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Other Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2011
Other Assets [Abstract] |
Other Assets | Note 10. Other Assets Other assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | November 30, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Operating properties, net (a) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 71,938 |
Cash surrender value of insurance contracts |  |  | 59,718 |  |  |  | 59,103 |
Property and equipment, net |  |  | 7,801 |  |  |  | 9,596 |
Debt issuance costs |  |  | 4,219 |  |  |  | 5,254 |
Prepaid expenses |  |  | 2,214 |  |  |  | 3,033 |
Net deferred tax assets |  |  | 1,152 |  |  |  | 1,152 |
Total |  | $ | 75,104 |  |  | $ | 150,076 |
(a) | On December 16, 2010, the Company sold a multi-level residential building the Company operated as a rental property for net proceeds of $80.6 million and recognized a gain of $8.8 million on the sale, which was recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

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