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Common Stock Repurchases	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2014
Common Stock Repurchases [Abstract]
Common Stock Repurchases	Common Stock Repurchases We repurchased and retired 0.4 million shares of our common stock for $9.8 million in the three months ended February 28, 2014. The shares were repurchased as part of our Board of Directors authorized $100.0 million share repurchase program. In the three months ended February 28, 2013, we repurchased 4,783,000 shares of our common stock for $106.3 million.

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The entire disclosure for treasury stock, including, but not limited to, average cost per share, description of share repurchase program, shares repurchased, shares held for each class of treasury stock.

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