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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Product Warranty Liability | The changes in our warranty liability were as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended |  |
| February 28, 2025 |  | February 29, 2024 |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 96,026 |  |  | $ | 98,000 |  |  |  |  |
Warranties issued | 8,972 |  |  | 8,163 |  |  |  |  |
Payments | (8,931) |  |  | (10,243) |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of period | $ | 96,067 |  |  | $ | 95,920 |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Self-Insurance Liability | The changes in our self-insurance liability were as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended |  |
| February 28, 2025 |  | February 29, 2024 |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 185,428 |  |  | $ | 179,832 |  |  |  |  |
Self-insurance provided | 4,213 |  |  | 4,627 |  |  |  |  |
Payments | (9,732) |  |  | (6,210) |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments (a) | 344 |  |  | (918) |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of period | $ | 180,253 |  |  | $ | 177,331 |  |  |  |  |
(a)Represents net changes in estimated probable recoveries related to self-insurance, which are recorded in receivables, to present our self-insurance liability on a gross basis.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability, including the beginning balance of the aggregate product warranty liability, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), and the ending balance of the aggregate product warranty liability. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph (c) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482425/460-10-50-8 + Details
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