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Segment Information | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment Information | Segment Information As of November 30, 2014, we had identified five operating reporting segments, comprised of four homebuilding reporting segments and one financial services reporting segment, within our consolidated operations in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 280, “Segment Reporting.” As of November 30, 2014, our homebuilding reporting segments conducted ongoing operations in the following states: West Coast: California Southwest: Arizona and Nevada Central: Colorado, New Mexico and Texas Southeast: Florida, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia Our homebuilding operations represented most of our business for the years ended November 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012. Our homebuilding reporting segments are engaged in the acquisition and development of land primarily for residential purposes and offer a wide variety of homes that are designed to appeal to first-time, move-up and active adult homebuyers. Our homebuilding operations generate the majority of their revenues from the delivery of completed homes to homebuyers, and to a lesser extent from the sale of land. Our homebuilding reporting segments were identified based primarily on similarities in economic and geographic characteristics, product types, regulatory environments, methods used to sell and construct homes and land acquisition characteristics. We evaluate segment performance primarily based on segment pretax results. Our financial services reporting segment offers property and casualty insurance and, in certain instances, earthquake, flood and personal property insurance to our homebuyers in the same markets as our homebuilding reporting segments and provides title services in the majority of our markets located within our Central and Southeast homebuilding reporting segments. Prior to July 21, 2014, this segment also earned revenues pursuant to the terms of a marketing services agreement with a preferred mortgage lender that offered mortgage banking services, including mortgage loan originations, to our homebuyers who elected to use the lender. Our homebuyers may select any lender of their choice to obtain mortgage financing for the purchase of a home. Since July 21, 2014, we have offered mortgage banking services, including mortgage loan originations, to our homebuyers indirectly through HCM, a joint venture of a subsidiary of ours and a subsidiary of Nationstar. We have a 49.9% ownership interest and Nationstar has a 50.1% ownership interest in HCM. Beginning in the second quarter of 2012 and continuing until HCM’s operational launch, Nationstar was our preferred mortgage lender, offering mortgage banking services, including mortgage loan originations, to our homebuyers at our communities. Prior to May 2012, we had a similar preferred mortgage lender relationship with MetLife Home Loans, a division of MetLife Bank, N.A. Corporate and other is a non-operating segment that develops and implements company-wide strategic initiatives and provides support to our homebuilding reporting segments by centralizing certain administrative functions, such as promotional marketing, legal, purchasing administration, architecture, accounting, treasury, insurance and risk management, information technology and human resources. Corporate and other includes general and administrative expenses related to operating our corporate headquarters. A portion of the expenses incurred by Corporate and other is allocated to the homebuilding reporting segments. Our segments follow the same accounting policies used for our consolidated financial statements as described in Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. The results of each segment are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have occurred had the segment been an independent, stand-alone entity during the periods presented, nor are they indicative of the results to be expected in future periods. The following tables present financial information relating to our segments (in thousands):
| Years Ended November 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
West Coast | $ | 1,089,857 |  |  | $ | 1,020,218 |  |  | $ | 755,259 |
Southwest | 199,504 |  |  | 175,252 |  |  | 132,438 |
Central | 698,429 |  |  | 565,120 |  |  | 436,407 |
Southeast | 401,853 |  |  | 324,388 |  |  | 224,328 |
Total homebuilding revenues | 2,389,643 |  |  | 2,084,978 |  |  | 1,548,432 |
Financial services | 11,306 |  |  | 12,152 |  |  | 11,683 |
Total | $ | 2,400,949 |  |  | $ | 2,097,130 |  |  | $ | 1,560,115 |
| Years Ended November 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
West Coast | $ | 116,325 |  |  | $ | 118,264 |  |  | $ | (10,467 | )
Southwest | 6,015 |  |  | 2,903 |  |  | (10,194 | )
Central | 47,214 |  |  | 22,275 |  |  | 1,449 |
Southeast | (11,158 | ) |  | (45,992 | ) |  | (1,183 | )
Corporate and other | (71,993 | ) |  | (69,271 | ) |  | (69,541 | )
Total homebuilding pretax income (loss) | 86,403 |  |  | 28,179 |  |  | (89,936 | )
Financial services | 8,546 |  |  | 10,184 |  |  | 10,883 |
Total | $ | 94,949 |  |  | $ | 38,363 |  |  | $ | (79,053 | )
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |
West Coast | $ | (374 | ) |  | $ | (148 | ) |  | $ | (174 | )
Southwest | (2,176 | ) |  | (2,355 | ) |  | (811 | )
Central | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Southeast | 3,291 |  |  | 496 |  |  | 591 |
Total | $ | 741 |  |  | $ | (2,007 | ) |  | $ | (394 | )
Inventory impairment charges: |  |  |  |  |
West Coast | $ | 27,285 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 19,235 |
Southwest | 6,392 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,135 |
Central | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,267 |
Southeast | 3,951 |  |  | 391 |  |  | 5,470 |
Total | $ | 37,628 |  |  | $ | 391 |  |  | $ | 28,107 |
Land option contract abandonment charges: |  |  |  |  |
West Coast | $ | 554 |  |  | $ | 3,190 |  |  | $ | — |
Southwest | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Central | 995 |  |  | — |  |  | 133 |
Southeast | 254 |  |  | — |  |  | 293 |
Total | $ | 1,803 |  |  | $ | 3,190 |  |  | $ | 426 |
| November 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013
Inventories: |  |  |
Homes under construction |  |  |
West Coast | $ | 536,843 |  |  | $ | 275,516 |
Southwest | 65,647 |  |  | 39,661 |
Central | 201,164 |  |  | 157,572 |
Southeast | 124,618 |  |  | 113,690 |
Subtotal | 928,272 |  |  | 586,439 |
Land under development |  |  |
West Coast | 765,577 |  |  | 560,032 |
Southwest | 334,691 |  |  | 106,654 |
Central | 363,933 |  |  | 238,311 |
Southeast | 245,948 |  |  | 161,919 |
Subtotal | 1,710,149 |  |  | 1,066,916 |
Land held for future development |  |  |
West Coast | 294,060 |  |  | 308,636 |
Southwest | 138,367 |  |  | 157,924 |
Central | 22,957 |  |  | 15,193 |
Southeast | 124,582 |  |  | 163,469 |
Subtotal | 579,966 |  |  | 645,222 |
Total | $ | 3,218,387 |  |  | $ | 2,298,577 |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |
West Coast | $ | 59,552 |  |  | $ | 40,246 |
Southwest | 17,388 |  |  | 80,877 |
Central | — |  |  | — |
Southeast | 2,501 |  |  | 9,069 |
Total | $ | 79,441 |  |  | $ | 130,192 |
Assets: |  |  |
West Coast | $ | 1,695,753 |  |  | $ | 1,230,761 |
Southwest | 579,201 |  |  | 402,443 |
Central | 678,139 |  |  | 465,547 |
Southeast | 531,011 |  |  | 456,965 |
Corporate and other | 1,262,960 |  |  | 627,879 |
Total homebuilding assets | 4,747,064 |  |  | 3,183,595 |
Financial services | 10,486 |  |  | 10,040 |
Total | $ | 4,757,550 |  |  | $ | 3,193,635 |

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