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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Company Owned and/or Operated Major Motorsports Entertainment Facilities
As of November 30, 2013, the Company owned and/or operated 13 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
Track Name
 
Location
  
Track Length
Daytona International Speedway
 
Daytona Beach, Florida
  
2.5 miles
Talladega Superspeedway
 
Talladega, Alabama
  
2.7 miles
Kansas Speedway
 
Kansas City, Kansas
  
1.5 miles
Richmond International Raceway
 
Richmond, Virginia
  
0.8 miles
Michigan International Speedway
 
Brooklyn, Michigan
  
2.0 miles
Auto Club Speedway of Southern California
 
Fontana, California
  
2.0 miles
Darlington Raceway
 
Darlington, South Carolina
  
1.3 miles
Chicagoland Speedway
 
Joliet, Illinois
  
1.5 miles
Martinsville Speedway
 
Martinsville, Virginia
  
0.5 miles
Phoenix International Raceway
 
Phoenix, Arizona
  
1.0 miles
Homestead-Miami Speedway
 
Homestead, Florida
  
1.5 miles
Watkins Glen International
 
Watkins Glen, New York
  
3.4 miles
Route 66 Raceway
 
Joliet, Illinois
  
0.25 miles
Property, Plant and Equipment - Estimated Useful Life
Depreciation is provided for financial reporting purposes using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives as follows:
Buildings, grandstands and motorsports entertainment facilities
  
10-30 years
Furniture and equipment
  
3-8 years
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive income consists of the following as of November 30, (in thousands):
 
 
2012
 
2013
Interest rate swap, net of tax benefit of $3,449 and $3,025, respectively
 
$
(5,296
)
 
$
(4,638
)