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Business Combinations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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May 31, 2014 | May 31, 2013 | May 31, 2014 | May 31, 2013 | Nov. 30, 2013 | May 13, 2014 Modulus [Member] | May 31, 2014 Modulus [Member] | May 31, 2014 Modulus [Member] | May 24, 2013 Rollbase [Member] | May 31, 2014 Rollbase [Member] | May 31, 2014 Rollbase [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interests acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Total purchase consideration |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |  |  | $ 9,900,000 |  |
Purchase consideration, cash |  |  |  |  |  | 12,500,000 |  |  | 9,500,000 |  |
Purchase consideration, contingent consideration |  |  |  |  |  | 2,500,000 |  |  | 400,000 |  |
Fair value of contingent liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 230,681,000 |  | 230,681,000 |  | 224,286,000 | 6,433,000 |  |  | 4,798,000 |  |
Goodwill, useful life for tax purposes |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related costs | 1,630,000 | 1,272,000 | 2,576,000 | 1,272,000 |  |  | 200,000 | 200,000 |  |  |
Expected payout period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |
Earn-out provision |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,300,000 |  |
Expense recognized related to contingent earn-out provisions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,200,000 | $ 2,100,000

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- Definition Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25497992&loc=d3e1392-128463 + Details
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- Definition This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 23 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=21917927&loc=d3e1043-128460 + Details
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