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Product Warranty (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2017
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]  
Schedule of Product Warranty Reserve The activity in the Company’s warranty reserve was as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
February 28,
 
February 29,
(In thousands)
2017
 
2016
Warranty reserve, beginning of period
$
135,403

 
130,853

Warranties issued
20,720

 
17,573

Adjustments to pre-existing warranties from changes in estimates (1)
2,346

 
(620
)
Warranties assumed related to the WCI acquisition
6,345

 
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Payments
(25,827
)
 
(23,073
)
Warranty reserve, end of period
$
138,987

 
124,733


(1)
The adjustments to pre-existing warranties from changes in estimates during both the three months ended February 28, 2017 and February 29, 2016 primarily related to specific claims related to certain of our homebuilding communities and other adjustments.