Supplemental Disclosure to Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2021	Nov. 30, 2020	Nov. 30, 2019
Summary of cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 292,136	$ 682,529	$ 454,858
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized	7,087	866	(1,327)
Income taxes paid	68,274	17,253	4,479
Income taxes refunded	39,450	44,336	221
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:
Increase (decrease) in consolidated inventories not owned	7,071	7,254	(9,634)
Inventories acquired through seller financing	2,910	21,712	8,967
Reclassification of federal tax refund from deferred tax assets to receivables	0	82,617	0
Increase in operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities due to adoption of ASC 842	0	31,199	0
Decrease in inventories due to adoption of ASC 606	4,802,829	3,897,482
Increase in property and equipment, net due to adoption of ASC 606	76,313	65,547
Inspirada Builders LLC
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:
Increase in inventories due to distributions of land and land development from an unconsolidated joint venture	9,766	9,350	9,662
Homebuilding
Summary of cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year:
Cash and cash equivalents	290,764	681,190	453,814
Financial services
Summary of cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,372	1,339	1,044
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:
Decrease in inventories due to adoption of ASC 606	0	0	(35,288)
Increase in property and equipment, net due to adoption of ASC 606	$ 0	$ 0	$ 31,194