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Variable Interest Entities (Details) $ in Thousands | Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($) joint_venture | Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($) joint_venture
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Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Number of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | joint_venture | 5 | 5,000
Cash Deposits | $ 75,606 | $ 75,186
Aggregate Purchase Price | 1,392,865 | 1,423,519
Pre-acquisition costs related to land option contracts and other similar contracts | 32,000 | 32,800
Increase in inventories and accrued expenses and other liabilities | $ 20,900 | $ 12,200
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Number of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | joint_venture | 1 | 1
Cash Deposits | $ 34,070 | $ 34,595
Aggregate Purchase Price | 793,439 | 823,427
Other land option contracts and other similar contracts [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Cash Deposits | 41,536 | 40,591
Aggregate Purchase Price | $ 599,426 | $ 600,092

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