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Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Information for Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures) (Details) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended |
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Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($) lot joint_venture | Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($) lot joint_venture
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | lot |  | 121 |
Long-term Purchase, Commitment, Amount | $ |  | $ 53,000 |
Number of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | joint_venture |  | 7 | 7
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures | $ |  | $ 61,526 | $ 71,558
Number of Unconsolidated Joint Venture Lots Controlled Under Land Option Contracts | lot |  | 515 | 677
Equity Method Investments Summarized Financial Information Debt | $ | [1] | $ 39,243 | $ 39,064
Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures with Debt |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | joint_venture |  | 1 | 1
Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures with Purchase Commitments [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | joint_venture |  | 1 |
[1] | One of our unconsolidated joint ventures has a construction loan agreement with a third-party lender to finance its land development activities that is secured by the underlying property and related project assets. Outstanding debt under the agreement is non-recourse to us and is scheduled to mature in August 2018. None of our other unconsolidated joint ventures had outstanding debt at August 31, 2016 or November 30, 2015.

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