Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2011	Nov. 30, 2010	Nov. 30, 2009
Revenue:
License	$ 377,618	$ 301,532	$ 247,237
Service and maintenance	542,628	452,475	374,151
Total revenue	920,246	754,007	621,388
Cost of revenue:
License	35,309	35,325	28,252
Service and maintenance	212,066	162,468	130,800
Total cost of revenue	247,375	197,793	159,052
Gross profit	672,871	556,214	462,336
Operating expenses:
Research and development	143,173	124,654	108,691
Sales and marketing	285,366	240,357	204,212
General and administrative	59,990	49,260	46,666
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	19,149	16,414	14,165
Acquisition related and other	1,840	3,421
Restructuring charges	8,926	6,953
Total operating expenses	518,444	441,059	373,734
Income from operations	154,427	115,155	88,602
Interest income	1,374	1,349	2,265
Interest expense	(4,020)	(4,123)	(2,968)
Other income (expense), net	(1,846)	(1,509)	1,718
Income before provision for income taxes	149,935	110,872	89,617
Provision for income taxes	37,300	32,401	27,097
Net income	112,635	78,471	62,520
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	229	383	218
Net income attributable to TIBCO Software Inc.	$ 112,406	$ 78,088	$ 62,302
Net income per share attributable to TIBCO Software Inc.:
Basic	$ 0.70	$ 0.49	$ 0.37
Diluted	$ 0.65	$ 0.46	$ 0.36
Shares used in computing net income per share attributable to TIBCO Software Inc.:
Basic	161,469	160,959	168,970
Diluted	173,272	170,953	172,328