Mortgages And Notes Payable (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2011

Mortgages and Notes Payable [Abstract]

Mortgages and Notes Payable

	August 31,		November 30,
	2011		2010
Mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans	$	28,381	$	118,057
Senior notes due 2011 at 6 3/8%		—		99,916
Senior notes due 2014 at 5 3/4%		249,609		249,498
Senior notes due 2015 at 5 7/8%		299,221		299,068
Senior notes due 2015 at 6 1/4%		449,782		449,745
Senior notes due 2017 at 9.1%		260,732		260,352
Senior notes due 2018 at 7 1/4%		298,978		298,893
Total	$	1,586,703	$	1,775,529