Inventories (Schedule of Capitalized Interest Costs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Feb. 29, 2020	Feb. 28, 2019
Interest Costs
Capitalized interest at beginning of period		$ 195,738	$ 209,129
Interest incurred		30,962	34,788
Interest amortized to construction and land costs	[1]	(34,575)	(30,547)
Capitalized interest at end of period	[2]	192,125	213,370
Land [Member]
Interest Costs
Interest amortized to construction and land costs		$ 0	$ (600)

[1]
(a) Interest amortized to construction and land costs for the three months ended February 28, 2019 included $.6 million related to land sales during the period. There was no such interest amortized for the three months ended February 29, 2020.

[2] b) Capitalized interest amounts reflect the gross amount of capitalized interest, as inventory impairment charges recognized, if any, are not generally allocated to specific components of inventory.