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Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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May 31, 2012
Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Statements of operations of unconsolidated joint ventures |
|  | Six Months Ended May 31, |  |  | Three Months Ended May 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Revenues |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 230 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Construction and land costs |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | (201 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 21 |
Other expenses, net |  |  | (749 | ) |  |  | (4,605 | ) |  |  | (288 | ) |  |  | (238 | )
Loss |  | $ | (743 | ) |  | $ | (4,576 | ) |  | $ | (288 | ) |  | $ | (217 | )
Balance sheets of unconsolidated joint ventures |
|  | May 31, 2012 |  |  | November 30, 2011 |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  | $ | 24,060 |  |  | $ | 8,923 |
Receivables |  |  | 12,009 |  |  |  | 19,503 |
Inventories |  |  | 360,007 |  |  |  | 368,306 |
Other assets |  |  | 150 |  |  |  | 151 |
Total assets |  | $ | 396,226 |  |  | $ | 396,883 |
Liabilities and equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and other liabilities |  | $ | 93,990 |  |  | $ | 96,981 |
Equity |  |  | 302,236 |  |  |  | 299,902 |
Total liabilities and equity |  | $ | 396,226 |  |  | $ | 396,883 |
Information related investments in unconsolidated joint ventures |
|  | May 31, 2012 |  |  | November 30, 2011 |
Number of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures (a) |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 8 |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures (a) |  | $ | 121,408 |  |  | $ | 127,926 |
(a) | The Company’s investments in unconsolidated joint ventures as of May 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011 include Inspirada Builders, LLC, an unconsolidated joint venture that was formed in 2011 in connection with the South Edge Plan (as defined below) and in which a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company is a member. As part of the South Edge Plan, land previously owned by South Edge was transferred to Inspirada Builders, LLC in November 2011. The Company anticipates that it will acquire its share of the land from Inspirada Builders, LLC through a future distribution.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of equity method investments in common stock. The disclosure may include: (a) the name of each investee or group of investments for which combined disclosure is appropriate, (2) the percentage ownership of common stock, (3) the difference, if any, between the carrying amount of an investment and the value of the underlying equity in the net assets and the accounting treatment of difference, if any, and (4) the aggregate value of each identified investment based on its quoted market price, if available. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 18 -Paragraph 20 -Subparagraph a, b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 + Details
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