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Notes Payable (Schedule Notes Payable) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Feb. 28, 2018 | Nov. 30, 2017
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Mortgages and notes payable | $ 2,359,570 | $ 2,324,845
Mortgages and Land Contracts Due to Land Sellers and Other Loans [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Mortgages and notes payable | $ 43,538 | $ 10,203
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior notes due June 15, 2018 at 7 1/4% |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Senior notes, rate | 7.25% | 7.25%
Mortgages and notes payable | $ 299,924 | $ 299,867
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes Due Two Thousand Nineteen at Four Point Seven Five Percent [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Senior notes, rate | 4.75% | 4.75%
Mortgages and notes payable | $ 398,663 | $ 398,397
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior notes due March 15, 2020 at 8.00% |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Senior notes, rate | 8.00% | 8.00%
Mortgages and notes payable | $ 346,614 | $ 346,238
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes due December 15, 2021 at 7.00% |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Senior notes, rate | 7.00% | 7.00%
Mortgages and notes payable | $ 446,791 | $ 446,608
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior notes due September 15, 2022 at 7.50% |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Senior notes, rate | 7.50% | 7.50%
Mortgages and notes payable | $ 347,355 | $ 347,234
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes Due Two Thousand Twenty Three At Seven Point Six Two Five Percent [Domain] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Senior notes, rate | 7.625% | 7.625%
Mortgages and notes payable | $ 247,811 | $ 247,726
Convertible Notes Payable [Member] | Convertible Senior Notes Due Two Thousand Nineteen At One Point Three Seven Five Percent [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Senior notes, rate | 1.375% | 1.375%
Mortgages and notes payable | $ 228,874 | $ 228,572

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