BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS: (Tables)
6 Months Ended
May 31, 2014
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]  
Schedule of short-term investments
 
As of
 
May 31, 2014
 
November 30, 2013
Short-term investments:
 
 
 
Trading securities
$
1,828

 
$
4,728

Held-to-maturity securities
8,665

 
8,753

Cost method investments
10

 
1,653

 
$
10,503

 
$
15,134

Schedule of Accounts Receivable
 
As of
 
May 31, 2014
 
November 30, 2013
Accounts receivable, net:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
$
1,883,603

 
$
1,681,917

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts
(15,138
)
 
(14,010
)
Less: Allowance for sales returns
(55,897
)
 
(74,716
)
 
$
1,812,568

 
$
1,593,191

Property, Plant and Equipment
 
As of
 
May 31, 2014
 
November 30, 2013
Property and equipment, net:
 
 
 
Land
$
22,736

 
$
22,665

Equipment and computers
135,979

 
107,528

Furniture and fixtures
40,019

 
21,480

Buildings, building improvements and leasehold improvements
131,742

 
113,777

Construction in progress
5,062

 
1,621

Total property and equipment, gross
335,538

 
267,071

Less: Accumulated depreciation
(148,050
)
 
(133,822
)
 
$
187,488

 
$
133,249

Schedule of goodwill
Goodwill:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Technology Solutions
 
Concentrix
 
Total
Balance as of November 30, 2013
$
108,218

 
$
80,317

 
$
188,535

Additions from acquisitions, net of adjustments
(28
)
 
180,957

 
180,929

Foreign exchange translation
(1,000
)
 
7,996

 
6,996

Balance as of May 31, 2014
$
107,190

 
$
269,270

 
$
376,460

Schedule of intangible assets, net
Intangible assets, net
As of May 31, 2014
 
As of November 30, 2013
 
Gross
Amounts
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Amounts
 
Gross
Amounts
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Amounts
Vendor lists
$
36,815

 
$
(30,948
)
 
$
5,867

 
$
36,815

 
$
(30,180
)
 
$
6,635

Customer relationships
308,329

 
(54,306
)
 
254,023

 
52,179

 
(35,379
)
 
16,800

Technology
4,886

 
(618
)
 
4,268

 

 

 

Other intangible assets
11,890

 
(4,666
)
 
7,224

 
4,857

 
(4,520
)
 
337

 
$
361,920

 
$
(90,538
)
 
$
271,382

 
$
93,851

 
$
(70,079
)
 
$
23,772

Schedule of Future Amortization Expense of Intangible Assets
Amortization is based on the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets will be consumed or on a straight line basis when the consumption pattern is not apparent. Estimated future amortization expense of the Company's intangible assets, which includes the preliminary estimates of amortization for the assets acquired through the initial and second closing of the IBM customer care acquisition, is as follows:
Fiscal Years Ending November 30,
 
2014
$
35,264

2015
54,687

2016
51,612

2017
39,453

2018
30,001

thereafter
60,365

Total
$
271,382

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes, excluding noncontrolling interests were as follows:
 
 
Losses on cash flow hedges, net of taxes
 
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes
 
Unrecognized pension and post-retirement benefit costs, net of taxes
 
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of taxes
 
Total
Beginning as of November 30, 2013
 
$

 
$
543

 
$
(365
)
 
$
18,990

 
$
19,168

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
 
(191
)
 
261

 
114

 
9,096

 
9,280

Net loss reclassified into earnings
 
34

 

 

 

 
34

Ending as of May 31, 2014
 
$
(157
)
 
$
804

 
$
(251
)
 
$
28,086

 
$
28,482