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Notes Payable
 9 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Notes Payable Notes Payable
Notes payable consisted of the following (in thousands):
August 31,
2022		November 30,
2021
Unsecured revolving credit facility$350,000 $— 
Mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans4,927 5,327 
7.50% Senior notes due September 15, 2022
— 349,471 
7.625% Senior notes due May 15, 2023
350,401 350,788 
6.875% Senior notes due June 15, 2027
297,484 297,161 
4.80% Senior notes due November 15, 2029
297,147 296,905 
7.25% Senior notes due July 15, 2030
345,557 — 
4.00% Senior notes due June 15, 2031
385,676 385,375 
Total
$2,031,192 $1,685,027 
The carrying amounts of our senior notes listed above are net of unamortized debt issuance costs and premiums, which totaled $13.7 million at August 31, 2022 and $10.3 million at November 30, 2021.
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility. On February 18, 2022, we entered into an amendment to our unsecured revolving credit facility with various banks (“Credit Facility”) that increased its borrowing capacity from $800.0 million to $1.09 billion and extended its maturity from October 7, 2023 to February 18, 2027. The Credit Facility contains an uncommitted accordion feature under which its aggregate principal amount of available loans can be increased to a maximum of $1.29 billion under certain conditions, including obtaining additional bank commitments. The Credit Facility also contains a sublimit of $250.0 million for the issuance of letters of credit. Interest on amounts borrowed under the Credit Facility accrues at a rate based on either a Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or a base rate, plus a spread that depends on our consolidated leverage ratio (“Leverage Ratio”), as defined under the Credit Facility. Interest is payable quarterly (base rate) or each month or three months (adjusted term SOFR). The Credit Facility also requires the payment of a commitment fee at a per annum rate ranging from .15% to .35% of the unused commitment, based on our Leverage Ratio. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, we are required, among other things, to maintain compliance with various covenants, including financial covenants relating to our consolidated tangible net worth, Leverage Ratio, and either a consolidated interest coverage ratio (“Interest Coverage Ratio”) or minimum level of liquidity, each as defined therein.
Our obligations to pay borrowings under the Credit Facility are guaranteed on a joint and several basis by our Guarantor Subsidiaries. The amount of the Credit Facility available for cash borrowings and the issuance of letters of credit depends on the total cash borrowings and letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility and the maximum available amount under the terms of the Credit Facility. As of August 31, 2022, we had $350.0 million of cash borrowings and $6.7 million of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility. Therefore, as of August 31, 2022, we had $733.4 million available for cash borrowings under the Credit Facility, with up to $243.4 million of that amount available for the issuance of letters of credit.
Senior Unsecured Term Loan. On August 25, 2022, we entered into a senior unsecured term loan agreement (“Term Loan”) with the lenders party thereto, pursuant to which the lenders have committed to lend us up to $310.0 million. Under certain circumstances, the aggregate commitment under the Term Loan may be increased to up to $400.0 million, provided additional lender commitments we are pursuing are obtained. We may draw up to the committed amount at any time through November 23, 2022, subject to certain conditions. The Term Loan will mature on August 25, 2026, or earlier if we secure borrowings under the Credit Facility without similarly securing the Term Loan (subject to certain exceptions). As of August 31, 2022, we had not drawn under the Term Loan.
Interest rates under the Term Loan generally will be based on either an adjusted term SOFR or a base rate, plus a spread that depends on our Leverage Ratio. The Term Loan contains various covenants that are substantially the same as those under the Credit Facility. Proceeds drawn under the Term Loan are guaranteed on a joint and several basis by our Guarantor Subsidiaries. We intend to use the proceeds from the Term Loan toward the redemption of our outstanding $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.625% senior notes due May 15, 2023, which may be called at par, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, six months prior to that date.
Letter of Credit Facility. We maintain an unsecured letter of credit agreement with a financial institution (“LOC Facility”) to obtain letters of credit from time to time in the ordinary course of operating our business. Under the LOC Facility, which expires on February 13, 2025, we may issue up to $75.0 million of letters of credit. As of August 31, 2022 and November 30, 2021, we had letters of credit outstanding under the LOC Facility of $36.4 million and $34.6 million, respectively.
Mortgages and Land Contracts Due to Land Sellers and Other Loans. As of August 31, 2022, inventories having a carrying value of $33.7 million were pledged to collateralize mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans.
Senior Notes. All the senior notes outstanding at August 31, 2022 and November 30, 2021 represent senior unsecured obligations that are guaranteed by our Guarantor Subsidiaries and rank equally in right of payment with all of our and our Guarantor Subsidiaries’ existing unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. All of our senior notes were issued in underwritten public offerings. Interest on each of these senior notes is payable semi-annually.
On June 22, 2022, we completed the underwritten public offering of $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.25% senior notes due 2030 (“7.25% Senior Notes due 2030”) at 100% of their aggregate principal amount. Net proceeds from this offering totaled $345.5 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and our expenses relating to the offering. Interest on the 7.25% Senior Notes due 2030 is payable semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15, commencing on January 15, 2023. These notes will mature on July 15, 2030.
On July 7, 2022, we used the net proceeds from the issuance of the 7.25% Senior Notes due 2030, together with cash on hand, to retire our then-outstanding $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.50% senior notes due 2022 (“7.50% Senior Notes due 2022”) before their September 15, 2022 maturity date, by redemption pursuant to the optional redemption terms specified for such notes. We paid $353.6 million to redeem the notes and recorded a charge of $3.6 million for the early extinguishment of debt in the 2022 third quarter.
In the three months ended August 31, 2021, we issued $390.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.00% senior notes due 2031 (“4.00% Senior Notes due 2031”) and used a portion of the net proceeds to purchase, pursuant to a tender offer, $269.8 million in aggregate principal amount of certain outstanding senior notes before their maturity date. We paid $274.9 million to purchase these notes and recorded a charge of $5.1 million for the early extinguishment of debt in the 2021 third quarter. On September 15, 2021, we redeemed the remaining $180.2 million in aggregate principal amount of those then-outstanding notes at par value pursuant to their terms.
The indenture governing our senior notes does not contain any financial covenants. Subject to specified exceptions, the indenture contains certain restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to incur secured indebtedness, or engage in sale and leaseback transactions involving property above a certain specified value. In addition, the indenture contains certain limitations related to mergers, consolidations, and sales of assets.
As of August 31, 2022, we were in compliance with our covenants and other requirements under the Credit Facility, the Term Loan, the senior notes, the indenture, and the mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans. Our ability to access the Credit Facility for cash borrowings and letters of credit and our ability to secure future debt financing depend, in part, on our ability to remain in such compliance.
As of August 31, 2022, principal payments on senior notes, mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans are due during each year ending November 30 as follows: 2022 – $2.6 million; 2023 – $350.9 million; 2024 – $1.0 million; 2025 – $.4 million; 2026 – $0; and thereafter – $1.34 billion.