Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Nov. 30, 2019	Nov. 30, 2018
ASSETS
Securities pledged		$ 12,058,522	$ 13,059,802
EQUITY
Common shares, par value (USD per share)		$ 1	$ 1
Common shares, authorized (in shares)		600,000,000	600,000,000
Common shares, issued and outstanding after deducting shares held in treasury (in shares)		291,644,153	307,515,472
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)		24,818,459	109,460,774
Assets	[1]	$ 49,460,234	$ 47,131,095
Liabilities	[1]	39,706,945	36,907,059
Variable Interest Entities
Assets		645,800	704,400
Liabilities		$ 3,071,100	$ 1,535,800

[1] Total assets include assets related to variable interest entities of $645.8 million and $704.4 million at November 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and Total liabilities include liabilities related to variable interest entities of $3,071.1 million and $1,535.8 million at November 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. See Note 10 for additional information related to variable interest entities.