Amount before tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

Amount of tax expense (benefit) related to a discontinued operation. Includes, but is not limited to, tax expense (benefit) related to income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, tax expense (benefit) related to gain (loss) on disposal, tax expense (benefit) related to gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and tax expense (benefit) related to adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

+ References + Details

- Definition

Amount after tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation attributable to the parent. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

+ References + Details

Divestitures (Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Revenue					$ (450)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net			$ 0	$ 0	35,130
Apama [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Revenue					10,550
Income (loss) before income taxes					(12,482)
Income tax provision (benefit)					(3,152)
Gain on sale, net of tax	$ 22,070				22,070
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net					12,740
Artix, Orbacus and Orbix [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Revenue					5,786
Income (loss) before income taxes					2,625
Income tax provision (benefit)					(130)
Gain on sale, net of tax		$ 2,009			2,009
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net					4,764
Actional, DataXtend, ObjectStore, Savvion, and Sonic [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes					(980)
Income tax provision (benefit)					(248)
Gain on sale, net of tax		$ 18,358			18,358
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net					$ 17,626