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Financial Services (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended |
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Feb. 29, 2012 | Feb. 28, 2011 | Nov. 30, 2011
Financial services: |  |  |
Insurance commissions | $ 1,600,000 | $ 1,253,000 |
Title services | 386,000 | 384,000 |
Marketing services fees | 675,000 |  |
Interest income | 2,000 | 2,000 |
Total | 2,663,000 | 1,639,000 |
Expenses |  |  |
Expenses | (835,000) | (865,000) |
Operating income | 1,828,000 | 774,000 |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint venture | 142,000 | (149,000) |
Financial services pretax income | 1,970,000 | 625,000 |
Assets |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 3,204,000 |  | 3,024,000
Receivables (a) | 939,000 |  | 25,495,000
Investment in unconsolidated joint venture | 3,781,000 |  | 3,639,000
Other assets | 14,000 |  | 15,000
Financial services | 7,938,000 |  | 32,173,000
Liabilities |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 6,105,000 |  | 7,494,000
Total liabilities | 6,105,000 |  | 7,494,000
Financial Services (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Receivable from wind down of KBA Mortgage |  |  | $ 23,500,000

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