Mortgages and Notes Payable (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2011

Mortgages and Notes Payable [Abstract]

Mortgages and Notes Payable

	November 30,
	2011		2010
Mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans (6% to 7% in 2011 and 3% to 7% in 2010)	$	24,984	$	118,057
Senior notes due 2011 at 6 3/8%		—		99,916
Senior notes due 2014 at 5 3/4%		249,647		249,498
Senior notes due 2015 at 5 7/8%		299,273		299,068
Senior notes due 2015 at 6 1/4%		449,795		449,745
Senior notes due 2017 at 9.1%		260,865		260,352
Senior notes due 2018 at 7 1/4%		299,007		298,893
Total	$	1,583,571	$	1,775,529