Mortgages and Notes Payable (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Mortgages and Notes Payable

Mortgages and notes payable consisted of the following (in thousands):

	August 31, 2012		November 30, 2011
Mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans	$	57,510	$	24,984
Senior notes due 2014 at 5 3/4%	75,898		249,647
Senior notes due 2015 at 5 7/8%	101,980		299,273
Senior notes due 2015 at 6 1/4%	236,819		449,795
Senior notes due 2017 at 9.10%	261,284		260,865
Senior notes due 2018 at 7 1/4%	299,098		299,007
Senior notes due 2020 at 8.00%	345,090		—
Senior notes due 2022 at 7.50%	350,000		—
Total	$	1,727,679	$	1,583,571