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Common Stock Repurchases	6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2011
Common Stock Repurchases [Abstract]
Common Stock Repurchases	Note 9: Common Stock Repurchases We purchased approximately 2,193,000 shares and 599,000 shares of our common stock for $64.9 million and $11.5 million in the first six months of fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010, respectively. On June 27, 2011, the Board of Directors increased and extended our stock buyback program by authorizing the repurchase of an additional $100 million of the company’s common stock (to an aggregate remaining balance of $135 million) until May 31, 2012. The shares may be repurchased from time to time in open market transactions or privately negotiated transactions at the company’s discretion, subject to securities laws, market conditions and other factors.

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The entire disclosure for an entity's treasury stock, including the average cost per share, carrying basis for each class of treasury stock, description of share repurchase program authorized by an entity's board of directors, the number of shares repurchased, the cost of the shares repurchased, the remaining maximum dollar value of shares available for repurchase under the program, the treatment of the purchase price in excess of the current market value, number of shares held for each class of treasury stock, and other information necessary to a fair presentation.

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