Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2017	Feb. 29, 2016
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 148,319	$ 142,981
Income recognized from non-recurring transactions	103,512	98,723
Motorsports and other event related expenses	26,055	24,880
Impairment of long lived assets	30	920
Richmond International Raceway
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Impairment of long lived assets		900
Intersegment Elimination
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Revenues	400	400
Motorsports Event
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Revenues	144,799	139,111
Motorsports and other event related expenses	200
Motorsports Event | Daytona Rising | General and Administrative Expense
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Marketing and consulting costs		800
Motorsports Event | Phoenix Redevelopment Project | General and Administrative Expense
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Accelerated depreciation	$ 600	$ 0