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Real Estate Assets (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Real Estate Assets (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2013 USD ($) a	May. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Real Estate Assets
Real estate assets, gross		$ 209,284	$ 247,239	$ 209,284
Accumulated depreciation		(74,762)	(80,784)	(74,762)
Real estate assets, net		134,522	166,455	134,522
Depreciation expense			6,539	5,747	$ 5,545
Capitalized interest			777	580	$ 71
Accumulated depreciation		(988)	(996)	(988)
Sales
Revenue from sale of land		1,831
Deferred revenue		8,349	10,790	8,349
Meadowood
Real Estate Assets
Real estate assets, net			8,539
Windsor undeveloped land sale
Sales
Deferred revenue			712
Imperial's landscape nursery business
Sales
Sale price						$ 4,100
Assets held for sale
Real Estate Assets
Real estate assets, gross		9,943	1,418	9,943
Imperial's Florida farm \| Imperial's landscape nursery business
Sales
Revenue from sale of land			400
Deposit received in real estate sale	$ 400
Land
Real Estate Assets
Real estate assets, gross		17,955	$ 18,157	17,955
Land \| Windsor undeveloped land sale
Sales
Number of acres sold \| a					90
Sale price					$ 9,000
Area of land portion of which is to be sold (in acres) \| a					253
Proceeds from land sale deposited in escrow					$ 8,860
Percentage of cost incurred on sale of land			92.00%
Percentage of total revenue and pretax gain on sale have been recognized			92.00%
Revenue from sale of land			$ 2,483	3,105	2,668
Pretax gain on land sale			1,880	2,358	$ 1,990
Deferred revenue			712
Estimated pretax gain on sale that would be recognized after incurring total costs and recognizing total revenue			6,765
Land \| Assets held for sale
Real Estate Assets
Real estate assets, gross		286	78	286
Land improvements
Real Estate Assets
Real estate assets, gross		18,527	$ 22,440	18,527
Land improvements \| Minimum
Real Estate Assets
Estimated Useful Lives			10 years
Land improvements \| Maximum
Real Estate Assets
Estimated Useful Lives			30 years
Buildings and improvements
Real Estate Assets
Real estate assets, gross		135,857	$ 149,111	135,857
Buildings and improvements \| Minimum
Real Estate Assets
Estimated Useful Lives			10 years
Buildings and improvements \| Maximum
Real Estate Assets
Estimated Useful Lives			40 years
Tenant improvements
Real Estate Assets
Real estate assets, gross		14,820	$ 19,611	14,820
Machinery and equipment
Real Estate Assets
Real estate assets, gross		11,810	$ 11,810	11,810
Machinery and equipment \| Minimum
Real Estate Assets
Estimated Useful Lives			3 years
Machinery and equipment \| Maximum
Real Estate Assets
Estimated Useful Lives			20 years
Construction in progress
Real Estate Assets
Real estate assets, gross		3,927	$ 10,240	3,927
Development costs
Real Estate Assets
Real estate assets, gross		6,388	15,870	6,388
Development costs \| Assets held for sale
Real Estate Assets
Real estate assets, gross		$ 9,657	$ 1,340	$ 9,657