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Business Combinations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2015
Feb. 28, 2014
Dec. 02, 2014
developer
Oct. 01, 2014
May 13, 2014
Nov. 30, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Stock-based compensation expense $ 5,836,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 5,545,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense        
Goodwill 370,625,000us-gaap_Goodwill         232,836,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Acquisition-related costs 1,506,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts 946,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts        
Revenues 81,381,000us-gaap_Revenues 74,538,000us-gaap_Revenues        
(Loss) income before provision for income taxes 10,253,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest (14,008,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest        
Intangible assets, amortization expense 7,800,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 700,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets        
Telerik AD [Member]            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Total purchase consideration     262,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_TelerikADMember
     
Total consideration paid to founders and key employees in restricted stock units     10,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredOther1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_TelerikADMember
     
Percent of total consideration deposited into escrow     10.00%prgs_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredPercentHeldinEscrow
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_TelerikADMember
     
Number of developers     1,400,000prgs_BusinessCombinationNumberofDevelopers
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_TelerikADMember
     
Measurement period     1 year      
Acquired intangible assets     123,100,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_TelerikADMember
     
Award vesting period 2 years          
Stock-based compensation expense 700,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_TelerikADMember
         
Net assets acquired     251,953,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_TelerikADMember
     
Goodwill     137,921,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_TelerikADMember
     
Acquisition-related costs 800,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_TelerikADMember
         
Earn-out provision     2,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_TelerikADMember
     
Expense recognized related to contingent earn-out provisions 600,000prgs_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsExpenseRecognizedinPeriod
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_TelerikADMember
         
Revenues 4,500,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_TelerikADMember
         
(Loss) income before provision for income taxes 10,900,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_TelerikADMember
         
Intangible assets, amortization expense 6,200,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_TelerikADMember
         
Pro forma amortization adjustment   123,100,000prgs_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationAmortizationAdjustment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_TelerikADMember
       
Pro forma adjustments, statutory tax rate, Bulgaria (as a percent)   10.00%prgs_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationStatutoryTaxRatePercentForeign
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_TelerikADMember
       
Pro forma adjustments, statutory tax rate, United States (as a percent)   37.00%prgs_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationStatutoryTaxRatePercentDomestic
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_TelerikADMember
       
BravePoint Inc. [Member]            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Equity interests acquired       100.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_BravePointInc.Member
   
Total purchase consideration       12,000,000.0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_BravePointInc.Member
   
Net assets acquired       12,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_BravePointInc.Member
   
Goodwill       2,257,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_BravePointInc.Member
   
Acquisition-related costs 300,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_BravePointInc.Member
         
Modulus [Member]            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Equity interests acquired         100.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_ModulusMember
 
Total purchase consideration         15,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_ModulusMember
 
Acquired intangible assets         7,320,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_ModulusMember
 
Purchase consideration, cash         12,500,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_ModulusMember
 
Purchase consideration, contingent consideration         2,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_ModulusMember
 
Fair value of contingent liabilities         1,500,000prgs_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationFairValueOfLiability
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_ModulusMember
 
Net assets acquired         13,950,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_ModulusMember
 
Goodwill         6,433,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_ModulusMember
 
Expected payout period         2 years  
Change in fair value of contingent consideration 100,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_ModulusMember
         
Credit Agreement [Member]            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Term loan     150,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= prgs_CreditAgreementMember
     
Existing Technology [Member] | Telerik AD [Member]            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Acquired intangible assets     64,800,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_TelerikADMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_IntellectualPropertyMember
     
Customer Relationships [Member] | Telerik AD [Member]            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Acquired intangible assets     47,100,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_TelerikADMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
     
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member] | Telerik AD [Member]            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Acquired intangible assets     $ 11,200,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= prgs_TelerikADMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksAndTradeNamesMember