Fair value as of the balance sheet date of intangible assets.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and non current portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of real estate assets.

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Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of all interest rate derivative liabilities designated as cash flow hedging instruments.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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Amount of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (trading) and investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Fair Value - Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2020	Mar. 09, 2020	Feb. 18, 2020	Nov. 30, 2019
Financial assets:
Short-term investments				$ 1,011
Financial liabilities:
Revolving lines of credit	$ 4,100			5,875
Interest rate swaps liabilities	10,210			4,052
170 Sunport
Nonfinancial assets:
Real estate assets fair value		$ 5,749
3320 Maggie
Nonfinancial assets:
Real estate assets fair value			$ 7,941
Intangible assets fair value			$ 770
Carrying Value \| Level 1
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	4,027			5,874
Carrying Value \| Level 2
Financial assets:
Short-term investments				1,011
Financial liabilities:
Mortgage and construction loans, net of debt issuance costs	158,375			142,575
Revolving lines of credit	4,100			5,875
Interest rate swaps liabilities	10,210			4,052
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 1
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	4,027			5,874
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 2
Financial assets:
Short-term investments				1,011
Financial liabilities:
Mortgage and construction loans, net of debt issuance costs	161,842			145,235
Revolving lines of credit	4,100			5,875
Interest rate swaps liabilities	$ 10,210			$ 4,052