Inventories (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2021
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):
 November 30,
 20212020
Homes completed or under construction$2,103,038 $1,437,911 
Land under development2,699,791 2,459,571 
Total$4,802,829 $3,897,482 
Schedule of Capitalized Interest Costs
Our interest costs were as follows (in thousands):
 Years Ended November 30,
 202120202019
Capitalized interest at beginning of year$190,113 $195,738 $209,129 
Interest incurred 120,514 124,147 143,412 
Interest amortized to construction and land costs (a)(149,508)(129,772)(156,803)
Capitalized interest at end of year $161,119 $190,113 $195,738 
(a)Interest amortized to construction and land costs for the years ended November 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019 included $.2 million, $.4 million and $.7 million, respectively, related to land sales during the periods.