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Fair Value Measurements (Quantitative Information about Unobservable Inputs, Liabilities) (Details) (Contingent Consideration [Member]) | 6 Months Ended
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May 31, 2014
Rollbase [Member] |
Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Contingent consideration, discount rate | 4.80%
Rollbase [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Probability milestones associated with contingent consideration will be achieved | 95.00%
Modulus [Member] |
Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Contingent consideration, discount rate | 33.00%
Modulus [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Probability milestones associated with contingent consideration will be achieved | 75.00%

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- Definition Fair Value Inputs, Probability of Achievement + 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=25499696&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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