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Inventories (Schedule of Capitalized Interest Costs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2016 | Aug. 31, 2015 | Aug. 31, 2016 | Aug. 31, 2015
Interest Costs |  |  |  |  |
Capitalized interest at beginning of period |  | $ 309,045 | $ 299,678 | $ 288,442 | $ 266,668
Interest incurred |  | 46,485 | 46,587 | 138,994 | 140,789
Interest Expense |  | 0 | (4,394) | (5,667) | (17,850)
Interest amortized to construction and land costs | [1] | (40,424) | (51,752) | (106,663) | (99,488)
Capitalized interest at end of period | [2] | $ 315,106 | 290,119 | 315,106 | 290,119
Land [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Interest Costs |  |  |  |  |
Interest amortized to construction and land costs |  |  | $ (16,400) | $ (500) | $ (16,400)
[1] | Interest amortized to construction and land costs for the nine months ended August 31, 2016 included $.5 million related to land sales during the period
[2] | Capitalized interest amounts presented in the table reflect the gross amount of capitalized interest, as inventory impairment charges recognized, if any, are not generally allocated to specific components of inventory.

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