Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Nov. 30, 2021	Nov. 30, 2020
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 292,136	$ 682,529
Inventories		4,802,829	3,897,482
Property and equipment, net		76,313	65,547
Total assets		5,835,918	5,356,442
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		756,905	667,501
Notes payable		1,685,027	1,747,175
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock — $1.00 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued		0	0
Common stock —$1.00 par value; 290,000,000 shares authorized at November 30, 2021 and 2020; 100,711,153 and 99,868,625 shares issued at November 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively		100,711	99,869
Paid-in capital		848,620	824,306
Retained earnings		2,379,364	1,868,896
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(19,119)	(22,276)
Grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 6,705,247 and 7,124,317 shares at November 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively		(72,718)	(77,265)
Treasury stock, at cost: 5,785,058 and 1,106,537 shares at November 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively		(217,383)	(27,761)
Total stockholders’ equity		3,019,475	2,665,769
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		5,835,918	5,356,442
Homebuilding
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		290,764	681,190
Receivables		304,191	272,659
Inventories		4,802,829	3,897,482
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures		36,088	46,785
Property and equipment, net		76,313	65,547
Deferred tax assets, net		177,378	231,067
Other assets		104,153	125,510
Total assets		5,791,716	5,320,240
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Accounts payable		371,826	273,368
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		756,905	667,501
Notes payable		1,685,027	1,747,175
Total Homebuilding		2,813,758	2,688,044
Financial service
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		1,372	1,339
Receivables		2,166	1,988
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures		16,317	10,978
Other assets	[1]	24,347	21,897
Total assets		44,202	36,202
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Financial services		$ 2,685	$ 2,629

[1] Other assets at November 30, 2021 and 2020 included $24.1 million and $21.5 million, respectively, of contract assets for estimated future renewal commissions