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Notes Payable (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Mortgages and Notes Payable | Notes payable consisted of the following (in thousands):
| November 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013
Mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans (at interest rates of 5% to 7% at November 30, 2014 and 7% at November 30, 2013) | $ | 38,250 |  |  | $ | 13,615 |
6 1/4% Senior notes due June 15, 2015 | 199,891 |  |  | 199,864 |
9.10% Senior notes due September 15, 2017 | 262,729 |  |  | 262,048 |
7 1/4% Senior notes due June 15, 2018 | 299,402 |  |  | 299,261 |
4.75% Senior notes due May 15, 2019 | 400,000 |  |  | — |
8.00% Senior notes due March 15, 2020 | 346,253 |  |  | 345,710 |
7.00% Senior notes due December 15, 2021 | 450,000 |  |  | 450,000 |
7.50% Senior notes due September 15, 2022 | 350,000 |  |  | 350,000 |
1.375% Convertible senior notes due February 1, 2019 | 230,000 |  |  | 230,000 |
Total | $ | 2,576,525 |  |  | $ | 2,150,498 |
The key terms of each of our senior notes and convertible senior notes outstanding as of November 30, 2014 are as follows (dollars in thousands):
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Redeemable Prior to Maturity |  | Effective Interest Rate
Notes Payable |  | Principal |  | Issuance Date |  | Maturity Date |  |
6 1/4% Senior notes |  | $ | 199,906 |  |  | June 2, 2005 |  | June 15, 2015 |  | Yes (a) |  | 6.3 | %
9.10% Senior notes |  | 265,000 |  |  | July 30, 2009 |  | September 15, 2017 |  | Yes (a) |  | 9.5 |
7 1/4% Senior notes |  | 300,000 |  |  | April 3, 2006 |  | June 15, 2018 |  | Yes (a) |  | 7.3 |
4.75% Senior notes |  | 400,000 |  |  | March 25, 2014 |  | May 15, 2019 |  | Yes (b) |  | 4.8 |
8.00% Senior notes |  | 350,000 |  |  | February 7, 2012 |  | March 15, 2020 |  | Yes (a) |  | 8.3 |
7.00% Senior notes |  | 450,000 |  |  | October 29, 2013 |  | December 15, 2021 |  | Yes (b) |  | 7.0 |
7.50% Senior notes |  | 350,000 |  |  | July 31, 2012 |  | September 15, 2022 |  | Yes (a) |  | 7.5 |
1.375% Convertible senior notes |  | 230,000 |  |  | January 29, 2013 |  | February 1, 2019 |  | Yes (c) |  | 1.4 |

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