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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Product Warranty Reserve The activity in the Company’s warranty reserve, which is included in Homebuilding other liabilities, was as follows:
Three Months Ended
(In thousands)February 28, 2025February 29, 2024
Warranty reserve, beginning of the period$446,240 414,796 
Warranties issued60,468 61,776 
Adjustments to pre-existing warranties from changes in estimates2,562 (2,904)
Payments(80,344)(68,110)
Warranty reserve, end of period$428,926 405,558 
(1)The adjustments to pre-existing warranties from changes in estimates during the three months ended February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024 primarily related to specific claims in certain of the Company's homebuilding communities and other adjustments.
Additional Information About Leases The following table includes additional information about the Company's leases:
(Dollars in thousands)At February 2025At November 30, 2024
Right-of-use assets$270,683 275,248 
Lease liabilities256,082 262,119 
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)4.84.7
Weighted-average discount rate5.1%5.0%
Lease, Cost
The Company's rental expense on lease liabilities were as follows:
Three Months Ended
(In thousands)February 28, 2025February 29, 2024
Rental expense$51,504 26,217 
Future Minimum Payments Under Noncancellable Leases Future minimum payments under the noncancellable leases in effect at February 28, 2025 were as follows:
(In thousands)Lease Payments
2025$77,685 
202666,473 
202740,978 
202831,228 
2029 and thereafter71,552 
Total future minimum lease payments (1)$287,916 
Less: Interest (2)31,834 
Present value of lease liabilities (2)$256,082 
(1)Total future minimum lease payments exclude variable lease costs of $27.0 million and short-term lease costs of $2.6 million.
(2)The Company's leases do not include a readily determinable implicit rate. As such, the Company has estimated the discount rate for these leases to determine the present value of lease payments at the lease commencement date or as of December 1, 2019, which was the effective date of ASU 2016-02. As of February 28, 2025, the Company recognized the lease liabilities on its condensed consolidated balance sheets within accounts payable and other liabilities of the respective segments.