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Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Feb. 28, 2014 | Nov. 30, 2013 | Nov. 30, 2012 | Nov. 30, 2014 | Nov. 30, 2011
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Self-Insurance and other litigation liabilities |  | $ 99,612 kbh_SelfInsuranceandOtherLitigationLiabilities |  |  | $ 89,606 kbh_SelfInsuranceandOtherLitigationLiabilities |  |
Employee compensation and related benefits |  | 99,332 us-gaap_AccruedEmployeeBenefitsCurrentAndNoncurrent |  |  | 113,875 us-gaap_AccruedEmployeeBenefitsCurrentAndNoncurrent |  |
Warranty liability |  | 48,704 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual |  | 47,822 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual | 45,196 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual |  | 67,693 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual
Accrued interest payable |  | 45,562 us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent |  |  | 63,275 us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent |  |
Inventory-related liabilities |  | 29,517 kbh_Inventoryrelatedliabilities | [1] |  | 52,009 kbh_Inventoryrelatedliabilities | [1] |
Real estate and business taxes |  | 8,131 us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent |  |  | 13,684 us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent |  |
Other |  | 25,318 us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent |  |  | 32,237 us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent |  |
Total |  | 356,176 us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent |  |  | 409,882 us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent |  |
Inspirada Builders LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in Inventory and Inventory-Related Obligations Associated with TIFE | $ 33,197 kbh_IncreaseinInventoryandInventoryRelatedObligationsAssociatedwithTIFE / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = kbh_InspiradaBuildersLLCMember | $ 0 kbh_IncreaseinInventoryandInventoryRelatedObligationsAssociatedwithTIFE / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = kbh_InspiradaBuildersLLCMember |  | $ 0 kbh_IncreaseinInventoryandInventoryRelatedObligationsAssociatedwithTIFE / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = kbh_InspiradaBuildersLLCMember |  |  |
[1] | The inventory-related obligations at November 30, 2014 included a $33.2 million liability we recorded for fixed or determinable amounts associated with TIFE assessments in connection with the distribution of land we received from Inspirada during 2014. As homes are delivered, the obligation to pay the remaining TIFE assessments associated with each underlying lot is transferred to the homebuyer. As such, these assessment obligations will be paid by us only to the extent we do not deliver homes on applicable lots before the related TIFE obligations mature.

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