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Long-term Debt, Maturities, Periodic Payment, Repayment of Principal in Year Five

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Long-term Debt, Maturities, Periodic Payment, Repayment of Principal in Year Four

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Long-term Debt, Maturities, Periodic Payment, Repayment of Principal in Year Four, Number of Payments

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Long-term Debt, Maturities, Periodic Payment, Repayment of Principal in Year Three

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Long-term Debt, Maturities, Periodic Payment, Repayment of Principal in Year Three, Number of Payments

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Long-term Debt, Maturities, Periodic Payment, Repayment of Principal in Years One and Two

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Long-term Debt, Maturities, Periodic Payment, Repayment of Principal in Years One and Two, Number of Payments

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt, classified as current. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Term Loan and Line of Credit (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended
Term Loan and Line of Credit (Narrative) (Details)	Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($) payment	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 20, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 02, 2014 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Outstanding balance	$ 122,203,000
Current portion of long-term debt	$ 5,819,000		$ 5,819,000
Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Number of payments in years one and two \| payment	8
Principal payments for years one and two	$ 1,500,000
Number of payments in year three \| payment	4
Principal payments for year three	$ 2,300,000
Number of payments in year four \| payment	4
Principal payments for year four	$ 3,100,000
Number of payments in year five \| payment	3
Principal payments for year five	$ 3,900,000
Debt issuance cost				$ 1,200,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs				700,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs	100,000	$ 100,000
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving line of credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unsecured credit facility				150,000,000.0
Additional borrowing capacity available				125,000,000.0
Line of credit facility outstanding amount	0
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Swing line loans [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unsecured credit facility					$ 25,000,000.0
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Letter of credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unsecured credit facility					$ 25,000,000.0
Line of credit facility outstanding amount	1,400,000
Term Loan [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan				$ 123,800,000
Outstanding balance	122,200,000
Current portion of long-term debt	$ 6,200,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate at end of period (as a percent)	3.125%
Minimum [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee on undrawn portion (as a percent)	0.25%
Maximum [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee on undrawn portion (as a percent)	0.35%
Eurodollar [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	1.50%
Eurodollar [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	2.00%
Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	0.50%
Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	1.00%