Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Additional Information for Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($) lot joint_venture	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($) lot joint_venture	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Long-Term Purchase Commitment, Lots | lot	79
Number of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | joint_venture	7	7
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Period	3 years
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures | $	$ 64,794	$ 64,016
Number of Unconsolidated Joint Venture Lots Controlled Under Land Option Contracts | lot	377	471
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Amount | $	$ 35,200
Inspirada Builders LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Increase in inventories due to distributions of land and land development from an unconsolidated joint venture | $	$ 6,650	$ 4,277	$ 12,705
Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures with Debt
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | joint_venture	2	1
Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures with Purchase Commitments [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | joint_venture	1