Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Aug. 31, 2020	Nov. 30, 2019
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 723,126	$ 454,858
Receivables		269,651	249,055
Inventories		3,671,129	3,704,602
Property and equipment, net		64,619	65,043
Other assets		125,242	83,041
Total assets		5,177,427	5,015,482
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		630,529	618,783
Mortgages and notes payable		1,747,704	1,748,747
Common stock		122,370	121,593
Paid-in capital		810,915	793,954
Retained earnings		2,326,060	2,157,183
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(17,149)	(15,506)
Grantor stock ownership trust, at cost		(79,359)	(82,758)
Treasury stock, at cost		(597,529)	(591,344)
Total stockholders’ equity		2,565,308	2,383,122
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		5,177,427	5,015,482
Home Building [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		722,033	453,814
Receivables		269,651	249,055
Inventories		3,671,129	3,704,602
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures		48,821	57,038
Property and equipment, net		64,619	65,043
Deferred tax assets, net		241,171	364,493
Other assets		125,242	83,041
Total assets		5,142,666	4,977,086
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Accounts payable		231,821	262,772
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		630,529	618,783
Mortgages and notes payable		1,747,704	1,748,747
Total Liabilities		2,610,054	2,630,302
Financial Service [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		1,093	1,044
Receivables		1,414	2,232
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures		10,298	14,374
Other assets	[1]	21,956	20,746
Total assets		34,761	38,396
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Financial services		$ 2,065	$ 2,058

[1] Other assets at August 31, 2020 and November 30, 2019 included $21.6 million and $20.6 million, respectively, of contract assets for estimated future renewal commissions related to then-existing insurance policies.