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Inventories (Schedule of Inventories) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Aug. 31, 2020 | Nov. 30, 2019
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Inventories |  |  |
Homes completed or under construction |  | $ 1,316,467 | $ 1,340,412
Land under development |  | 2,234,992 | 2,213,713
Land held for future development | [1] | 119,670 | 150,477
Total |  | 3,671,129 | 3,704,602
Inventory, Land Held-for-sale |  | $ 1,300 | $ 19,300
[1] | Land held for sale totaled $1.3 million at August 31, 2020 and $19.3 million at November 30, 2019.

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- Definition The net carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the sum of the various components of an operative builder's inventory, including finished homes. Operative builders primarily consist of entities that develop land, construct residential homes and commercial and industrial buildings thereon, and sell them to home buyers and operators of the commercial and industrial properties. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6(a)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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