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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014	Dec. 02, 2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, amortization expense	$ 7,800,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	$ 700,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Goodwill impairment loss	0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Telerik AD [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets			123,100,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = prgs_TelerikADMember
Acquired intangible assets, useful life	5 years		5 years
Intangible assets, amortization expense	6,200,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = prgs_TelerikADMember
Telerik AD [Member] | Existing Technology [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets			64,800,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = prgs_TelerikADMember / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_IntellectualPropertyMember
Telerik AD [Member] | Customer-related and other [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets			47,100,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = prgs_TelerikADMember / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Telerik AD [Member] | Trademarks and trade names [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets			$ 11,200,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = prgs_TelerikADMember / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksAndTradeNamesMember

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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of loss from the write-down of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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