Condensed and Consolidated Financial Statements for Entities in Bankruptcy - Condensed and Consolidated Cash Flow Statements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 04, 2019	Aug. 31, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash used in operating activities		$ (8,593)	$ (8,493)
Cash flows from investing activities
Premiums paid on life settlements		0	(118)
Proceeds from maturity of life settlements	$ 12,700
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		8,041	10,782
Cash flows from financing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities		(4,677)	5,282
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of the period		24,283	1,209
Cash and cash equivalents, at end of the period		19,054	8,780
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest during the period		6,594	4,430
Cash Flow, Noncash Investing and Financing Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Repayment of White Eagle Revolving Credit Facility by third party from proceeds of sale of life settlement		0	366,821
White Eagle early extinguishment fees paid by third party from proceeds of Class D Shares		0	7,360
Subsidiaries | Lamington
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash used in operating activities		0	(58,793)
Cash flows from investing activities
Premiums paid on life settlements		0	(69,827)
Proceeds from maturity of life settlements		0	92,505
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		0	22,678
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayment of borrowings under White Eagle Revolving Credit Facility		0	(1,804)
Borrowings from White Eagle Revolving Credit Facility		0	4,221
Cash distributed to Parent Company		0	(21)
Net cash provided by financing activities		0	2,396
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		0	(33,719)
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of the period		0	33,719
Cash and cash equivalents, at end of the period		0	0
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest during the period		$ 0	$ 28,331