BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS:
 6 Months Ended
May. 31, 2015
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]  
Balance Sheet Components
BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS:
 
As of
 
May 31, 2015
 
November 30, 2014
Short-term investments:
 
 
 
Trading securities
$
—

 
$
1,987

Held-to-maturity securities
5,587

 
5,141

 
$
5,587

 
$
7,128


 
As of
 
May 31, 2015
 
November 30, 2014
Accounts receivable, net:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
$
1,743,854

 
$
2,163,690

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts
(16,143
)
 
(16,870
)
Less: Allowance for sales returns
(35,624
)
 
(55,309
)
 
$
1,692,087

 
$
2,091,511


 
As of
 
May 31, 2015
 
November 30, 2014
Property and equipment, net:
 
 
 
Land
$
21,990

 
$
22,402

Equipment and computers
174,924

 
157,931

Furniture and fixtures
41,079

 
38,113

Buildings, building improvements and leasehold improvements
148,805

 
134,291

Construction-in-progress
17,071

 
12,783

Total property and equipment, gross
403,869

 
365,520

Less: Accumulated depreciation
(181,365
)
 
(164,717
)
 
$
222,504

 
$
200,803


Goodwill:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Technology Solutions
 
Concentrix
 
Total
Balance as of November 30, 2014
$
102,911

 
$
211,302

 
$
314,213

Additions from acquisitions, net of adjustments
—

 
6,218

 
6,218

Foreign exchange translation
(4,228
)
 
(3,325
)
 
(7,553
)
Balance as of May 31, 2015
$
98,683

 
$
214,195

 
$
312,878

 
 
As of May 31, 2015
 
As of November 30, 2014
 
Gross
Amounts
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Amounts
 
Gross
Amounts
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Amounts
Intangible assets, net:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer relationships and lists
$
293,544

 
$
(108,661
)
 
$
184,883

 
$
299,439

 
$
(83,316
)
 
$
216,123

Vendor lists
36,815

 
(32,486
)
 
4,329

 
36,815

 
(31,717
)
 
5,098

Technology
3,866

 
(928
)
 
2,938

 
2,518

 
(553
)
 
1,965

Other intangible assets
9,781

 
(5,535
)
 
4,246

 
11,847

 
(5,349
)
 
6,498

 
$
344,006

 
$
(147,610
)
 
$
196,396

 
$
350,619

 
$
(120,935
)
 
$
229,684

 
Amortization expense was $13,462 and $28,055 for the three and six months ended May 31, 2015, respectively, and $15,166 and $20,863 for the three and six months ended May 31, 2014, respectively.
Estimated future amortization expense of the Company's intangible assets is as follows:
Fiscal Years Ending November 30,
 
2015 (remaining six months)
$
24,724

2016
49,414

2017
37,857

2018
28,671

2019
17,884

thereafter
37,846

Total
$
196,396


 
As of
 
May 31, 2015
 
November 30, 2014
Accrued liabilities:
 
 
 
Accrued compensation and benefit
$
107,933

 
$
125,733

Sales tax/Value-added-tax accrual
15,055

 
31,763

Vendor and other claims payable
49,931

 
54,434

Accrued customer rebates
19,469

 
23,702

Deferred revenue
9,953

 
12,064

Business acquisition holdback payable
28,164

 
40,000

Other accrued liabilities
105,748

 
103,912

Total
$
336,253

 
$
391,608


Other accrued liabilities include accrued expenses, customer credit balances, various third-party liabilities and current deferred tax liabilities.
Accumulated other comprehensive loss: 
The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, excluding noncontrolling interests were as follows:
 
 
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes
 
Unrecognized defined benefit plan costs, net of taxes
 
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges, net of taxes
 
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of taxes
 
Total
Balance as of November 30, 2014
 
$
821

 
$
319

 
$
—

 
$
(7,768
)
 
$
(6,628
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
362

 
—

 
(1,154
)
 
(22,724
)
 
(23,516
)
Balance as of May 31, 2015
 
$
1,183

 
$
319

 
$
(1,154
)
 
$
(30,492
)
 
$
(30,144
)