Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
May 31, 2026
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation The condensed consolidated financial statements of Progress Software Corporation ("Progress," the "Company," "we," "us," or "our") included herein are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Certain information in the footnote disclosures of the financial statements has been condensed or omitted where it substantially duplicated information provided in the Company's latest audited consolidated financial statements, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. In our opinion, the financial statements include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for fair financial statement presentation. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending November 30, 2026. We have made estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the financial statements and accompanying footnote disclosures. Actual results could differ significantly from these estimates. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2025, as filed with the SEC on January 20, 2026 (our "2025 Annual Report").
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	Recent Accounting Pronouncements Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures ("ASU 2023-09"). ASU 2023-09 is intended to improve the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures, primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. ASU 2023-09 is effective for us beginning with the annual period ending November 30, 2026, allowing for adoption on a prospective basis or a retrospective option. The adoption of this standard only impacts disclosures and is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses ("ASU 2024-03"), and in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-01, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date ("ASU 2025-01"). ASU 2024-03 requires additional disclosure of the nature of expenses included in the income statement as well as disclosures about specific types of expenses included in the expense captions presented in the income statement. ASU 2024-03, as clarified by ASU 2025-01, is effective for us for our annual reporting for fiscal 2028 and for interim period reporting beginning in fiscal 2029 on a prospective basis. Both early adoption and retrospective application are permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of these standards will have on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures. In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-06, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software ("ASU 2025-06"), which modernizes the accounting for internal-use software. ASU 2025-06 removes all references to software development stages and requires capitalization of software costs when management has committed to the software project and it is probable the software will be completed and perform its intended use. ASU 2025-06 will be effective for us in our first quarter of 2029, and may be adopted on a prospective basis, full retrospective basis, or modified prospective basis with a cumulative-effect adjustment through retained earnings. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the timing, method of adoption, and impact of ASU 2025-06 on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

May 31, 2026

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

The condensed consolidated financial statements of Progress Software Corporation ("Progress," the "Company," "we," "us," or "our") included herein are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Certain information in the footnote disclosures of the financial statements has been condensed or omitted where it substantially duplicated information provided in the Company's latest audited consolidated financial statements, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. In our opinion, the financial statements include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for fair financial statement presentation. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending November 30, 2026. We have made estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the financial statements and accompanying footnote disclosures. Actual results could differ significantly from these estimates.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2025, as filed with the SEC on January 20, 2026 (our "2025 Annual Report").

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures ("ASU 2023-09"). ASU 2023-09 is intended to improve the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures, primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. ASU 2023-09 is effective for us beginning with the annual period ending November 30, 2026, allowing for adoption on a prospective basis or a retrospective option. The adoption of this standard only impacts disclosures and is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses ("ASU 2024-03"), and in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-01, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date ("ASU 2025-01"). ASU 2024-03 requires additional disclosure of the nature of expenses included in the income statement as well as disclosures about specific types of expenses included in the expense captions presented in the income statement. ASU 2024-03, as clarified by ASU 2025-01, is effective for us for our annual reporting for fiscal 2028 and for interim period reporting beginning in fiscal 2029 on a prospective basis. Both early adoption and retrospective application are permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of these standards will have on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-06, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software ("ASU 2025-06"), which modernizes the accounting for internal-use software. ASU 2025-06 removes all references to software development stages and requires capitalization of software costs when management has committed to the software project and it is probable the software will be completed and perform its intended use. ASU 2025-06 will be effective for us in our first quarter of 2029, and may be adopted on a prospective basis, full retrospective basis, or modified prospective basis with a cumulative-effect adjustment through retained earnings. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the timing, method of adoption, and impact of ASU 2025-06 on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.