Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Nov. 30, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022
Assets
Inventories		$ 5,133,646	$ 5,543,176
Property and equipment, net		88,309	89,234
Total assets		6,648,362	6,651,930
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		758,227	736,971
Notes payable		1,689,898	1,838,511
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock — $1.00 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued		0	0
Common stock —$1.00 par value; 290,000,000 shares authorized at November 30, 2023 and 2022; 101,275,979 and 100,711,153 shares issued at November 30, 2023 and 2022		101,276	100,711
Paid-in capital		845,693	836,260
Retained earnings		3,676,924	3,143,578
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(3,671)	(5,575)
Grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 6,705,247 shares at November 30, 2023 and 2022		(72,718)	(72,718)
Treasury stock, at cost: 18,703,704 and 10,015,507 shares at November 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively		(737,364)	(341,461)
Total stockholders’ equity		3,810,140	3,660,795
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		6,648,362	6,651,930
Homebuilding
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		727,076	328,517
Receivables		366,862	322,767
Inventories		5,133,646	5,543,176
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures		59,128	46,785
Property and equipment, net		88,309	89,234
Deferred tax assets, net		119,475	160,868
Other assets		96,987	101,051
Total assets		6,591,483	6,592,398
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Accounts payable		388,452	412,525
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		758,227	736,971
Notes payable		1,689,898	1,838,511
Total Homebuilding		2,836,577	2,988,007
Financial service
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		266	1,681
Receivables		2,783	3,475
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures		19,354	26,678
Other assets	[1]	34,476	27,698
Total assets		56,879	59,532
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Financial services		$ 1,645	$ 3,128

[1] Other assets at November 30, 2023 and 2022 included $34.4 million and $27.6 million, respectively, of contract assets for estimated future renewal commissions