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Business Segments and International Operations (Income from Continuing Operations by Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2015 | Feb. 28, 2014
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |
Segment revenue | $ 81,381 us-gaap_Revenues | $ 74,538 us-gaap_Revenues
Segment costs of revenue and operating expenses | 32,168 us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses | 21,741 us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses
Segment contribution margin | 49,213 prgs_ContributionProfitLoss | 52,797 prgs_ContributionProfitLoss
Other unallocated expenses | 60,399 prgs_OtherUnallocatedExpenses | 38,795 prgs_OtherUnallocatedExpenses
(Loss) income from operations | (11,186)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 14,002 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Other income (expense), net | 933 us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense | 6 us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
(Loss) income before income taxes | (10,253)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | 14,008 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
OpenEdge [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |
Segment revenue | 69,471 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = prgs_OpenEdgeMember | 66,734 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = prgs_OpenEdgeMember
Segment costs of revenue and operating expenses | 19,534 us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = prgs_OpenEdgeMember | 17,391 us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = prgs_OpenEdgeMember
Segment contribution margin | 49,937 prgs_ContributionProfitLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = prgs_OpenEdgeMember | 49,343 prgs_ContributionProfitLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = prgs_OpenEdgeMember
Data Connectivity and Integration [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |
Segment revenue | 7,113 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = prgs_DataConnectivityMember | 7,639 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = prgs_DataConnectivityMember
Segment costs of revenue and operating expenses | 3,250 us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = prgs_DataConnectivityMember | 2,797 us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = prgs_DataConnectivityMember
Segment contribution margin | 3,863 prgs_ContributionProfitLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = prgs_DataConnectivityMember | 4,842 prgs_ContributionProfitLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = prgs_DataConnectivityMember
Application Development and Deployment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items] |  |
Segment revenue | 4,797 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = prgs_ApplicationDevelopmentandDeploymentMember | 165 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = prgs_ApplicationDevelopmentandDeploymentMember
Segment costs of revenue and operating expenses | 9,384 us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = prgs_ApplicationDevelopmentandDeploymentMember | 1,553 us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = prgs_ApplicationDevelopmentandDeploymentMember
Segment contribution margin | $ (4,587)prgs_ContributionProfitLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = prgs_ApplicationDevelopmentandDeploymentMember | $ (1,388)prgs_ContributionProfitLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = prgs_ApplicationDevelopmentandDeploymentMember

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