Fair Value Disclosures - Contractual Principal Exceeds Fair Value for Loans and Other Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 28, 2025	Nov. 30, 2024
Financial instruments owned:
Loans and other receivables	$ 1,317,633	$ 1,603,512
Loans and other receivables on nonaccrual status and/or 90 days or greater past due	188,801	132,838
Long-term debt	198,249	131,107
Other secured financings	2,397	459
Loans and other receivables 90 days or greater past due	$ 62,400	$ 48,800

Fair Value, Option, Aggregate Differences, Long-term And Short-Term Debt Instruments

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Fair Value, Option, Aggregate Differences, Other Secured Financings

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This item represents the difference between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance of loans and long-term receivables (other than securities categorized as trading, available-for-sale or held-to-maturity) that have contractual principal amounts and for which the fair value option has been elected.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 28
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For loans held as assets for which the fair value option has been elected, this item represents the difference between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance of those loans that are 90 days or more past due.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (e)(3)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482907/825-10-50-28

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