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Business Segments and International Operations (Income from Continuing Operations by Segment) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($)		Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($) segment	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments | segment				3
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Segment revenue	$ 106,716	$ 92,603	[1]	$ 296,260	$ 280,877	[1]
Segment costs of revenue and operating expenses	30,747	25,010		82,439	72,085
Segment contribution margin	75,969	67,593		213,821	208,792
Other unallocated expenses	60,009	48,490		167,711	152,008
Income from operations	15,960	19,103	[1]	46,110	56,784	[1]
Other expense, net	(3,718)	(1,961)	[1]	(8,038)	(4,830)	[1]
Income before income taxes	12,242	17,142	[1]	38,072	51,954	[1]
OpenEdge
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Segment revenue	78,607	68,519		211,679	204,789
Segment costs of revenue and operating expenses	22,711	16,419		60,123	47,194
Segment contribution margin	55,896	52,100		151,556	157,595
Data Connectivity and Integration
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Segment revenue	8,754	4,563		27,686	17,466
Segment costs of revenue and operating expenses	1,943	1,520		5,249	4,823
Segment contribution margin	6,811	3,043		22,437	12,643
Application Development and Deployment
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Segment revenue	19,355	19,521		56,895	58,622
Segment costs of revenue and operating expenses	6,093	7,071		17,067	20,068
Segment contribution margin	$ 13,262	$ 12,450		$ 39,828	$ 38,554
[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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