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Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements (Additional Quantitative Information about Unobservable Inputs) (Details) (Auction Rate Securities [Member], Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member]) | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2013
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Liquidity risk premium | 4.00%prgs_FairValueInputsLiquidityRiskPremium
Minimum [Member] |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Probability of earning the maximum rate until maturity | 0.20%prgs_FairValueInputsProbabilityOfEarningMaximumRateUntilMaturity / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis = us-gaap_IncomeApproachValuationTechniqueMember
Probability of principal return prior to maturity | 75.40%us-gaap_FairValueInputsPrepaymentRate / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis = us-gaap_IncomeApproachValuationTechniqueMember
Probability of default | 4.20%us-gaap_FairValueInputsProbabilityOfDefault / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis = us-gaap_IncomeApproachValuationTechniqueMember
Recovery rate in default | 50.00%prgs_FairValueInputRecoveryRateinDefault / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis = us-gaap_IncomeApproachValuationTechniqueMember
Maximum [Member] |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Probability of earning the maximum rate until maturity | 10.70%prgs_FairValueInputsProbabilityOfEarningMaximumRateUntilMaturity / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis = us-gaap_IncomeApproachValuationTechniqueMember
Probability of principal return prior to maturity | 94.90%us-gaap_FairValueInputsPrepaymentRate / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis = us-gaap_IncomeApproachValuationTechniqueMember
Probability of default | 24.50%us-gaap_FairValueInputsProbabilityOfDefault / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis = us-gaap_IncomeApproachValuationTechniqueMember
Recovery rate in default | 70.00%prgs_FairValueInputRecoveryRateinDefault / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis = us-gaap_IncomeApproachValuationTechniqueMember
Weighted Average [Member] |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |
Probability of earning the maximum rate until maturity | 1.90%prgs_FairValueInputsProbabilityOfEarningMaximumRateUntilMaturity / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_WeightedAverageMember / us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis = us-gaap_IncomeApproachValuationTechniqueMember
Probability of principal return prior to maturity | 86.70%us-gaap_FairValueInputsPrepaymentRate / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_WeightedAverageMember / us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis = us-gaap_IncomeApproachValuationTechniqueMember
Probability of default | 11.50%us-gaap_FairValueInputsProbabilityOfDefault / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_WeightedAverageMember / us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis = us-gaap_IncomeApproachValuationTechniqueMember
Recovery rate in default | 56.50%prgs_FairValueInputRecoveryRateinDefault / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_WeightedAverageMember / us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis = us-gaap_IncomeApproachValuationTechniqueMember

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- Definition Rate at which loans or a loan portfolio are expected to prepay principal balances, 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=36462937&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=36462937&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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