Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2012	Nov. 30, 2011	Nov. 30, 2010
Revenue:
License	$ 410,306	$ 377,618	$ 301,532
Service and maintenance	614,307	542,628	452,475
Total revenue	1,024,613	920,246	754,007
Cost of revenue:
License	41,363	35,309	35,325
Service and maintenance	241,452	212,066	162,468
Total cost of revenue	282,815	247,375	197,793
Gross profit	741,798	672,871	556,214
Operating expenses:
Research and development	154,535	143,173	124,654
Sales and marketing	317,001	285,366	240,357
General and administrative	70,868	59,990	49,260
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	19,654	19,149	16,414
Acquisition related and other	2,672	1,840	3,421
Restructuring charges	(648)	8,926	6,953
Total operating expenses	564,082	518,444	441,059
Income from operations	177,716	154,427	115,155
Interest income	1,109	1,374	1,349
Interest expense	(23,396)	(4,020)	(4,123)
Other income (expense), net	(115)	(1,846)	(1,509)
Income before provision for income taxes	155,314	149,935	110,872
Provision for income taxes	33,200	37,300	32,401
Net income	122,114	112,635	78,471
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	107	229	383
Net income attributable to TIBCO Software Inc.	$ 122,007	$ 112,406	$ 78,088
Net income per share attributable to TIBCO Software Inc.:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.76	$ 0.70	$ 0.49
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.72	$ 0.65	$ 0.46
Shares used in computing net income per share attributable to TIBCO Software Inc.:
Shares used in computing net income per share attributable to TIBCO Software Inc., Basic (in sharess)	160,330	161,469	160,959
Shares used in computing net income per share attributable to TIBCO Software Inc., Diluted (in shares)	169,698	173,272	170,953