Other Assets (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Nov. 30, 2021
Nov. 30, 2020
Dec. 01, 2019
Other Assets [Line Items]      
Lease right-of-use assets $ 27,693 [1] $ 36,270 [1] $ 31,200
Homebuilding      
Other Assets [Line Items]      
Cash surrender value and benefit receivable from corporate-owned life insurance contracts 68,748 73,227  
Lease right-of-use assets 27,508 35,967  
Prepaid expenses 6,344 13,916  
Debt issuance costs associated with unsecured revolving credit facility, net 1,553 2,400  
Total $ 104,153 $ 125,510  
[1] Represents lease right-of-use assets within our homebuilding operations and financial services operations of $27.5 million and $.2 million, respectively, at November 30, 2021, and $36.0 million and $.3 million, respectively, at November 30, 2020.