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Legal Matters (Details) | 9 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($) a plaintiff member
Nevada Development Contract Litigation |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Acres of purchased land by LVDA | a | 83
Expected interest charges | $ 41,000,000
Edwards, K. [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs | plaintiff | 409
Loss Contingency, New Claims Filed, Number | 1
Edwards, K. and Andrea L. Bejenaru, et. al. [Member] [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Expected compensatory damages | $ 66,000,000
Loss Contingency, Loss Exposure Not Accrued, Low Estimate | 0
Product Liability Contingency, Loss Exposure in Excess of Accrual, Low Estimate | $ 6,000,000
Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs | plaintiff | 11
Andrea L. Bejenaru, et. al. [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs | member | 241
Maximum [Member] | Nevada Development Contract Litigation |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Expected compensatory damages | $ 55,000,000
Minimum [Member] | Nevada Development Contract Litigation |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Expected compensatory damages | $ 0

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