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Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Information for Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures) (Details) - joint_venture | Aug. 31, 2020 | Nov. 30, 2019
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Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |
Number of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | 5 | 5,000
Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures with Debt [Member] |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |
Number of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures |  | 1

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