Other Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2011

Other Assets [Abstract]

Other Assets

	August 31,		November 30,
	2011		2010
Operating properties (a)	$	—	$	71,938
Cash surrender value of insurance contracts		59,920		59,103
Property and equipment, net		8,028		9,596
Debt issuance costs		4,444		5,254
Prepaid expenses		4,838		3,033
Deferred tax assets		1,152		1,152
Total	$	78,382	$	150,076

(a) On December 16, 2010, the Company sold a multi-level residential building the Company operated as a rental property for net proceeds of $80.6 million and recognized a gain of $8.8 million on the sale, which is recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.