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Common Stock Repurchases	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2017
Common Stock Repurchases [Abstract]
Common Stock Repurchases	Common Stock Repurchases We repurchased and retired 0.6 million shares of our common stock for $18.1 million in the three months ended February 28, 2017 and 0.5 million shares for $11.7 million in the three months ended February 29, 2016. The shares were repurchased in both periods as part of our Board of Directors authorized share repurchase program. In March 2016, our Board of Directors authorized a new $100.0 million share repurchase program, which increased the total authorization to $214.5 million. As of February 28, 2017, there was $117.3 million remaining under this current authorization.

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The entire disclosure for treasury stock, including, but not limited to, average cost per share, description of share repurchase program, shares repurchased, shares held for each class of treasury stock.

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