Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013	Nov. 30, 2012
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Self-Insurance and other litigation liabilities		$ 96,496	$ 89,606
Employee compensation and related benefits		114,456	113,875
Warranty liability		49,085	45,196	$ 48,704	$ 47,822
Customer Deposits, Current		14,563	15,197
Accrued interest payable		62,645	63,275
Inventory-related liabilities	[1]	148,887	52,009
Real estate and business taxes		14,255	13,684
Other		13,027	17,040
Total		513,414	409,882
Inspirada Builders LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Increase in Inventory and Inventory-Related Obligations Associated with TIFE		$ 0	$ 33,197	$ 0

[1] Represents liabilities for inventory not owned associated with financing arrangements discussed in Note 8. Variable Interest Entities, as well as liabilities for fixed or determinable amounts associated with TIFE assessments. As homes are delivered, the obligation to pay the remaining TIFE assessments associated with each underlying lot is transferred to the homebuyer. As such, these assessment obligations will be paid by us only to the extent we do not deliver homes on applicable lots before the related TIFE obligations mature.