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Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Narrative) (Details)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2013
Jan. 29, 2013
Nov. 30, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 5,200,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount    
Convertible senior notes due February 1, 2019 at 1.375%      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 1.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Convertible Notes Payable [Member] | Convertible senior notes due February 1, 2019 at 1.375%      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 1.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued   36.5297us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentSharesIssued1
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