Cyber Incident Costs, Net of Recoveries

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Cybersecurity Insurance, Additional Coverage

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Cybersecurity Insurance, Maximum

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Cybersecurity Insurance, Per Claim Deductible

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Percentage of Determined Vulnerability in Company’s MOVEit Transfer Product, Revenue

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The amount recovered from insurance. These recoveries reduce costs and losses that are reported as a separate line item under operating expenses.

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The total number of new claims filed pertaining to a loss contingency during the period.

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Number of plaintiffs that have filed claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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Cyber Related Matters (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		15 Months Ended
Cyber Related Matters (Details) $ in Millions	Aug. 31, 2023 claim plaintiff	Feb. 29, 2024 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2024 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Business Interruption Loss [Line Items]
Percentage of determined vulnerability in company’s MOVEit Transfer product, revenue		4.00%
Number of customers with a claim \| plaintiff	35
Number of class action lawsuits \| claim	127
Insurance recoveries				$ 7.0
Cybersecurity insurance, maximum amount					$ 15.0
Cybersecurity insurance, additional coverage		$ 8.0		8.0
Cybersecurity insurance, per claim deductible		0.5		0.5
Moveit Vulnerability
Business Interruption Loss [Line Items]
Cyber incident costs		1.0
Insurance recoveries		0.8		$ 4.5
November 2022 Cyber Incident
Business Interruption Loss [Line Items]
Cyber incident costs			$ 2.7
Insurance recoveries		$ 2.5