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Inventories (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2011
Inventories [Abstract] |
Inventories |
|  | November 30, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Homes under construction |  | $ | 417,304 |  |  | $ | 363,719 |
Land under development |  |  | 587,582 |  |  |  | 701,636 |
Land held for future development |  |  | 726,743 |  |  |  | 631,367 |
Total |  | $ | 1,731,629 |  |  | $ | 1,696,721 |
Interest costs |
|  | Years Ended November 30, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Capitalized interest at beginning of year |  | $ | 249,966 |  |  | $ | 291,279 |  |  | $ | 361,619 |
Capitalized interest related to consolidation of previously unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9,914 |  |  |  | — |
Interest incurred (a) |  |  | 112,037 |  |  |  | 122,230 |  |  |  | 119,602 |
Interest expensed (a) |  |  | (49,204 | ) |  |  | (68,307 | ) |  |  | (51,763 | )
Interest amortized to construction and land costs |  |  | (79,338 | ) |  |  | (105,150 | ) |  |  | (138,179 | )
Capitalized interest at end of year (b) |  | $ | 233,461 |  |  | $ | 249,966 |  |  | $ | 291,279 |
(a) | Amounts for the year ended November 30, 2011 include a $3.6 million gain on the early extinguishment of secured debt. Amounts for the year ended November 30, 2010 include a total of $1.8 million of debt issuance costs written off in connection with the Company’s voluntary reduction of the aggregate commitment under the Credit Facility from $650.0 million to $200.0 million and the voluntary termination of the Credit Facility effective March 31, 2010. Amounts for the year ended November 30, 2009 include losses on the early redemption of debt of $1.0 million.
(b) | Inventory impairment charges are recognized against all inventory costs of a community, such as land, land improvements, cost of home construction and capitalized interest. Capitalized interest amounts presented in the table reflect the gross amount of capitalized interest as impairment charges recognized are not generally allocated to specific components of inventory.

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