets
$
47,979

 
$
31,727

Net deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following: 
 
As of November 30,
 
2015
 
2014
Assets:
 
 
 
Inventory reserves
$
9,829

 
$
9,206

Allowance for doubtful accounts and sales return reserves
8,040

 
9,174

Other reserves and accruals
21,340

 
11,609

State tax credits
3,798

 
2,878

Deferred and prepaid compensation
9,321

 
9,243

Net operating losses
17,580

 
14,435

Deferred revenue
72

 
2,123

Share-based compensation expense
6,290

 
5,817

Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges
2,250

 

Others
3,473

 
1,914

Gross deferred tax assets
81,993

 
66,399

Valuation allowance
(16,891
)
 
(7,101
)
Total deferred tax assets
$
65,102

 
$
59,298

Liabilities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
$
(5,374
)
 
$
(5,750
)
Intangible assets
(11,131
)
 
(19,736
)
Unrealized gains on forward contracts
(356
)
 

Unrealized gains on investments

 
(346
)
Others
(262
)
 
(1,739
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
$
(17,123
)
 
$
(27,571
)
Net deferred tax assets
$
47,979

 
$
31,727

Schedule of reconciliation of statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to Company's effective income tax rate
A reconciliation of the statutory United States federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows:  
 
Fiscal Years Ended November 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Federal statutory income tax rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
2.5

 
2.8

 
3.1

Foreign taxes
(1.3
)
 
(2.2
)
 
(3.0
)
Others

 
1.0

 
0.9

Effective income tax rate
36.2
 %
 
36.6
 %
 
36.0
 %
Summary of aggregate changes in balances of gross unrecognized tax benefits
The aggregate changes in the balances of gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding accrued interest and penalties, during fiscal years 2015, 2014, and 2013 were as follows: 
Balance as of November 30, 2012
$
19,995

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
2,574

Additions for tax positions of prior years
343

Reductions for tax positions of prior years
(301
)
Lapse of statute of limitations
(781
)
Changes due to translation of foreign currencies
27

Balance as of November 30, 2013
21,857

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
3,943

Additions for tax positions of prior years
118

Reductions for tax positions of prior years
(3,609
)
Lapse of statute of limitations
(400
)
Changes due to translation of foreign currencies
(35
)
Balance as of November 30, 2014
21,874

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
3,485

Additions for tax positions of prior years
923

Lapse of statute of limitations
(3,441
)
Changes due to translation of foreign currencies
(26
)
Balance as of November 30, 2015
$
22,815