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Segment Information (Segment Financial Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2015 | Aug. 31, 2014 | Aug. 31, 2015 | Aug. 31, 2014 | Nov. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Charges | $ 3,173 | $ 3,408 | $ 3,173 | $ 3,408 | $ 37,600
Inventory, Homes under Construction | 1,187,576 |  | 1,187,576 |  | 928,272
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs | 1,686,674 |  | 1,686,674 |  | 1,710,149
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale | 527,487 |  | 527,487 |  | 579,966
Inventory, Operative Builders | 3,401,737 |  | 3,401,737 |  | 3,218,387
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 843,157 | 589,214 | 2,046,247 | 1,604,908 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total pretax income (loss) | 33,954 | 28,661 | 57,126 | 66,348 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 4,948,496 |  | 4,948,496 |  | 4,757,550
Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 840,204 | 586,231 | 2,038,896 | 1,596,894 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total pretax income (loss) | 31,253 | 26,814 | 49,554 | 61,186 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 4,936,461 |  | 4,936,461 |  | 4,747,064
Financial services [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 2,953 | 2,983 | 7,351 | 8,014 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total pretax income (loss) | 2,701 | 1,847 | 7,572 | 5,162 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 12,035 |  | 12,035 |  | 10,486
West Coast [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Charges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inventory, Homes under Construction | 649,874 |  | 649,874 |  | 536,843
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs | 719,557 |  | 719,557 |  | 765,577
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale | 287,365 |  | 287,365 |  | 294,060
West Coast [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 378,362 | 265,491 | 932,905 | 707,532 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total pretax income (loss) | 35,769 | 39,270 | 76,177 | 93,599 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 1,775,422 |  | 1,775,422 |  | 1,695,753
Southwest [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Charges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inventory, Homes under Construction | 117,705 |  | 117,705 |  | 65,647
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs | 322,676 |  | 322,676 |  | 334,691
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale | 113,661 |  | 113,661 |  | 138,367
Southwest [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 128,021 | 50,101 | 273,339 | 144,597 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total pretax income (loss) | 11,732 | 2,543 | 20,420 | 7,599 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 598,260 |  | 598,260 |  | 579,201
Central [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Charges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inventory, Homes under Construction | 280,330 |  | 280,330 |  | 201,164
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs | 396,115 |  | 396,115 |  | 363,933
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale | 22,063 |  | 22,063 |  | 22,957
Central [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 210,417 | 179,972 | 545,913 | 477,518 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total pretax income (loss) | 18,649 | 11,514 | 42,000 | 24,806 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 810,123 |  | 810,123 |  | 678,139
Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Asset Impairment Charges | 3,173 | 3,408 | 3,173 | 3,408 |
Inventory, Homes under Construction | 139,667 |  | 139,667 |  | 124,618
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs | 248,326 |  | 248,326 |  | 245,948
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale | 104,398 |  | 104,398 |  | 124,582
Southeast [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 123,404 | 90,667 | 286,739 | 267,247 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total pretax income (loss) | (4,751) | (7,965) | (20,965) | (9,881) |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 528,270 |  | 528,270 |  | 531,011
Corporate and Other [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total pretax income (loss) | (30,146) | (18,548) | (68,078) | (54,937) |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 1,224,386 |  | 1,224,386 |  | $ 1,262,960
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination | 359 | 1,013 | 1,343 | 1,803 |
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | West Coast [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination | 134 | 451 | 134 | 554 |
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | Southwest [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | Central [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination | 225 | 562 | 225 | 995 |
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 984 | $ 254 |

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