Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Schedule of Goodwill by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 31, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 370,465	$ 232,836
OpenEdge [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	212,011
Data Connectivity and Integration [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	19,040
Application Development and Deployment [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 139,414