Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2013

Income from continuing operations by jurisdiction [Abstract]

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

The amounts of income from continuing operations before income taxes by U.S. and foreign jurisdictions for the years ended November 30, 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively, is as follows (in thousands):

	2013			2012		2011
U.S.	$	(41,924	)	$	10,693	$	(1,786	)
Foreign	196,817			177,020		163,770
	$	154,893		$	187,713	$	161,984

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

The provision for income taxes from continuing operations for the years ended November 30, 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively, is as follows (in thousands):

	2013			2012			2011
Current:
U.S.	$	15,388		$	17,301		$	1,988
Foreign	38,069			24,224			23,974
State	3,914			4,490			2,416
Total current	57,371			46,015			28,378
Deferred:
U.S.	(24,313		)	(13,420		)	355
Foreign	(7,336		)	(2,592		)	(1,444		)
State	(2,663		)	(439		)	(594		)
Total deferred	(34,312		)	(16,451		)	(1,683		)
Provision for income taxes	$	23,059		$	29,564		$	26,695

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the U.S. statutory tax rate for the years ended November 30, 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively (in thousands):

	2013			2012			2011
Statutory U.S. federal income tax	$	54,213		$	65,700		$	56,694
State income tax, net of federal benefit	(62		)	1,523			873
Foreign rate differential	(62,448		)	(38,153		)	(34,385		)
Tax rate change	5,286			(2,162		)	(1,735		)
Valuation allowance	29,288			(1,429		)	342
Change in reserves	(1,387		)	586			744
Other	(1,831		)	3,499			4,162
Income tax expense	$	23,059		$	29,564		$	26,695
Effective tax rate expressed as a percentage of pre-tax earnings	14.9		%	15.7		%	16.5		%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

The significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities as of November 30, 2013 and 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

	2013			2012
Deferred tax assets:
Accruals and reserves	$	22,209		$	11,141
Deferred revenue	773			7,062
Pension and postretirement benefits	9,254			7,698
Tax credits	14,211			3,406
Deferred stock-based compensation	49,453			33,992
Loss carryforwards	80,152			42,019
Other	4,933			6,148
Gross deferred tax assets	180,985			111,466
Valuation allowance	(46,664		)	(1,393		)
Realizable deferred tax assets	134,321			110,073
Deferred tax liabilities:
Fixed assets	(7,668		)	(8,396		)
Intangibles	(417,102		)	(185,828		)
Gross deferred tax liabilities	(424,770		)	(194,224		)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(290,449	)	$	(84,151	)

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

A summary of the activities associated with our reserve for unrecognized tax benefits, interest, and penalties follows (in thousands):

	Unrecognized Tax Benefits			Interest and Penalties
Balance at November 30, 2012	$	2,162		$	639
Additions:
Current year tax positions	370			—
Prior year tax positions	131			—
Acquired unrecognized tax benefits	606			164
Associated with interest	—			162
Decreases:
Lapse of statute of limitations	(1,063		)	(439		)
Prior year tax positions	(548		)	—
Balance at November 30, 2013	$	1,658		$	526