Goodwill and Other Acquired Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Acquired Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2013 and 2012 are as follows (in thousands):



	Goodwill
Balance as of November 30, 2011	$	451,821
Goodwill recorded for the LogLogic acquisition	73,460
Goodwill adjustment for the Nimbus acquisition⁽¹⁾	1,077
Goodwill recorded for other business combination	801
Foreign currency translation	5,131
Balance as of November 30, 2012	$	532,290
Goodwill adjustment for the LogLogic acquisition⁽¹⁾	(1,919		)
Goodwill recorded for the Maporama acquisition	6,508
Goodwill recorded for the StreamBase acquisition	26,546
Goodwill recorded for the Extended Results acquisition	13,589
Foreign currency translation	5,077
Balance as of November 30, 2013	$	582,091


(1)	Pursuant to the business combinations accounting guidance, we record goodwill adjustments for the effect on goodwill changes to net assets acquired during the measurement period (up to one year from the date of an acquisition). Goodwill adjustments were not significant to our previously reported operating results or financial position.

Acquired Intangible Assets

Our acquired intangible assets are subject to amortization on a straight line basis over their estimated useful lives as follows:



	Estimated Life	Weighted Average Remaining Life
Developed technologies	4 to 8 years	4.1 years
Customer base	2 to 9 years	3.6 years
Patents/core technologies	5 to 7 years	2.0 years
Trademarks	4 to 8 years	4.3 years
Maintenance agreements	4 to 9 years	4.8 years

The carrying values of our amortized acquired intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):



	November 30, 2013							November 30, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Developed technologies	$	204,918	$	(137,758	)	$	67,160	$	182,152	$	(118,992	)	$	63,160
Customer base	67,707		(50,623		)	$	17,084	59,525		(43,328		)	16,197
Patents/core technologies	28,649		(26,080		)	$	2,569	28,295		(24,198		)	4,097
Trademarks	12,871		(9,377		)	$	3,494	12,777		(8,251		)	4,526
Non-compete agreements	580		(580		)	$	—	580		(580		)	—
Maintenance agreements	87,888		(58,777		)	$	29,111	83,762		(48,481		)	35,281
Total intangible assets	$	402,613	$	(283,195	)	$	119,418	$	367,091	$	(243,830	)	$	123,261

The estimated future amortization of acquired intangible assets as of November 30, 2013 is as follows (in thousands):



Year Ended November 30,
2014	$	35,146
2015	29,324
2016	22,700
2017	16,727
2018	10,065
Thereafter	5,456
Total intangible assets, net	$	119,418

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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