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Pension and Employee Benefit Plans
9 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2019
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Pension and Employee Benefits Plans

NOTE 14—PENSION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PLANS:  

The Company has 401(k) plans in the United States under which eligible employees may contribute up to the maximum amount as provided by law. Employees become eligible to participate in these plans on the first day of the month after their employment date. The Company may make discretionary contributions under the plans. Employees in most of the Company's foreign subsidiaries are covered by government-mandated defined contribution plans. During the three and nine months ended August 31, 2019, the Company contributed $11,052 and $34,596, respectively, to defined contribution plans. During the three and nine months ended August 31, 2018, the Company contributed $10,574 and $29,939, respectively, to defined contribution plans.

The Company has a deferred compensation plan for certain directors and officers. Distributions under the plan are subject to Section 409A of the United States Tax Code. The Company may invest balances in the plan in trading securities reported on recognized exchanges. As of August 31, 2019 and November 30, 2018, the deferred compensation liability balance was $6,240 and $6,146, respectively.

Defined Benefit Plans

The Company has defined benefit pension or retirement plans for eligible employees in certain foreign subsidiaries. Benefits under these plans are primarily based on years of service and compensation during the years immediately preceding retirement or termination of participation in the plans. In addition, as part of the Convergys acquisition, the Company acquired a frozen defined benefit pension plan, which includes both a qualified and non-qualified portion, for all eligible employees in the United States (“the cash balance plan”) and unfunded defined benefit plans for certain eligible employees in the Philippines, Malaysia and France. The pension benefit formula for the cash balance plan is determined by a combination of compensation, age-based credits and annual guaranteed interest credits. The plan assumptions are evaluated annually and are updated as deemed necessary.

During the three and nine months ended August 31, 2019, net periodic pension costs were $6,204 and $11,678, respectively, and the Company’s contribution was $2,225 and $5,437, respectively. During the three and nine months ended August 31, 2018, net periodic pension costs were $1,473 and $4,268, respectively, and the Company’s contribution was $766 and $2,881, respectively. The plans were underfunded by $85,722 and $89,001 as of August 31, 2019 and November 30, 2018.