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Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2012 | May 31, 2011 | May 31, 2012 | May 31, 2011 | Nov. 30, 2011
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Total homebuilding revenues | $ 300,605 | $ 269,983 | $ 552,500 | $ 465,284 |
Financial services | 2,247 | 1,755 | 4,910 | 3,394 |
Total revenues | 302,852 | 271,738 | 557,410 | 468,678 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total homebuilding loss | (30,137) | (70,433) | (77,509) | (185,184) |
Financial services | 1,501 | 1,629 | 3,471 | 2,254 |
Total pretax income (loss) | (28,636) | (68,804) | (74,038) | (182,930) |
Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |
Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures | (243) | (92) | (315) | (55,929) |
Inventory impairments: |  |  |  |  |
Total inventory impairments | 9,937 | 20,094 | 16,509 | 21,086 | 22,700
Land option contract abandonments: |  |  |  |  |
Total land option contract abandonments |  | 497 |  | 1,259 |
Joint venture impairments: |  |  |  |  |
Total joint venture impairments |  |  |  | 53,727 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total homebuilding assets | 2,385,713 |  | 2,385,713 |  | 2,480,369
Financial services | 8,292 |  | 8,292 |  | 32,173
Total assets | 2,394,005 |  | 2,394,005 |  | 2,512,542
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |
Total investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | 121,408 |  | 121,408 |  | 127,926
West Coast [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Total homebuilding revenues | 132,651 | 107,143 | 237,884 | 178,914 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total homebuilding loss | (14,694) | (2,274) | (33,454) | 6,591 |
Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |
Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures | (32) | (80) | (77) | (17) |
Inventory impairments: |  |  |  |  |
Total inventory impairments | 6,535 | 1,351 | 13,107 | 1,351 |
Land option contract abandonments: |  |  |  |  |
Total land option contract abandonments |  |  |  | 112 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total homebuilding assets | 968,793 |  | 968,793 |  | 995,888
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |
Total investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | 38,328 |  | 38,328 |  | 38,405
Southwest [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Total homebuilding revenues | 27,909 | 28,632 | 59,493 | 51,932 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total homebuilding loss | (2,139) | (36,492) | (7,182) | (116,821) |
Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |
Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures | (209) | (2) | (217) | (55,902) |
Inventory impairments: |  |  |  |  |
Total inventory impairments | 2,135 | 18,324 | 2,135 | 18,715 |
Land option contract abandonments: |  |  |  |  |
Total land option contract abandonments |  | 296 |  | 296 |
Joint venture impairments: |  |  |  |  |
Total joint venture impairments |  |  |  | 53,727 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total homebuilding assets | 311,475 |  | 311,475 |  | 338,586
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |
Total investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | 73,439 |  | 73,439 |  | 80,194
Central [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Total homebuilding revenues | 87,756 | 84,201 | 168,030 | 144,790 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total homebuilding loss | (631) | (3,493) | (4,138) | (10,202) |
Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |
Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |
Inventory impairments: |  |  |  |  |
Total inventory impairments | 1,267 |  | 1,267 | 51 |
Land option contract abandonments: |  |  |  |  |
Total land option contract abandonments |  |  |  | 240 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total homebuilding assets | 339,314 |  | 339,314 |  | 336,553
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |
Total investments in unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |
Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Total homebuilding revenues | 52,289 | 50,007 | 87,093 | 89,648 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total homebuilding loss | 4,579 | (8,993) | 320 | (23,021) |
Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |
Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures | (2) | (10) | (21) | (10) |
Inventory impairments: |  |  |  |  |
Total inventory impairments |  | 419 |  | 969 |
Land option contract abandonments: |  |  |  |  |
Total land option contract abandonments |  | 201 |  | 611 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total homebuilding assets | 333,548 |  | 333,548 |  | 317,308
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |
Total investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | 9,641 |  | 9,641 |  | 9,327
Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total homebuilding loss | (17,252) | (19,181) | (33,055) | (41,731) |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total homebuilding assets | $ 432,583 |  | $ 432,583 |  | $ 492,034

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