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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Feb. 28, 2019 | Aug. 31, 2018 | Aug. 31, 2019 | Aug. 31, 2018
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective income tax rate | (11.00%) |  |  | 16.00% |  | 18.00% | 21.00% |
Income tax expense (benefit) | $ (1,315) |  |  | $ 2,752 | [1] | $ 6,932 | $ 10,928 | [1]
Tax Treatment Of Intercompany Sale Of Intellectual Property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax expense (benefit) |  | $ 2,500 | $ 1,100 |  |  |  |  |
Scenario, Adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax expense (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  | $ (3,600) |  |
[1] | The Company adopted ASC 606 effective December 1, 2018 using the full retrospective method. See Note 1. Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation for further information.

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