Percent of gross broadcast rights fees for broadcast rights fees allocated to each NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide or Camping World Truck series event.

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Percent of gross broadcast rights fees for broadcast rights fees allocated to each NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide or Camping World Truck series event that is paid to NASCAR from the event promoter for prize money to be disbursed to the competitors.

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Percentage of Gross Broadcast Rights Revenue Retained

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Percentage Of Ownership Interests

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Expenses recognized during the period resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party during the period.

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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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Revenues, net of returns and allowances, realized from sales and other transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party during the period.

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Related Party Disclosures and Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2011	Aug. 31, 2010	Aug. 31, 2011	Aug. 31, 2010
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Prize and point fund monies paid to NASCAR	$ 29.6	$ 31.9	$ 86.4	$ 90.2
Television broadcast and ancillary rights fees from continuing operations received from NASCAR for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck series events recorded as part of motorsports related revenue	$ 61.1	$ 61.5	$ 191.8	$ 187.7
Majority Shareholder
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
France Family Group, which contains NASCAR, ownership of voting interest in the Company	71.00%		71.00%
NASCAR
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Allocation of broadcast rights fees for each NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide or Camping World Truck series event			10.00%
Event Promoter
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Allocation of broadcast rights fees for each NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide or Camping World Truck series event			90.00%
Prize money paid by event promoter as a percent of broadcast rights fees for each NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide or Camping World Truck series event			25.00%
Allocation Of gross broadcast rights revenue retained by the promoter			65.00%