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License Agreements - Summary of License Fees Earned (Detail) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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May 31, 2020 | May 31, 2019 | May 31, 2020 | May 31, 2019
License Agreements [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 7,871,844 | $ 8,127,852 | $ 15,492,618 | $ 15,622,964
License and royalty income [Member] |  |  |  |
License Agreements [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 201,828 | 201,828 | 201,828 | 201,828
India [Member] | Processing and Storage Royalties [Member] |  |  |  |
License Agreements [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 201,828 | $ 201,828 | $ 201,828 | $ 201,828

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- Definition Amount, including tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value-added and excise. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130545-203045 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130543-203045 + Details
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