Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Additional Information for Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($) joint_venture	Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($) joint_venture	Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number Of Investments In Unconsolidated Joint Ventures	5	6
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 | $	$ 9,662	$ 17,637	$ 6,650
Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures with Debt
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number Of Investments In Unconsolidated Joint Ventures	1