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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Schedule of Goodwill by Segment) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Feb. 28, 2015
Nov. 30, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items]    
Goodwill $ 370,625us-gaap_Goodwill $ 232,836us-gaap_Goodwill
OpenEdge [Member]    
Goodwill [Line Items]    
Goodwill 212,171us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= prgs_OpenEdgeMember		  
Data Connectivity and Integration [Member]    
Goodwill [Line Items]    
Goodwill 19,040us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= prgs_DataConnectivityMember		  
Application Development and Deployment [Member]    
Goodwill [Line Items]    
Goodwill $ 139,414us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= prgs_ApplicationDevelopmentandDeploymentMember