Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2018

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

	November 30,
	2018		2017
Self-insurance and other legal liabilities	$	283,651	$	222,808
Employee compensation and related benefits	148,549		143,992
Warranty liability	82,490		69,798
Inventory-related obligations (a)	40,892		30,108
Accrued interest payable	31,180		39,518
Customer deposits	19,491		16,863
Real estate and business taxes	16,639		16,874
Other	43,376		35,969
Total	$	666,268	$	575,930

(a) Represents liabilities for 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, 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.