Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2016	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 165,788	$ 168,126	$ 314,107	$ 311,107
Income recognized from non-recurring transactions	122,322	121,002	225,834	219,725
Motorsports and other event related expenses	34,728	36,067	60,783	60,947
Impairment of long lived assets	374	10	404	930
Intersegment Elimination
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Revenues	500	600	900	900
Motorsports Event
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Revenues	156,856	$ 158,065	301,655	297,176
Motorsports Event | Daytona Rising | General and Administrative Expense
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Marketing and consulting costs				800
Motorsports Event | Phoenix Redevelopment Project
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Motorsports and other event related expenses	100		200
Motorsports Event | Phoenix Redevelopment Project | General and Administrative Expense
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Accelerated depreciation	2,000		2,700
Impairment of long lived assets	$ 300		$ 300	$ 900