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Common Stock Repurchases	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2012
Common Stock Repurchases [Abstract]
Common Stock Repurchases	Note 9: Common Stock Repurchases We purchased and retired 847,000 shares of our common stock for $25.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2011. No amounts were purchased in the first quarter of fiscal 2012, as no amounts are remaining under our previously authorized share repurchase programs.

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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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