Other Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Aug. 31, 2021	Nov. 30, 2020
Cash surrender value and benefit receivable from corporate-owned life insurance contracts		$ 68,776	$ 73,227
Lease right-of-use assets	[1]	30,112	36,270
Prepaid expenses		10,585	13,916
Debt issuance costs associated with unsecured revolving credit facility, net		1,765	2,400
Total		111,022	125,510
Home Building [Member]
Lease right-of-use assets		29,896	35,967
Total		$ 111,022	$ 125,510

[1] Represents lease right-of-use assets within our homebuilding operations and financial services operations of $29.9 million and $.2 million, respectively, at August 31, 2021, and $36.0 million and $.3 million, respectively, at November 30, 2020