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Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($) | May. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2014 USD ($) | May. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2014 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($) segment | Nov. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2013 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory, Homes under Construction | $ 1,031,356 |  |  |  | $ 928,272 |  |  |  | $ 1,031,356 | $ 928,272 |
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs | 1,766,045 |  |  |  | 1,710,149 |  |  |  | 1,766,045 | 1,710,149 |
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale | 516,346 |  |  |  | 579,966 |  |  |  | 516,346 | 579,966 |
Inventory, Operative Builders | 3,313,747 |  |  |  | 3,218,387 |  |  |  | $ 3,313,747 | 3,218,387 |
Number of Reportable Segments | segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 985,783 | $ 843,157 | $ 622,969 | $ 580,121 | 796,041 | $ 589,214 | $ 565,007 | $ 450,687 | $ 3,032,030 | 2,400,949 | $ 2,097,130
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) | 69,917 | $ 33,954 | $ 12,673 | $ 10,499 | 28,601 | $ 28,661 | $ 26,924 | $ 10,763 | 127,043 | 94,949 | 38,363
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,488 | 1,427 | (933)
Impairment of Real Estate |  |  |  |  | 34,200 |  |  |  | 8,030 | 37,628 | 391
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 5,015,371 |  |  |  | 4,757,550 |  |  |  | 5,015,371 | 4,757,550 |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | 71,558 |  |  |  | 79,441 |  |  |  | $ 71,558 | 79,441 |
Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Reportable Segments | segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,020,987 | 2,389,643 | 2,084,978
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 115,419 | 86,403 | 28,179
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,804) | 741 | (2,007)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 5,001,343 |  |  |  | 4,747,064 |  |  |  | $ 5,001,343 | 4,747,064 |
Financial services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Reportable Segments | segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,043 | 11,306 | 12,152
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,624 | 8,546 | 10,184
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,292 | 686 | 1,074
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 14,028 |  |  |  | 10,486 |  |  |  | 14,028 | 10,486 |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | $ 10,440 |  |  |  | 6,149 |  |  |  | $ 10,440 | 6,149 |
Home Community Mortgage LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in joint venture | 49.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49.90% |  |
Corporate and Other [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (92,446) | (71,993) | (69,271)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | $ 1,341,359 |  |  |  | 1,262,960 |  |  |  | 1,341,359 | 1,262,960 |
Central [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory, Homes under Construction | 263,345 |  |  |  | 201,164 |  |  |  | 263,345 | 201,164 |
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs | 421,783 |  |  |  | 363,933 |  |  |  | 421,783 | 363,933 |
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale | 22,082 |  |  |  | 22,957 |  |  |  | 22,082 | 22,957 |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Central [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 809,738 | 698,429 | 565,120
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70,959 | 47,214 | 22,275
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 829,811 |  |  |  | 678,139 |  |  |  | 829,811 | 678,139 |
West Coast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory, Homes under Construction | 535,795 |  |  |  | 536,843 |  |  |  | 535,795 | 536,843 |
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs | 788,607 |  |  |  | 765,577 |  |  |  | 788,607 | 765,577 |
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale | 277,954 |  |  |  | 294,060 |  |  |  | 277,954 | 294,060 |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 645 | 27,285 | 0
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | 54,360 |  |  |  | 59,552 |  |  |  | 54,360 | 59,552 |
West Coast [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,402,264 | 1,089,857 | 1,020,218
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 127,946 | 116,325 | 118,264
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,106) | (374) | (148)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 1,740,299 |  |  |  | 1,695,753 |  |  |  | 1,740,299 | 1,695,753 |
Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory, Homes under Construction | 120,184 |  |  |  | 124,618 |  |  |  | 120,184 | 124,618 |
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs | 238,324 |  |  |  | 245,948 |  |  |  | 238,324 | 245,948 |
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale | 111,633 |  |  |  | 124,582 |  |  |  | 111,633 | 124,582 |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,132 | 3,951 | 391
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | 2,501 |  |  |  | 2,501 |  |  |  | 2,501 | 2,501 |
Southeast [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 410,743 | 401,853 | 324,388
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (22,758) | (11,158) | (45,992)
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2) | 3,291 | 496
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 507,844 |  |  |  | 531,011 |  |  |  | 507,844 | 531,011 |
Southwest [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory, Homes under Construction | 112,032 |  |  |  | 65,647 |  |  |  | 112,032 | 65,647 |
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs | 317,331 |  |  |  | 334,691 |  |  |  | 317,331 | 334,691 |
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale | 104,677 |  |  |  | 138,367 |  |  |  | 104,677 | 138,367 |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,253 | 6,392 | 0
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | 14,697 |  |  |  | 17,388 |  |  |  | 14,697 | 17,388 |
Southwest [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 398,242 | 199,504 | 175,252
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,718 | 6,015 | 2,903
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (696) | (2,176) | (2,355)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | $ 582,030 |  |  |  | $ 579,201 |  |  |  | $ 582,030 | 579,201 |
Nationstar Mortgage LLC [Member] | Home Community Mortgage LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in joint venture | 50.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.10% |  |
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,561 | 1,803 | 3,190
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | Central [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 225 | 995 | 0
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | West Coast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 352 | 554 | 3,190
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 984 | 254 | 0
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | Southwest [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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