Life Settlements (Life Insurance Policies) - Schedule of Life Settlements (Details) $ in Thousands	Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($) contract	Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($) contract
Fair Value
Total		$ 1,297
WE Investment
Number of Life Settlement Contracts
1-2 | contract	22
2-3 | contract	37
3-4 | contract	53
4-5 | contract	54
Thereafter | contract	348
Total | contract	524
Fair Value
Total	$ 2,500,000
Face Value
1-2	80,793
2-3	133,059
3-4	256,248
4-5	260,434
Thereafter	1,679,494
Total	$ 2,453,152
White Eagle
Number of Life Settlement Contracts
Total | contract	524
Face Value
Total	$ 2,500,000
Subsidiaries | White Eagle | WE Investment
Number of Life Settlement Contracts
0-1 | contract		0
1-2 | contract		0
2-3 | contract		0
3-4 | contract		0
4-5 | contract		0
Thereafter | contract		2
Total | contract	0	2
Fair Value
0-1		$ 0
1-2		0
2-3		0
3-4		0
4-5		0
Thereafter		1,297
Total	$ 0	1,297
Face Value
0-1		0
1-2		0
2-3		0
3-4		0
4-5		0
Thereafter		12,000
Total	$ 0	$ 12,000