Other Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2013

Other Assets [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Assets

Other assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

	August 31, 2013		November 30, 2012
Cash surrender value of insurance contracts	$	65,973	$	64,757
Debt issuance costs (a)	21,885		14,563
Property and equipment, net	7,880		7,920
Prepaid expenses	5,509		7,810
Total	$	101,247	$	95,050

(a) The increase in debt issuance costs as of August 31, 2013 compared to November 30, 2012 primarily reflected the costs associated with our underwritten public issuance of the $230 Million Convertible Senior Notes during the first quarter of 2013 and our entry into a $200.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) during the second quarter of 2013.