Real Estate Assets - assets held for sale (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($) ft²	Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Real Estate Assets
Real Estate Held-for-sale	$ 2,137	$ 2,652
Real Estate Held For Sale Net	2,137	2,652
Value of real estate assets reclassified out of held for sale due to sale	1,741
Reduction in real estate held for sale, net	515
Increase in real estate held for sale, net	$ 1,226
Restaurant Building
Real Estate Assets
Area of Land \| ft²	7,200
Land.
Real Estate Assets
Real Estate Held-for-sale	$ 323	1,645
Land improvements
Real Estate Assets
Real Estate Held-for-sale	388
Buildings and improvements
Real Estate Assets
Real Estate Held-for-sale	417
Development costs
Real Estate Assets
Real Estate Held-for-sale	$ 1,009	$ 1,007

The amount of decrease in the real estate held for sale.

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The amount of increase in the real estate held for sale.

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The net amount of investments in land and buildings held for sale.

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Reduction amount of real estate property classified as held for sale due to sale during the period.

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Area of land held.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of investments in land and buildings held for sale, excluding real estate considered to be inventory of the entity.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.1(f))
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