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031 - Disclosure - Note 11 - Other Income (Expense) (Tables)
(http://www.novagold.com/20161130/role/statement-note-11-other-income-expense-tables)
TableStatement [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0001173420 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Scenario [Axis]Scenario, Unspecified [Domain]
Statement [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2015-12-01 - 2016-11-30
Notes Tables
 
Schedule of Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Table Text Block]
    Years ended November 30,
    2016   2015   2014
Interest income   $
947
     $
740
     $
854
  
Interest expense    
(4,551
 )    
(5,188
 )    
(6,838
 )
Foreign exchange gain    
182
      
4,771
      
3,688
  
Write-down of investments    
—
      
(426
 )    
—
  
Other    
—
      
—
      
83
  
    $
(3,422
 )   $
(103
 )   $
(2,213
 )