Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
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Nov. 30, 2013
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Nov. 30, 2012
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Aug. 31, 2013
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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |||
Effective income tax rate | 7.70% | 16.30% | |
Discrete income tax benefit | $ 7.3 | $ 5.5 | |
Operating Loss Carryforwards | 3.4 | ||
Gross liability for unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties | 18.7 | 18.0 | |
Liabilities for payment of interest and penalties related to its unrecognized tax benefits | $ 3.1 | $ 2.9 |
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Discrete income tax benefit No definition available.
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A ratio calculated by dividing the reported amount of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for the period by GAAP-basis pretax income from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The sum of domestic, foreign and state and local operating loss carryforwards, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits pertaining to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns as of the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This element represents the total of accruals as of the date of the statement of financial position for interest recognized for an underpayment of income taxes computed by applying the applicable statutory rate of interest to the difference between a tax position recognized for financial reporting purposes and the amount previously taken or expected to be taken in a tax return of the entity and the amount of statutory penalties for a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed by the entity, in its tax return, that does not meet the minimum statutory threshold to avoid payment of penalties. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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