Selected Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2012

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Selected Quarterly Financial Information

	Three Months Ended
	November 30, 2012		August 31, 2012		May 31, 2012		February 28, 2012
Total revenue	$	296,527	$	255,021	$	247,363	$	225,702
Gross profit	220,938		182,772		178,476		159,612
Total operating expenses	147,886		139,620		141,117		135,459
Income from operations	73,052		43,152		37,359		24,153
Provision for income taxes	15,300		7,400		7,200		3,300
Net income attributable to TIBCO Software Inc.	48,788		26,086		26,492		20,641
Net income per share attributable to TIBCO Software Inc.:
Basic	$	0.30	$	0.16	$	0.17	$	0.13
Diluted	$	0.29	$	0.15	$	0.16	$	0.12
Shares used in computing net income per share attributable to TIBCO Software Inc.:
Basic	160,115		159,308		160,437		161,460
Diluted	169,284		169,165		169,477		170,866

	Three Months Ended
	November 30, 2011		August 31, 2011		May 31, 2011		February 28, 2011
Total revenue	$	289,511	$	228,973	$	216,421	$	185,341
Gross profit	220,164		165,619		154,694		132,394
Total operating expenses	149,919		129,031		125,965		113,529
Income from operations	70,245		36,588		28,729		18,865
Provision for income taxes	17,504		11,800		6,000		1,996
Net income attributable to TIBCO Software Inc.	51,878		23,529		21,046		15,953
Net income per share attributable to TIBCO Software Inc.:
Basic	$	0.32	$	0.15	$	0.13	$	0.10
Diluted	$	0.30	$	0.14	$	0.12	$	0.09
Shares used in computing net income per share attributable to TIBCO Software Inc.:
Basic	161,586		161,876		161,911		160,503
Diluted	171,978		172,957		174,666		173,486