Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Financial information relating to company reporting segments

The following tables present financial information relating to our reporting segments (in thousands):

	Years Ended November 30,
	2013			2012			2011
Revenues:
West Coast	$	1,020,218		$	755,259		$	589,387
Southwest	175,252			132,438			139,872
Central	565,120			436,407			369,705
Southeast	324,388			224,328			206,598
Total homebuilding revenues	2,084,978			1,548,432			1,305,562
Financial services	12,152			11,683			10,304
Total	$	2,097,130		$	1,560,115		$	1,315,866
Pretax income (loss):
West Coast	$	118,264		$	(10,467	)	$	19,639
Southwest	2,903			(10,194		)	(108,265		)
Central	22,275			1,449			(12,924		)
Southeast	(45,992		)	(1,183		)	(37,983		)
Corporate and other (a)	(69,271		)	(69,541		)	(67,713		)
Total homebuilding pretax income (loss)	28,179			(89,936		)	(207,246		)
Financial services	10,184			10,883			26,078
Total	$	38,363		$	(79,053	)	$	(181,168	)
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures:
West Coast	$	(148	)	$	(174	)	$	68
Southwest	(2,355		)	(811		)	(55,902		)
Central	—			—			—
Southeast	496			591			(5		)
Total	$	(2,007	)	$	(394	)	$	(55,839	)
(a) Corporate and other includes corporate general and administrative expenses.

	Years Ended November 30,
	2013		2012		2011
Inventory impairment charges:
West Coast	$	—	$	19,235	$	2,598
Southwest	—		2,135		18,715
Central	—		1,267		51
Southeast	391		5,470		1,366
Total	$	391	$	28,107	$	22,730
Land option contract abandonment charges:
West Coast	$	3,190	$	—	$	704
Southwest	—		—		296
Central	—		133		1,310
Southeast	—		293		751
Total	$	3,190	$	426	$	3,061
Joint venture impairment charges:
West Coast	$	—	$	—	$	—
Southwest	—		—		53,727
Central	—		—		—
Southeast	—		—		—
Total	$	—	$	—	$	53,727

	November 30,
	2013		2012
Assets:
West Coast	$	1,230,761	$	930,450
Southwest	402,443		319,863
Central	465,547		369,294
Southeast	456,965		341,460
Corporate and other	627,879		596,176
Total homebuilding assets	3,183,595		2,557,243
Financial services	10,040		4,455
Total	$	3,193,635	$	2,561,698
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures:
West Coast	$	40,246	$	38,372
Southwest	80,877		75,920
Central	—		—
Southeast	9,069		9,382
Total	$	130,192	$	123,674