Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2012
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Feb. 29, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	ISCA
Entity Registrant Name	INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000051548
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--11-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Class A Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	26,133,623
Class B Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	20,120,890