CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2023	May 31, 2022	[1]	May 31, 2023	May 31, 2022	[1]
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 1,651,182	$ 1,596,446		$ 3,431,746	$ 3,509,261
Interest expense	613,572	258,376		1,110,644	478,349
Net revenues	1,037,610	1,338,070		2,321,102	3,030,912
Non-interest expenses
Compensation and benefits	575,868	579,578		1,278,926	1,370,330
Floor brokerage and clearing fees	96,592	94,016		177,066	177,977
Underwriting costs	13,169	13,191		26,376	21,319
Technology and communications	118,936	111,113		232,321	218,129
Occupancy and equipment rental	24,395	26,027		51,710	52,992
Business development	43,587	44,695		80,425	71,567
Professional services	68,514	55,766		130,675	108,508
Depreciation and amortization	25,310	40,307		58,602	86,244
Cost of sales	2,362	130,449		4,530	226,120
Other expenses	50,958	76,387		104,534	138,853
Total non-interest expenses	1,019,691	1,171,529		2,145,165	2,472,039
Earnings before income taxes	17,919	166,541		175,937	558,873
Income tax expense	9,235	49,683		37,929	114,040
Net earnings	8,684	116,858		138,008	444,833
Net earnings (losses) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3,513)	1,096		(9,568)	127
Net losses attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	(198)	(323)		(454)	(896)
Preferred stock dividends	0	2,071		2,016	4,141
Net earnings attributable to Jefferies Financial Group Inc.	$ 12,395	$ 114,014		$ 146,014	$ 441,461
Basic earnings per common share (in USD per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.46		$ 0.60	$ 1.73
Diluted earnings per common share (in USD per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.45		$ 0.60	$ 1.70
Investment banking
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 492,475	$ 600,859		$ 995,273	$ 1,545,907
Principal transactions
Revenues
Total revenues	320,959	196,995		818,205	440,167
Commissions and other fees
Revenues
Total revenues	235,312	254,706		448,582	484,022
Asset management fees and revenues
Revenues
Total revenues	13,933	14,129		52,919	53,680
Interest
Revenues
Total revenues	632,679	245,051		1,164,064	459,335
Other
Revenues
Total revenues	$ (44,176)	$ 284,706		$ (47,297)	$ 526,150

[1] See Note 1 for a description of financial statement presentation changes made as a result of our Merger with Jefferies Group.