Mortgages and Notes Payable (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Mortgages and Notes Payable

	August 31, 2014		November 30, 2013
Mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans	$	42,884	$	13,615
6 1/4% Senior notes due June 15, 2015	199,884		199,864
9.10% Senior notes due September 15, 2017	262,553		262,048
7 1/4% Senior notes due June 15, 2018	299,366		299,261
4.75% Senior notes due May 15, 2019	400,000		—
8.00% Senior notes due March 15, 2020	346,113		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	$	2,580,800	$	2,150,498