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Segment Information (Segment Financial Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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Feb. 28, 2025 | Feb. 29, 2024 | Nov. 30, 2024
Revenues: |  |  |
Revenues | $ 1,391,777 | $ 1,467,766 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) | 139,357 | 174,665 |
Inventory impairments and land option contract abandonments | 1,455 | 1,298 |
Assets: |  |  |
Total assets | 6,979,260 |  | $ 6,936,169
Homebuilding |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Revenues | 1,387,041 | 1,461,698 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) | 131,831 | 163,088 |
Inventory impairments and land option contract abandonments | 1,455 | 1,298 |
Assets: |  |  |
Total assets | 6,917,120 |  | 6,869,246
Homebuilding | West Coast |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Revenues | 601,649 | 558,302 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) | 68,891 | 65,740 |
Inventory impairments and land option contract abandonments | 646 | 1,298 |
Assets: |  |  |
Total assets | 3,396,805 |  | 3,178,188
Homebuilding | Southwest |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Revenues | 312,879 | 323,125 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) | 58,792 | 55,711 |
Inventory impairments and land option contract abandonments | 310 | 0 |
Assets: |  |  |
Total assets | 1,079,790 |  | 915,072
Homebuilding | Central |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Revenues | 275,613 | 320,484 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) | 25,493 | 38,575 |
Inventory impairments and land option contract abandonments | 318 | 0 |
Assets: |  |  |
Total assets | 994,520 |  | 1,001,393
Homebuilding | Southeast |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |
Revenues | 196,900 | 259,787 |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) | 13,074 | 32,265 |
Inventory impairments and land option contract abandonments | 181 | 0 |
Assets: |  |  |
Total assets | 1,042,840 |  | 972,993
Homebuilding | Corporate and other |  |  |
Pretax income (loss): |  |  |
Pretax income (loss) | (34,419) | $ (29,203) |
Assets: |  |  |
Total assets | $ 403,165 |  | $ 801,600

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