Mortgages and Notes Payable (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2012

Mortgages and Notes Payable [Abstract]

Mortgages and Notes Payable

	February 29, 2012		November 30, 2011
Mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans	$	23,269	$	24,984
Senior notes due 2014 at 5  3/4%		193,452		249,647
Senior notes due 2015 at 5  7/8%		169,626		299,273
Senior notes due 2015 at 6  1/4%		296,171		449,795
Senior notes due 2017 at 9.10%		261,001		260,865
Senior notes due 2018 at 7  1/4%		299,037		299,007
Senior notes due 2020 at 8.00%		344,858		—
Total	$	1,587,414	$	1,583,571