Mortgages and Notes Payable (Tables)

6 Months Ended

May 31, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Mortgages and Notes Payable

Mortgages and notes payable consisted of the following (in thousands):

	May 31, 2014		November 30, 2013
Mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans	$	36,416	$	13,615
6 1/4% Senior notes due June 15, 2015	199,877		199,864
9.10% Senior notes due September 15, 2017	262,381		262,048
7 1/4% Senior notes due June 15, 2018	299,330		299,261
4.75% Senior notes due May 15, 2019	400,000		—
8.00% Senior notes due March 15, 2020	345,976		345,710
7.00% Senior notes due December 15, 2021	450,000		450,000
7.50% Senior notes due September 15, 2022	350,000		350,000
1.375% Convertible senior notes due February 1, 2019	230,000		230,000
Total	$	2,573,980	$	2,150,498