Employee Benefit and Stock Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2019

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Stock Based Compensation Expense

The following table presents our stock-based compensation expense (in thousands):

	Years Ended November 30,
	2019		2018		2017
Stock options	$	189	$	917	$	2,592
Restricted stock	6,080		4,600		4,177
PSUs	10,742		8,790		6,439
Director awards	1,301		1,554		1,425
Total	$	18,312	$	15,861	$	14,633

Stock option transactions

Stock option transactions are summarized as follows:

	Years Ended November 30,
	2019				2018				2017
	Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price
Options outstanding at beginning of year	7,237,544		$	16.02	9,265,240		$	17.64	12,731,545		$	18.95
Granted	—		—		—		—		—		—
Exercised	(2,300,004	)	13.27		(1,195,926	)	16.73		(1,650,360	)	16.01
Cancelled	(774,059	)	40.43		(831,770	)	33.05		(1,815,945	)	28.31
Options outstanding at end of year	4,163,481		$	13.00	7,237,544		$	16.02	9,265,240		$	17.64
Options exercisable at end of year	4,163,481		$	13.00	6,948,670		$	16.01	8,307,632		$	17.86
Options available for grant at end of year	5,567,467				6,418,197				7,495,792

Stock options outstanding and stock options exercisable

Stock options outstanding and stock options exercisable at November 30, 2019 are summarized as follows:

	Options Outstanding				Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Price	Options	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life	Options	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
$  6.32 to $11.05	953,500	$	6.37	1.9	953,500	$	6.37
$11.06 to $14.62	1,250,424	13.66		3.8	1,250,424	13.66
$14.63 to $15.44	853,000	14.92		5.9	853,000	14.92
$15.45 to $16.22	754,057	16.21		6.9	754,057	16.21
$16.23 to $45.16	352,500	17.12		3.8	352,500	17.12
$  6.32 to $45.16	4,163,481	$	13.00	4.3	4,163,481	$	13.00	4.3

Restricted stock transactions

Restricted stock transactions are summarized as follows:

	Years Ended November 30,
	2019				2018				2017
	Shares		Weighted Average per Share Grant Date Fair Value		Shares		Weighted Average per Share Grant Date Fair Value		Shares		Weighted Average per Share Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at beginning of year	555,457		$	23.19	503,926		$	21.69	604,619		$	16.24
Granted	282,523		31.67		303,030		23.05		321,835		24.49
Vested	(319,687	)	34.66		(221,951	)	19.79		(364,670	)	16.09
Cancelled	(18,227	)	22.81		(29,548	)	21.76		(57,858	)	15.61
Outstanding at end of year	500,066		$	20.66	555,457		$	23.19	503,926		$	21.69

Schedule of Share Based Payments Performance Shares Activity

PSU transactions are summarized as follows:

	Years Ended November 30,
	2019				2018				2017
	Shares		Weighted Average per Share Grant Date Fair Value		Shares		Weighted Average per Share Grant Date Fair Value		Shares		Weighted Average per Share Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at beginning of year	1,090,967		$	18.70	925,232		$	20.09	809,860		$	17.19
Granted	468,957		30.45		603,424		25.70		424,797		22.99
Vested	(297,260	)	22.67		(437,689	)	31.28		(278,460	)	16.67
Cancelled	—		—		—		—		(30,965	)	14.92
Outstanding at end of year	1,262,664		$	22.13	1,090,967		$	18.70	925,232		$	20.09