Variable Interest Entities (Details) $ in Thousands	Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($) joint_venture	Nov. 30, 2021 USD ($) joint_venture
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | joint_venture	6	6
Cash Deposits	$ 64,631	$ 74,509
Aggregate Purchase Price	1,731,452	1,859,851
Pre-acquisition costs related to land option contracts and other similar contracts	37,900	38,100
Increase in inventories and accrued expenses and other liabilities	$ 11,900	$ 26,500
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | joint_venture	1	1
Cash Deposits	$ 28,979	$ 38,333
Aggregate Purchase Price	914,780	1,093,669
Non-VIE Land Option Contracts And Other Similar Contracts [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Cash Deposits	35,652	36,176
Aggregate Purchase Price	$ 816,672	$ 766,182