Derivatives Derivatives (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2014

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the notional amounts of these outstanding foreign currency forward contracts as of August 31, 2014 and November 30, 2013 (in thousands):



	August 31, 2014		November 30, 2013
Notional amount of currency pair:
Contracts to buy USD with CAD	$	58,734	$	142,606
Contracts to buy CAD with GBP	C$	—	C$	28,741
Contracts to buy USD with EUR	$	13,401	$	17,522
Contracts to buy CHF with USD	$	14,373	$	15,308
Contracts to buy GBP with EUR	£	4,815	£	5,866
Contracts to buy USD with GBP	£	4,797	£	1,863

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

The following table shows the classification, location, and fair value of our derivative instruments as of August 31, 2014 and November 30, 2013 (in thousands):



	Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
	August 31, 2014		November 30, 2013		Balance Sheet Location
Assets:
Derivatives designated as accounting hedges:
Foreign currency forwards	$	547	$	8	Other current assets
Derivatives not designated as accounting hedges:
Foreign currency forwards	418		1,548		Other current assets
Total	$	965	$	1,556

Liabilities:
Derivatives designated as accounting hedges:
Interest rate swaps	$	11,601	$	3,366	Other accrued expenses
Foreign currency forwards	—		423		Other accrued expenses
Derivatives not designated as accounting hedges:
Foreign currency forwards	291		957		Other accrued expenses
Total	$	11,892	$	4,746

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Table Text Block]

The net gain on foreign currency forwards that are not designated as hedging instruments for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, was as follows (in thousands):



	Amount of gain recognized in the consolidated statements of operations
	Three months ended August 31,				Nine months ended August 31,
	2014		2013		2014		2013		Location on consolidated statements of operations
Foreign currency forwards	$	392	$	1,835	$	1,323	$	5,790	Other expense, net

Schedule of Cash Flow Hedges Included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

The following table provides information about the cumulative amount of unrecognized hedge losses recorded in AOCI as of August 31, 2014 and November 30, 2013, as well as the activity on our cash flow hedging instruments for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively (in thousands):



	Three months ended August 31,						Nine months ended August 31,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Beginning balance	$	(6,963	)	$	(1,664	)	$	(2,199	)	$	(2,225	)
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCI on derivative:
Interest rate swaps	(366		)	9			(5,645		)	42
Foreign currency forwards	212			67			41			152
Amount of loss (gain) reclassified from AOCI into income:
Interest rate swaps ⁽¹⁾	239			235			713			696
Foreign currency forwards ⁽¹⁾	191			3			403			(15		)
Ending balance	$	(6,687	)	$	(1,350	)	$	(6,687	)	$	(1,350	)

(1) Amounts reclassified from AOCI into income related to interest rate swaps are recorded in interest expense, and amounts reclassified from AOCI into income related to foreign currency forwards are recorded in revenue.