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Variable Interest Entities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Feb. 29, 2016 | Nov. 30, 2015
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Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Cash Deposits | $ 42,862 | $ 54,537
Aggregate Purchase Price | 996,128 | 1,187,707
Pre-acquisition costs related to land option contracts and other similar contracts | 54,200 | 65,600
Increase in inventories and accrued expenses and other liabilities | 81,400 | 110,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Cash Deposits | 24,714 | 32,436
Aggregate Purchase Price | 465,727 | 611,567
Non-VIE Other land option contracts and other similar contracts [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Cash Deposits | 18,148 | 22,101
Aggregate Purchase Price | $ 530,401 | $ 576,140

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