Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified									3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2014		Feb. 28, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013		May 31, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013	Nov. 30, 2012	Feb. 28, 2014 Inspirada Builders LLC [Member]	May 31, 2014 Inspirada Builders LLC [Member]	May 31, 2013 Inspirada Builders LLC [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Tax Increment Financing Entities (TIFE)									$ 33,200	$ 33,197	$ 0
Self-Insurance and Other Litigation Liabilities	96,424			99,612
Employee compensation and related benefits	96,781			99,332
Accrued interest payable	67,457			45,562
Inventory-related liabilities	55,186	[1]		29,517	[1]
Warranty liability	40,937		43,419	48,704		53,475	43,333	47,822
Real estate and business taxes	7,983			8,131
Other	23,581			25,318
Total	$ 388,349			$ 356,176

[1] The increase in inventory-related obligations at May 31, 2014 compared to November 30, 2013, reflected a $33.2 million liability we recorded for fixed or determinable amounts associated with tax increment financing entities (“TIFE”) in connection with the distribution of land we received from Inspirada during the first quarter of 2014. As homes are delivered, the obligation to pay the remaining TIFE assessments associated with each underlying lot is transferred to the homebuyer. As such, these assessment obligations will be paid by us only to the extent we do not deliver homes to homebuyers on the applicable lots before the related TIFE obligations mature.