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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Schedule of Goodwill by Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Feb. 28, 2015 | Nov. 30, 2014
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Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Goodwill | $ 370,625 us-gaap_Goodwill | $ 232,836 us-gaap_Goodwill
OpenEdge [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Goodwill | 212,171 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = prgs_OpenEdgeMember |
Data Connectivity and Integration [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Goodwill | 19,040 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = prgs_DataConnectivityMember |
Application Development and Deployment [Member] |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |
Goodwill | $ 139,414 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = prgs_ApplicationDevelopmentandDeploymentMember |

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