CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2022	Nov. 30, 2021	[1]	Nov. 30, 2020	[1]
Revenues
Revenues	$ 7,149,263	$ 8,945,464		$ 6,880,447
Interest expense	1,170,425	931,638		1,029,926
Net revenues	5,978,838	8,013,826		5,850,521
Non-interest expenses
Compensation and benefits	2,589,044	3,554,760		2,944,071
Floor brokerage and clearing fees	347,805	301,860		266,592
Underwriting costs	42,067	117,572		95,636
Technology and communications	444,011	388,134		335,065
Occupancy and equipment rental	108,001	106,254		95,754
Business development	150,500	109,772		70,797
Professional services	240,978	215,761		176,280
Depreciation and amortization	172,902	157,420		158,439
Cost of sales	440,837	470,870		338,588
Other expenses	387,131	337,318		302,216
Total non-interest expenses	4,923,276	5,759,721		4,783,438
Earnings before income taxes	1,055,562	2,254,105		1,067,083
Income tax expense	273,852	576,729		298,673
Net earnings	781,710	1,677,376		768,410
Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2,397)	3,850		(5,271)
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	(1,342)	(826)		(1,558)
Preferred stock dividends	8,281	6,949		5,634
Net earnings attributable to Jefferies Financial Group Inc.	$ 777,168	$ 1,667,403		$ 769,605
Basic earnings per common share (in USD per share)	$ 3.13	$ 6.29		$ 2.68
Diluted earnings per common share (in USD per share)	$ 3.06	$ 6.13		$ 2.65
Investment banking
Revenues
Revenues	$ 2,807,822	$ 4,365,699		$ 2,501,494
Principal transactions
Revenues
Revenues	833,757	1,617,336		1,928,143
Commissions and other fees
Revenues
Revenues	925,494	896,015		822,248
Asset management fees
Revenues
Revenues	80,264	72,084		34,209
Interest
Revenues
Revenues	1,183,638	956,318		1,009,548
Other contracts with customers
Revenues
Revenues	$ 1,318,288	$ 1,038,012		$ 584,805

[1] See Note 1 for a description of financial statement presentation changes made as a result of our Merger with Jefferies Group.