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Segment Information (Segment Financial Information) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2014
Aug. 31, 2013
Aug. 31, 2014
Aug. 31, 2013
Nov. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Impairment of Real Estate $ 3,408 $ 0 $ 3,408 $ 0 $ 400
Inventory, Homes under Construction 982,605   982,605   586,439
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs 1,641,001   1,641,001   1,066,916
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale 616,714   616,714   645,222
Inventory, Operative Builders 3,240,320   3,240,320   2,298,577
Revenues:          
Total revenues 589,214 548,974 1,604,908 1,478,599  
Pretax income (loss):          
Total pretax income (loss) 28,661 26,578 66,348 10,047  
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures:          
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures     872 (577)  
Assets:          
Total assets 3,887,391   3,887,391   3,193,635
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures:          
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures 73,607   73,607   130,192
Homebuilding [Member]
          
Revenues:          
Total revenues 586,231 545,800 1,596,894 1,470,404  
Pretax income (loss):          
Total pretax income (loss) 26,814 24,174 61,186 3,006  
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures:          
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures (751) (656) 1,161 (1,658)  
Assets:          
Total assets 3,879,028   3,879,028   3,183,595
Financial services [Member]
          
Revenues:          
Total revenues 2,983 3,174 8,014 8,195  
Pretax income (loss):          
Total pretax income (loss) 1,847 2,404 5,162 7,041  
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures:          
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures (277) [1] (6) [1] (289) [1] 1,081 [1]  
Assets:          
Total assets 8,363   8,363   10,040
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures:          
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures 5,180   5,180   5,490
West Coast [Member]
          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Impairment of Real Estate 0 0 0 0  
Inventory, Homes under Construction 564,945   564,945   275,516
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs 744,570   744,570   560,032
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale 332,000   332,000   308,636
West Coast [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
          
Revenues:          
Total revenues 265,491 266,638 707,532 746,232  
Pretax income (loss):          
Total pretax income (loss) 39,270 37,607 93,599 75,469  
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures:          
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures (88) (36) (146) (109)  
Assets:          
Total assets 1,755,721   1,755,721   1,230,761
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures:          
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures 54,673   54,673   40,246
Southwest [Member]
          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Impairment of Real Estate 0 0 0 0  
Inventory, Homes under Construction 55,003   55,003   39,661
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs 332,056   332,056   106,654
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale 129,394   129,394   157,924
Southwest [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
          
Revenues:          
Total revenues 50,101 47,437 144,597 126,515  
Pretax income (loss):          
Total pretax income (loss) 2,543 1,185 7,599 2,026  
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures:          
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures (663) (755) (1,984) (1,919)  
Assets:          
Total assets 554,082   554,082   402,443
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures:          
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures 16,433   16,433   80,877
Central [Member]
          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Impairment of Real Estate 0 0 0 0  
Inventory, Homes under Construction 213,011   213,011   157,572
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs 340,340   340,340   238,311
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale 24,357   24,357   15,193
Central [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
          
Revenues:          
Total revenues 179,972 154,545 477,518 381,342  
Pretax income (loss):          
Total pretax income (loss) 11,514 9,085 24,806 11,569  
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures:          
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures 0 0 0 0  
Assets:          
Total assets 656,333   656,333   465,547
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures:          
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures 0   0   0
Southeast [Member]
          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Impairment of Real Estate 3,408 0 3,408 0  
Inventory, Homes under Construction 149,646   149,646   113,690
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs 224,035   224,035   161,919
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale 130,963   130,963   163,469
Southeast [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
          
Revenues:          
Total revenues 90,667 77,180 267,247 216,315  
Pretax income (loss):          
Total pretax income (loss) (7,965) (9,920) (9,881) (35,012)  
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures:          
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures 0 135 3,291 370  
Assets:          
Total assets 536,251   536,251   456,965
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures:          
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures 2,501   2,501   9,069
Corporate and Other [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
          
Pretax income (loss):          
Total pretax income (loss) (18,548) (13,783) (54,937) (51,046)  
Assets:          
Total assets 376,641   376,641   627,879
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member]
          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Loss on Contract Termination 1,013 0 1,803 284  
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | West Coast [Member]
          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Loss on Contract Termination 451 0 554 284  
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | Southwest [Member]
          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Loss on Contract Termination 0 0 0 0  
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | Central [Member]
          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Loss on Contract Termination 562 0 995 0  
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | Southeast [Member]
          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Loss on Contract Termination $ 0 $ 0 $ 254 $ 0  
[1] (a)Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures for the three months and nine months ended August 31, 2014 primarily related to HCM. Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures for the nine months ended August 31, 2013 related to the wind down of KBA Mortgage, LLC (“KBA Mortgage”), our unconsolidated mortgage banking joint venture with a subsidiary of Bank of America, N.A., which ceased offering mortgage banking services in 2011.