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Business Combinations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2014 | Aug. 31, 2013 | Aug. 31, 2014 | Aug. 31, 2013 | Nov. 30, 2013 | May 13, 2014 Modulus [Member] | Aug. 31, 2014 Modulus [Member] | Aug. 31, 2014 Modulus [Member] | May 24, 2013 Rollbase [Member] | Aug. 31, 2014 Rollbase [Member] | Aug. 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 |  |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 13,950,000 |  |  | 9,879,000 |  |
Goodwill | 230,677,000 |  | 230,677,000 |  | 224,286,000 | 6,433,000 |  |  | 4,798,000 |  |
Goodwill, useful life for tax purposes |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related costs | 572,000 | 957,000 | 3,148,000 | 2,229,000 |  |  | 200,000 | 200,000 |  |  |
Expected payout period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |
Earn-out provision |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,300,000 |  |
Expense recognized related to contingent earn-out provisions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000 | $ 2,500,000

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