Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Aug. 31, 2020	Nov. 30, 2019
ASSETS
Securities pledged		$ 12,793,080	$ 12,058,522
EQUITY
Common shares, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 1	$ 1
Common shares, authorized (in shares)		600,000,000	600,000,000
Common shares, issued and outstanding after deducting shares held in treasury (in shares)		259,245,885	291,644,153
Treasury stock (in shares)		57,216,727	24,818,459
Assets	[1]	$ 51,773,988	$ 49,460,234
Liabilities	[1]	42,180,264	39,706,945
Variable interest entities, primary beneficiary
Assets		637,500	645,800
Liabilities		$ 3,377,300	$ 3,071,100

[1] Total assets include assets related to variable interest entities of $637.5 million and $645.8 million at August 31, 2020 and November 30, 2019, respectively, and Total liabilities include liabilities related to variable interest entities of $3,377.3 million and $3,071.1 million at August 31, 2020 and November 30, 2019, respectively. See Note 7 for additional information related to variable interest entities.