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Financial Services (Schedule of Assets and Liabilities) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Feb. 28, 2015 | Nov. 30, 2014 | Feb. 28, 2014 | Nov. 30, 2013
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Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 548,079 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $ 358,768 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $ 306,450 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $ 532,523 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Receivables | 143,697 us-gaap_AccountsAndNotesReceivableNet | 125,488 us-gaap_AccountsAndNotesReceivableNet |  |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | 73,502 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures | 79,441 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures |  |
Other assets | 119,873 us-gaap_OtherAssets | 114,915 us-gaap_OtherAssets |  |
Total assets | 4,989,857 us-gaap_Assets | 4,757,550 us-gaap_Assets |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 559,147 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent | 582,598 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent |  |
Total liabilities | 1,970 us-gaap_FinancialServicesLiabilities | 2,517 us-gaap_FinancialServicesLiabilities |  |
Financial services [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 2,438 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = kbh_FinancialServicesMember | 2,402 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = kbh_FinancialServicesMember | 3,181 us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = kbh_FinancialServicesMember |
Receivables | 1,024 us-gaap_AccountsAndNotesReceivableNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = kbh_FinancialServicesMember | 1,738 us-gaap_AccountsAndNotesReceivableNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = kbh_FinancialServicesMember |  |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | 6,563 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = kbh_FinancialServicesMember | 6,149 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = kbh_FinancialServicesMember |  |
Other assets | 120 us-gaap_OtherAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = kbh_FinancialServicesMember | 197 us-gaap_OtherAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = kbh_FinancialServicesMember |  |
Total assets | 10,145 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = kbh_FinancialServicesMember | 10,486 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = kbh_FinancialServicesMember |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ 1,970 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = kbh_FinancialServicesMember | $ 2,517 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = kbh_FinancialServicesMember |  |

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