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Segment Information (Segment Financial Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2016 | Aug. 31, 2015 | Aug. 31, 2016 | Aug. 31, 2015 | Nov. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Real Estate | $ 2,579 | $ 3,173 | $ 13,855 | $ 3,173 | $ 8,000
Inventory, Homes under Construction | 1,402,650 |  | 1,402,650 |  | 1,031,356
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs | 1,773,962 |  | 1,773,962 |  | 1,766,045
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale | 421,061 |  | 421,061 |  | 516,346
Inventory, Operative Builders | 3,597,673 |  | 3,597,673 |  | 3,313,747
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 913,283 | 843,157 | 2,402,704 | 2,046,247 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total pretax income (loss) | 53,463 | 33,954 | 94,287 | 57,126 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 5,027,761 |  | 5,027,761 |  | 5,015,371
Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 910,111 | 840,204 | 2,394,315 | 2,038,896 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total pretax income (loss) | 51,050 | 31,253 | 89,171 | 49,554 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 5,013,626 |  | 5,013,626 |  | 5,001,343
Financial services [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 3,172 | 2,953 | 8,389 | 7,351 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total pretax income (loss) | 2,413 | 2,701 | 5,116 | 7,572 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 14,135 |  | 14,135 |  | 14,028
West Coast [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Real Estate | 2,579 | 0 | 7,153 | 0 |
Inventory, Homes under Construction | 826,153 |  | 826,153 |  | 535,795
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs | 809,404 |  | 809,404 |  | 788,607
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale | 212,103 |  | 212,103 |  | 277,954
West Coast [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 414,150 | 378,362 | 1,029,269 | 932,905 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total pretax income (loss) | 36,912 | 35,769 | 78,647 | 76,177 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 1,954,542 |  | 1,954,542 |  | 1,740,299
Southwest [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Real Estate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inventory, Homes under Construction | 128,242 |  | 128,242 |  | 112,032
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs | 322,596 |  | 322,596 |  | 317,331
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale | 87,929 |  | 87,929 |  | 104,677
Southwest [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 106,187 | 128,021 | 318,190 | 273,339 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total pretax income (loss) | 8,592 | 11,732 | 31,229 | 20,420 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 575,972 |  | 575,972 |  | 582,030
Central [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Real Estate | 0 | 0 | 787 | 0 |
Inventory, Homes under Construction | 307,957 |  | 307,957 |  | 263,345
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs | 455,374 |  | 455,374 |  | 421,783
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale | 14,806 |  | 14,806 |  | 22,082
Central [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 265,524 | 210,417 | 707,917 | 545,913 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total pretax income (loss) | 27,601 | 18,649 | 61,515 | 42,000 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 894,230 |  | 894,230 |  | 829,811
Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Real Estate | 0 | 3,173 | 5,915 | 3,173 |
Inventory, Homes under Construction | 140,298 |  | 140,298 |  | 120,184
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs | 186,588 |  | 186,588 |  | 238,324
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale | 106,223 |  | 106,223 |  | 111,633
Southeast [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 124,250 | 123,404 | 338,939 | 286,739 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total pretax income (loss) | 2,329 | (4,751) | (11,825) | (20,965) |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 453,259 |  | 453,259 |  | 507,844
Corporate and Other [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Total pretax income (loss) | (24,384) | (30,146) | (70,395) | (68,078) |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 1,135,623 |  | 1,135,623 |  | $ 1,341,359
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination | 473 | 359 | 2,903 | 1,343 |
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | West Coast [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination | 270 | 134 | 691 | 134 |
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | Southwest [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination | 142 | 0 | 253 | 0 |
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | Central [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination | 0 | 225 | 460 | 225 |
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination | $ 61 | $ 0 | $ 1,499 | $ 984 |
Metro Washington, D.C. [Member] | Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percent of Homebuilding Revenues | 2.00% |  | 2.00% |  |
Metro Washington, D.C. [Member] | Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination |  |  | $ 1,438 |  |
Land [Member] | Metro Washington, D.C. [Member] | Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Real Estate |  |  | $ 5,400 |  |

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