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Inventories (Schedule of Capitalized Interest Costs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2024	Aug. 31, 2023	Aug. 31, 2024		Aug. 31, 2023
Interest Costs
Capitalized interest at beginning of period	$ 131,765	$ 141,225	$ 134,375		$ 145,494
Interest incurred	26,583	26,810	79,665		80,609
Interest amortized to construction and land costs	(28,180)	(29,305)	(83,872)	[1]	(87,373)
Capitalized Interest amortized to land costs	0	200	200		200
Capitalized interest at end of period	$ 130,168	$ 138,730	$ 130,168		$ 138,730
[1] of $10.5 million and $17.0 million, respectively.

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Capitalized Interest amortized to land costs

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- Definition

Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of interest costs that were capitalized to properties under development during the land development and construction period of a project, and which are included in inventory.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147483013/835-20-50-1

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Amount of interest cost charged to cost of sales that had been previously capitalized to inventory.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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-Publisher FASB
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The amount of interest capitalized to an operative builder's inventory during the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
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-Publisher FASB
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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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