FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS - Fair Value Hierarchy of Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities and Foreign Currency Contracts (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2013	Nov. 30, 2012
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Foreign currency forward contracts, assets	$ 388	$ 101
Foreign currency forward contracts, liabilities	120	130
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Foreign currency forward contracts, assets	388	101
Foreign currency forward contracts, liabilities	120	130
Money market funds \| Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	329,428	376,480
Money market funds \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	329,428	376,480
Corporate bonds and commercial paper \| Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	52,851	24,558
Corporate bonds and commercial paper \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	52,851	24,558
U.S. Government debt and agency securities \| Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	4,504	9,645
U.S. Government debt and agency securities \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	4,504	9,645
Term deposits \| Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	521	595
Term deposits \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	521	595
Mortgage-backed securities \| Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	331	208
Mortgage-backed securities \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	$ 331	$ 208

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS - Fair Value Hierarchy of Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities and Foreign Currency Contracts (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Aug. 31, 2013

Nov. 30, 2012

Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Foreign currency forward contracts, assets

$ 388

$ 101

Foreign currency forward contracts, liabilities

120

130

Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Foreign currency forward contracts, assets

388

101

Foreign currency forward contracts, liabilities

120

130

Money market funds | Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash and cash equivalents

329,428

376,480

Money market funds | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash and cash equivalents

329,428

376,480

Corporate bonds and commercial paper | Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Available-for-sale securities

52,851

24,558

Corporate bonds and commercial paper | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Available-for-sale securities

52,851

24,558

U.S. Government debt and agency securities | Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Available-for-sale securities

4,504

9,645

U.S. Government debt and agency securities | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Available-for-sale securities

4,504

9,645

Term deposits | Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash and cash equivalents

521

595

Term deposits | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash and cash equivalents

521

595

Mortgage-backed securities | Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Available-for-sale securities

331

208

Mortgage-backed securities | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Available-for-sale securities

$ 331

$ 208

- Definition

This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents Available-for-sale Securities which consist of all investments in certain debt and equity securities neither classified as trading or held-to-maturity securities. A debt security represents a creditor relationship with an enterprise. Debt securities include, among other items, US Treasury securities, US government securities, municipal securities, corporate bonds, convertible debt, commercial paper, and all securitized debt instruments. An equity security represents an ownership interest in an enterprise or the right to acquire or dispose of an ownership interest in an enterprise at fixed or determinable prices. Equity securities include, among other things, common stock, certain preferred stock, warrant rights, call options, and put options, but do not include convertible debt. An entity may opt to provide the reader with additional narrative text to better understand the nature of investments in debt and equity securities which are categorized as Available-for-sale.

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- Definition

This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item includes currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. It also includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits in that the Company may deposit additional funds at any time and also effectively may withdraw funds at any time without prior notice or penalty. Cash equivalents, excluding items classified as marketable securities, include short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and so near their maturity that they present minimal risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition. Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months.

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