EQUITY: Changes in Equity (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
May. 31, 2015
May. 31, 2014
May. 31, 2015
May. 31, 2014
Changes in Equity [Roll Forward]        
Stockholders' equity, Beginning balance     $ 1,653,985 $ 1,411,641
Issuance of common stock on exercise of options     1,772 3,809
Issuance of common stock for employee stock purchase plan     1,015 789
Tax benefit from employee stock plans     3,588 2,806
Taxes paid for the settlement of equity awards     (4,181) (1,710)
Shares issued for the acquisition of the IBM CRM business     0 71,106
Share-based compensation     7,351 5,632
Dividends declared     (9,833) 0
Net Income $ 51,910 $ 39,579 98,212 78,037
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of tax 141 230 364 262
Change in unrealized gain (loss) in defined benefit plans, net of tax 0 114 0 114
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax (1,154) 0 (1,154) 0
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax (6,592) 11,049 (22,731) 8,940
Other comprehensive income (loss) (7,605) 11,393 (23,521) 9,316
Comprehensive income: 44,305 50,972 74,691 87,353
Stockholders' equity, ending balance 1,728,388 1,581,426 1,728,388 1,581,426
Parent [Member]        
Changes in Equity [Roll Forward]        
Stockholders' equity, Beginning balance     1,653,558 1,411,222
Issuance of common stock on exercise of options     1,772 3,809
Issuance of common stock for employee stock purchase plan     1,015 789
Tax benefit from employee stock plans     3,588 2,806
Taxes paid for the settlement of equity awards     (4,181) (1,710)
Shares issued for the acquisition of the IBM CRM business     0 71,106
Share-based compensation     7,351 5,632
Dividends declared     (9,833) 0
Net Income     98,197 77,968
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of tax     362 261
Change in unrealized gain (loss) in defined benefit plans, net of tax     0 114
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax     (1,154) 0
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax     (22,724) 8,939
Other comprehensive income (loss)     (23,516) 9,314
Comprehensive income:     74,681 87,282
Stockholders' equity, ending balance 1,727,951 1,580,936 1,727,951 1,580,936
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]        
Changes in Equity [Roll Forward]        
Stockholders' equity, Beginning balance     $ 427 419
Issuance of common stock on exercise of options       0
Issuance of common stock for employee stock purchase plan     $ 0 0
Tax benefit from employee stock plans     0 0
Taxes paid for the settlement of equity awards     0 0
Shares issued for the acquisition of the IBM CRM business     0 0
Share-based compensation     0 0
Dividends declared     0 0
Net Income     15 69
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of tax     2 1
Change in unrealized gain (loss) in defined benefit plans, net of tax     0 0
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax     0 0
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax     (7) 1
Other comprehensive income (loss)     (5) 2
Comprehensive income:     10 71
Stockholders' equity, ending balance $ 437 $ 490 $ 437 $ 490