Earnings Per Share - Reconciliation Narrative (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2020	Feb. 28, 2019
5.0% Convertible Notes
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Debt interest rate		5.00%
8.5% Convertible Notes
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Debt interest rate	8.50%	8.50%
Stock Options
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share (shares)	85,000	85,000
Stock Appreciation Rights
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share (shares)	100,000	100,000
Restricted Stock
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share (shares)		1,150,000
Warrants
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share (shares)		44,500,000
Convertible Debt Securities \| 5.0% Convertible Notes
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share (shares)		37,918,483
Convertible Debt Securities \| 8.5% Convertible Notes
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share (shares)		181,249

Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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