Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2012

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments [Abstract]

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments

	February 29, 2012		November 30, 2011
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash in banks	$	636,452	$	846,990
Money market investments		1,952,741		1,546,807
Total cash and cash equivalents	$	2,589,193	$	2,393,797
Cash and securities segregated(1)	$	3,636,531	$	3,344,960

(1) Consists of deposits at exchanges and clearing organizations, as well as deposits in accordance with Rule 15c3-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which subjects Jefferies as a broker-dealer carrying client accounts to requirements related to maintaining cash or qualified securities in a segregated reserve account for the exclusive benefit of its clients, and Jefferies Bache, LLC which, as a futures commission merchant, is subject to the segregation requirements pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act.