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Represents the number of share-based compensation plans approved by the board of directors and stockholders of the entity.

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Stock-based Compensation (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2016 $ / shares shares	Apr. 30, 2014 shares	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($) item shares	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($) shares
Stock-based Compensation
Number of share-based compensation plans \| item			1
Additional number of shares authorized for issuance \| shares		250
Shares of common stock reserved for issuance \| shares			635	635
Estimated forfeiture rate (as a percent)			0.00%
Stock-based compensation expense \| $			$ 83	$ 42
Maximum
Stock-based Compensation
Vesting period			1 year
Cost of revenues
Stock-based Compensation
Stock-based compensation expense \| $			$ 17	26
Research and development
Stock-based Compensation
Stock-based compensation expense \| $			2	15
Selling, general and administrative
Stock-based Compensation
Stock-based compensation expense \| $			$ 64	$ 1
Common Stock
Stock-based Compensation
Common stock available for future issuance (in shares) \| shares			352	388
Directors \| Restricted stock unit
Stock-based Compensation
Stock units granted (in shares) \| shares	8
Vesting percentage on the earlier of the first anniversary of the vesting start date and the date of the next annual meeting	100.00%
Grant-date fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 3.40