Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and equipment consists of the following as of November 30, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):



	2014			2013
Land, buildings and improvements	$	114,618		$	108,287
Capitalized software	271,556			149,681
Computers and office equipment	163,825			195,006
Property and equipment, gross	549,999			452,974
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(248,580		)	(207,408		)
Property and equipment, net	$	301,419		$	245,566

Depreciation expense was $68.3 million, $48.8 million, and $36.1 million for the years ended November 30, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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