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Fair Value Measurements (Quantitative Information about Unobservable Inputs) (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2013
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Liquidity risk premium | 4.00%
Contingent Consideration [Member] |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Contingent consideration, discount rate | 4.80%
Minimum [Member] |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Probability of earning the maximum rate until maturity | 0.20%
Probability of principal return prior to maturity | 75.40%
Probability of default | 4.20%
Recovery rate in default | 50.00%
Minimum [Member] | Contingent Consideration [Member] |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Probability milestones associated with contingent consideration will be achieved | 95.00%
Maximum [Member] |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Probability of earning the maximum rate until maturity | 10.70%
Probability of principal return prior to maturity | 94.90%
Probability of default | 24.50%
Recovery rate in default | 70.00%
Weighted Average [Member] |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Probability of earning the maximum rate until maturity | 1.90%
Probability of principal return prior to maturity | 86.70%
Probability of default | 11.50%
Recovery rate in default | 56.50%

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- Definition Fair Value Input Liquidity Risk Premium + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Fair Value Input Probability Of Earning Maximum Rate Until Maturity + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Fair Value Input Probability of Principal Returned Prior to Maturity + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (bbb) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7578670&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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- Definition Percentage of likelihood a loan will not be repaid and instead default, used as an input to measure fair value. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (bbb) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7578670&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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