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Notes Payable (Schedule of Notes Payable) (Details) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Jul. 31, 2012 | Feb. 07, 2012 | Jan. 29, 2013 | Nov. 30, 2014 | Nov. 30, 2013 | Jun. 02, 2005 | Jul. 30, 2009 | Apr. 03, 2006 | Mar. 25, 2014 | Oct. 29, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable |  |  |  | $ 2,576,525,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable | $ 2,150,498,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable |  |  |  |  |
Convertible senior notes due February 1, 2019 at 1.375% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  | 1.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenAtOnePointThreeSevenFivePercentMemberMember | 1.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenAtOnePointThreeSevenFivePercentMemberMember | 1.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenAtOnePointThreeSevenFivePercentMemberMember |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans (at interest rates of 7% at November 30, 2013 and 6% to 7% at November 30, 2012) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  | 700.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = kbh_MortgagesAndLandContractsDueToLandSellersAndOtherLoansMember |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable |  |  |  | 38,250,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = kbh_MortgagesAndLandContractsDueToLandSellersAndOtherLoansMember | 13,615,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = kbh_MortgagesAndLandContractsDueToLandSellersAndOtherLoansMember |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans (at interest rates of 7% at November 30, 2013 and 6% to 7% at November 30, 2012) | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  | 500.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = kbh_MortgagesAndLandContractsDueToLandSellersAndOtherLoansMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans (at interest rates of 7% at November 30, 2013 and 6% to 7% at November 30, 2012) | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  | 700.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = kbh_MortgagesAndLandContractsDueToLandSellersAndOtherLoansMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount | 244,900,000 us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 340,000,000 us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior notes due June 15, 2015 at 6 1/4% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  | 6.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandFifteenAtSixPointTwoFivePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 6.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandFifteenAtSixPointTwoFivePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 6.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandFifteenAtSixPointTwoFivePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |
Notes payable |  |  |  | 199,891,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandFifteenAtSixPointTwoFivePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 199,864,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandFifteenAtSixPointTwoFivePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  | 199,906,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandFifteenAtSixPointTwoFivePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior notes due September 15, 2017 at 9.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  | 9.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenAtNinePointOnePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 9.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenAtNinePointOnePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenAtNinePointOnePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Notes payable |  |  |  | 262,729,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenAtNinePointOnePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 262,048,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenAtNinePointOnePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | 265,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenAtNinePointOnePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior notes due June 15, 2018 at 7 1/4% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  | 7.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenAtSevenPointTwoFivePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 7.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenAtSevenPointTwoFivePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenAtSevenPointTwoFivePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |
Notes payable |  |  |  | 299,402,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenAtSevenPointTwoFivePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 299,261,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenAtSevenPointTwoFivePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenAtSevenPointTwoFivePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior notes due May 15, 2019 at 4.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  | 4.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenatFourPointSevenFivePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  | 4.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenatFourPointSevenFivePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.80%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenatFourPointSevenFivePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Notes payable |  |  |  | 400,000,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenatFourPointSevenFivePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 0 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenatFourPointSevenFivePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenatFourPointSevenFivePercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior notes due March 15, 2020 at 8.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  | 8.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyAtEightPointZeroZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  | 8.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyAtEightPointZeroZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 8.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyAtEightPointZeroZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage |  | 8.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyAtEightPointZeroZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable |  |  |  | 346,253,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyAtEightPointZeroZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 345,710,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyAtEightPointZeroZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | 350,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyAtEightPointZeroZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior notes due December 15, 2021 at 7.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  | 7.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneAtSevenPointZeroZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 7.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneAtSevenPointZeroZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  | 7.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneAtSevenPointZeroZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneAtSevenPointZeroZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Notes payable |  |  |  | 450,000,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneAtSevenPointZeroZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 450,000,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneAtSevenPointZeroZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 450,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneAtSevenPointZeroZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior notes due September 15, 2022 at 7.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 7.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoAtSevenPointFiveZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  | 7.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoAtSevenPointFiveZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 7.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoAtSevenPointFiveZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage | 7.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoAtSevenPointFiveZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable |  |  |  | 350,000,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoAtSevenPointFiveZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember | 350,000,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoAtSevenPointFiveZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | 350,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoAtSevenPointFiveZeroPercentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Notes Payable [Member] | Convertible senior notes due February 1, 2019 at 1.375% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  | 1.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenAtOnePointThreeSevenFivePercentMemberMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayableMember | 1.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenAtOnePointThreeSevenFivePercentMemberMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayableMember |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage | 1.40%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenAtOnePointThreeSevenFivePercentMemberMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayableMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Convertible Debt |  |  | 222,700,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenAtOnePointThreeSevenFivePercentMemberMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayableMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable |  |  |  | 230,000,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenAtOnePointThreeSevenFivePercentMemberMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayableMember | 230,000,000 us-gaap_NotesAndLoansPayable / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenAtOnePointThreeSevenFivePercentMemberMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayableMember |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  | $ 230,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kbh_ConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenAtOnePointThreeSevenFivePercentMemberMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayableMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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