Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Feb. 28, 2017	Nov. 30, 2016	Feb. 29, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Employee compensation and related benefits		$ 97,971	$ 130,352
Inventory-related liabilities	[1]	57,751	82,682
Self-Insurance and Other Litigation Liabilities		174,082	170,988
Accrued interest payable		77,569	67,411
Warranty liability		57,710	56,682	$ 50,575	$ 49,085
Customer Advances and Deposits		16,694
Customer Deposits, Current			18,175
Real estate and business taxes		10,547	14,370
Other		9,578	10,336
Total		$ 501,902	$ 550,996

[1] Represents liabilities for financing arrangements discussed in Note 8 – Variable Interest Entities, as well as liabilities for fixed or determinable amounts associated with tax increment financing entity (“TIFE”) assessments. As homes are delivered, our 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.