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Basis of Presentation (Details) enterprise_customer in Thousands, developer in Millions, $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended |
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Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($) enterprise_customer developer software_vendor | Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |
Number of independent software vendors | software_vendor | 1,700 |
Number of enterprise customers | enterprise_customer | 100 |
Number of developers | developer | 2 |
Unamortized debt issuance costs reclassified (from) other assets to long-term debt | $ 0.8 |
Other Assets [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 [Member] |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |
Unamortized debt issuance costs reclassified (from) other assets to long-term debt |  | $ (1.0)
Long-term Debt [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 [Member] |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |
Unamortized debt issuance costs reclassified (from) other assets to long-term debt |  | $ 1.0

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