Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2014

Cash And Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Schedule of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments

The following are financial instruments classified as cash and cash equivalents that are deemed by us to be generally readily convertible into cash as of February 28, 2014 and November 30, 2013 (in thousands):

	February 28, 2014		November 30, 2013
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash in banks	$	670,082	$	830,438
Certificate of deposit		50,004		50,005
Money market investments		2,144,824		2,680,676
Total cash and cash equivalents	$	2,864,910	$	3,561,119
Cash and securities segregated (1)	$	3,801,517	$	3,616,602

(1) Consists of deposits at exchanges and clearing organizations, as well as deposits in accordance with Rule 15c3-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which subjects Jefferies as a broker-dealer carrying client accounts to requirements related to maintaining cash or qualified securities in a segregated reserve account for the exclusive benefit of its clients, and Jefferies Bache, LLC which, as a futures commission merchant, is subject to the segregation requirements pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act.