Selected Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2013

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Selected Quarterly Financial Information

	Three Months Ended
	November 30, 2013		August 31, 2013		May 31, 2013		February 28, 2013
Total revenue	$	315,455	$	270,859	$	245,846	$	237,790
Gross profit	233,591		192,886		171,875		164,153
Total operating expenses	166,135		155,677		150,982		145,294
Income from operations	67,456		37,209		20,893		18,859
Provision for income taxes	15,500		7,900		3,100		(100		)
Net income attributable to TIBCO Software Inc.	44,549		21,251		8,715		9,505
Net income per share attributable to TIBCO Software Inc.:
Basic	$	0.28	$	0.13	$	0.05	$	0.06
Diluted	$	0.27	$	0.13	$	0.05	$	0.06
Shares used in computing net income per share attributable to TIBCO Software Inc.:
Basic	160,814		160,638		160,877		161,521
Diluted	167,758		166,999		167,507		169,130

	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