Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Nov. 30, 2022	Nov. 30, 2021
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 330,198	$ 292,136
Inventories		5,543,176	4,802,829
Property and equipment, net		89,234	76,313
Total assets		6,651,930	5,835,918
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		736,971	756,905
Notes payable		1,838,511	1,685,027
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, 2022 and 2021; 100,711,153 shares issued at November 30, 2022 and 2021		100,711	100,711
Paid-in capital		836,260	848,620
Retained earnings		3,143,578	2,379,364
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(5,575)	(19,119)
Grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 6,705,247 shares at November 30, 2022 and 2021		(72,718)	(72,718)
Treasury stock, at cost: 10,015,507 and 5,785,058 shares at November 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively		(341,461)	(217,383)
Total stockholders’ equity		3,660,795	3,019,475
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$ 6,651,930	$ 5,835,918
Shares of common stock issued (in shares)		100,711,153	100,711,153
Grantor stock ownership trust (in shares)		6,705,247	6,705,247
Homebuilding
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 328,517	$ 290,764
Receivables		322,767	304,191
Inventories		5,543,176	4,802,829
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures		46,785	36,088
Property and equipment, net		89,234	76,313
Deferred tax assets, net		160,868	177,378
Other assets		101,051	104,153
Total assets		6,592,398	5,791,716
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Accounts payable		412,525	371,826
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		736,971	756,905
Notes payable		1,838,511	1,685,027
Total Homebuilding		2,988,007	2,813,758
Financial service
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		1,681	1,372
Receivables		3,475	2,166
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures		26,678	16,317
Other assets	[1]	27,698	24,347
Total assets		59,532	44,202
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Financial services		$ 3,128	$ 2,685

[1] Other assets at November 30, 2022 and 2021 included $27.6 million and $24.1 million, respectively, of contract assets for estimated future renewal commissions