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Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($) | May 31, 2018 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($) | May 31, 2017 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($) segment | Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory, Homes under Construction |  | $ 1,125,152 |  |  |  | $ 1,236,848 |  |  |  | $ 1,125,152 | $ 1,236,848 |
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs |  | 2,219,936 |  |  |  | 1,651,339 |  |  |  | 2,219,936 | 1,651,339 |
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale | [1] | 237,751 |  |  |  | 375,199 |  |  |  | 237,751 | 375,199 |
Inventory, Operative Builders |  | 3,582,839 |  |  |  | 3,263,386 |  |  |  | 3,582,839 | 3,263,386 |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,533,795 | 4,356,265 | $ 3,582,943
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) |  | 128,936 | $ 114,676 | $ 78,308 | $ 46,045 | 137,346 | $ 79,208 | $ 51,982 | $ 21,459 | 367,965 | 289,995 | 149,315
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,367 | 2,825 | (5,601)
Impairment of Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,104 | 20,605 | 49,580
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  | 5,073,571 |  |  |  | 5,041,515 |  |  |  | 5,073,571 | 5,041,515 |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures |  | 61,960 |  |  |  | 64,794 |  |  |  | $ 61,960 | 64,794 |
Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Reportable Segments | segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 351,301 | 276,927 | 144,849
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,066 | (1,409) | (2,181)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  | 5,061,191 |  |  |  | 5,029,158 |  |  |  | $ 5,061,191 | 5,029,158 |
Financial services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Reportable Segments | segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,664 | 13,068 | 4,466
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,301 | 4,234 | (3,420)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  | 12,380 |  |  |  | 12,357 |  |  |  | 12,380 | 12,357 |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | [2] | $ 8,594 |  |  |  | 10,340 |  |  |  | $ 8,594 | 10,340 |
Home Community Mortgage LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in joint venture |  | 49.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49.90% |  |
KBHS, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in joint venture |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |
Corporate and Other [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (105,286) | (101,851) | (98,511)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  | $ 1,068,452 |  |  |  | 1,433,883 |  |  |  | 1,068,452 | 1,433,883 |
Central [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory, Homes under Construction |  | 312,366 |  |  |  | 320,205 |  |  |  | 312,366 | 320,205 |
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs |  | 543,472 |  |  |  | 435,373 |  |  |  | 543,472 | 435,373 |
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale |  | 9,346 |  |  |  | 12,654 |  |  |  | 9,346 | 12,654 |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,239,305 | 1,188,839 | 1,018,535
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,463 | 0 | 10,633
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Central [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 117,609 | 116,098 | 85,924
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  | 1,017,490 |  |  |  | 901,516 |  |  |  | 1,017,490 | 901,516 |
West Coast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory, Homes under Construction |  | 514,099 |  |  |  | 638,639 |  |  |  | 514,099 | 638,639 |
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs |  | 1,059,432 |  |  |  | 723,761 |  |  |  | 1,059,432 | 723,761 |
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale |  | 154,462 |  |  |  | 233,188 |  |  |  | 154,462 | 233,188 |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,085,328 | 2,186,411 | 1,638,078
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,169 | 13,482 | 8,209
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures |  | 56,128 |  |  |  | 53,506 |  |  |  | 56,128 | 53,506 |
West Coast [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 240,337 | 217,649 | 148,014
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (966) | (1,770) | (1,561)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  | 1,880,516 |  |  |  | 1,747,786 |  |  |  | 1,880,516 | 1,747,786 |
Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory, Homes under Construction |  | 125,651 |  |  |  | 98,764 |  |  |  | 125,651 | 98,764 |
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs |  | 212,831 |  |  |  | 182,533 |  |  |  | 212,831 | 182,533 |
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale |  | 52,806 |  |  |  | 66,882 |  |  |  | 52,806 | 66,882 |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 502,087 | 447,963 | 478,857
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,472 | 3,678 | 27,547
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures |  | 2,505 |  |  |  | 2,504 |  |  |  | 2,505 | 2,504 |
Southeast [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,624 | (509) | (29,385)
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1) | (1) | (2)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  | 463,224 |  |  |  | 359,307 |  |  |  | 463,224 | 359,307 |
Southwest [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory, Homes under Construction |  | 173,036 |  |  |  | 179,240 |  |  |  | 173,036 | 179,240 |
Inventory, Real Estate, Land and Land Development Costs |  | 404,201 |  |  |  | 309,672 |  |  |  | 404,201 | 309,672 |
Inventory, Land Held for Development and Sale |  | 21,137 |  |  |  | 62,475 |  |  |  | 21,137 | 62,475 |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 707,075 | 533,052 | 447,473
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 3,445 | 3,191
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures |  | 3,327 |  |  |  | 8,784 |  |  |  | 3,327 | 8,784 |
Southwest [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 91,017 | 45,540 | 38,807
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,033 | 362 | (618)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  | $ 631,509 |  |  |  | $ 586,666 |  |  |  | $ 631,509 | 586,666 |
Nationstar Mortgage LLC [Member] | Home Community Mortgage LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in joint venture |  | 50.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.10% |  |
Stearns Lending, LLC [Member] | KBHS, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in joint venture |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,890 | 4,627 | 3,232
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | Central [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,095 | 846 | 460
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | West Coast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,212 | 3,225 | 769
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 151 | 556 | 1,750
Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | Southwest [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 432 | $ 0 | $ 253
Metro Washington, D.C. [Member] | Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of Homebuilding Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00%
Metro Washington, D.C. [Member] | Land Option Contract Abandonment [Member] | Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on Contract Termination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,400
[1] | Land held for sale totaled $9.8 million at November 30, 2018 and $21.8 million at November 30, 2017.
[2] | In 2017, we made a $5.3 million capital contribution to KBHS and received a $5.0 million distribution from HCM.

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