BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS:
6 Months Ended
May 31, 2013
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]  
Balance Sheet Components
BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS:
 
As of
 
May 31, 2013
 
November 30, 2012
Short-term investments:
 
 
 
Trading securities
$
4,196

 
$
5,709

Available-for-sale securities
45

 
44

Held-to-maturity securities
8,557

 
8,297

Cost method investments
1,744

 
1,883

 
$
14,542

 
$
15,933


 
As of
 
May 31, 2013
 
November 30, 2012
Accounts receivable, net:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
$
1,278,954

 
$
1,461,796

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts
(19,247
)
 
(18,229
)
Less: Allowance for sales returns
(36,495
)
 
(42,480
)
 
$
1,223,212

 
$
1,401,087


 
As of
 
May 31, 2013
 
November 30, 2012
Property and equipment, net:
 
 
 
Land
$
19,320

 
$
18,699

Equipment and computers
101,947

 
101,994

Furniture and fixtures
20,569

 
21,373

Buildings and leasehold improvements
103,154

 
101,848

Construction in progress
1,729

 
1,804

Total property and equipment, gross
246,719

 
245,718

Less: Accumulated depreciation
(126,021
)
 
(122,795
)
 
$
120,698

 
$
122,923


Goodwill:
 
Distribution
 
GBS
 
Total
Balance as of November 30, 2012
$
105,860

 
$
83,228

 
$
189,088

Additions from acquisitions, net of adjustments
6,088

 
123

 
6,211

Foreign exchange translation
(5,026
)
 
(1,229
)
 
(6,255
)
Balance as of May 31, 2013
$
106,922

 
$
82,122

 
$
189,044

 
The additions to "Goodwill" recorded during the six months ended May 31, 2013 relate primarily to the acquisition of Supercom Canada in the distribution segment and adjustments for the purchase price allocation for a prior period acquisition in the GBS segment.
Intangible assets, net:
 
As of May 31, 2013
 
As of November 30, 2012
 
Gross
Amounts
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Amounts
 
Gross
Amounts
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Amounts
Vendor lists
$
36,940

 
$
(29,473
)
 
$
7,467

 
$
36,945

 
$
(28,684
)
 
$
8,261

Customer lists
51,883

 
(32,362
)
 
19,521

 
50,406

 
(30,360
)
 
20,046

Other intangible assets
4,888

 
(4,361
)
 
527

 
4,962

 
(4,220
)
 
742

 
$
93,711

 
$
(66,196
)
 
$
27,515

 
$
92,313

 
$
(63,264
)
 
$
29,049

 
Amortization expenses were $1,971 and $3,924 for the three and six months ended May 31, 2013, respectively, and $2,071 and $4,146 for the three and six months ended May 31, 2012, respectively.