Variable Interest Entities (Details) (USD $)
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Feb. 28, 2014
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Nov. 30, 2013
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Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
Cash Deposits | $ 55,634,000 | $ 41,565,000 |
Aggregate Purchase Price | 1,090,566,000 | 1,151,496,000 |
Pre-acquisition costs related to land option contracts and other similar contracts | 34,700,000 | 31,000,000 |
Outstanding letters of credit | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Increase in inventories and accrued expenses and other liabilities | 9,800,000 | 8,900,000 |
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]
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Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
Cash Deposits | 25,031,000 | 11,063,000 |
Aggregate Purchase Price | 589,713,000 | 616,000,000 |
Non-VIE Other land option contracts and other similar contracts [Member]
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Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
Cash Deposits | 30,603,000 | 30,502,000 |
Aggregate Purchase Price | $ 500,853,000 | $ 535,496,000 |