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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 9 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2016
Aug. 31, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net income $ 149,695 $ 146,383
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation expense 46,549 35,305
Amortization of intangible assets 36,509 41,771
Share-based compensation 10,615 10,678
Tax benefits from employee stock plans 5,262 4,893
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation (5,309) (4,941)
Deferred income taxes (7,190) (1,701)
Unrealized foreign exchange (gains) losses (8,943) 14,995
Others 884 1,806
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisition of businesses:    
Accounts receivable, including from related parties 226,664 481,415
Inventories (224,752) 47,362
Other assets (10,374) (31,986)
Accounts payable, including to related parties 70,361 (204,376)
Other liabilities (14,703) 15,818
Net cash provided by operating activities 275,268 557,422
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Purchases of investments (83,671) (6,995)
Proceeds from sale and maturity of investments 82,387 8,846
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired (404,484) 0
Refund of excess purchase consideration [1] 561 37,299
Purchases of property and equipment (95,161) (71,495)
Repayment by third parties of loans and deposits, net of amounts loaned 2,278 (794)
Changes in restricted cash, net of acquisition of businesses 85,899 (30,733)
Net cash used in investing activities (412,191) (63,872)
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Proceeds from securitization and revolving lines of credit 1,902,424 2,200,307
Payments of securitization and revolving lines of credit (1,819,840) (2,843,232)
Proceeds from term loans, net of issuance cost 0 408,299
Payments of term loans, capital leases and other borrowings (31,910) (6,193)
Dividends paid (23,809) (14,755)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation 5,309 4,941
Decrease in book overdrafts (3,501) (88,081)
Repurchases of common stock (6,917) (8,736)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 6,014 4,636
Repurchases of common stock for tax withholdings on equity awards (3,427) (5,186)
Others (1,337) (170)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 23,006 (348,170)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 1,127 (17,447)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (112,790) 127,933
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 336,072 180,143
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 223,282 308,076
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities    
Accrued costs for property and equipment purchases $ 5,135 $ 8,924
[1] Represents working capital and other post-closing adjustments related to the acquisition of the customer relationship management business of International Business Machines Corporation in fiscal year 2014.