Homebuilding Senior Notes and Other Debts Payable (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Senior Notes and Other Debts Payable
(Dollars in thousands)February 28, 2022November 30, 2021
4.750% senior notes due 2022
$574,110 573,840 
4.875% senior notes due December 2023
398,544 398,345 
4.500% senior notes due 2024
648,434 648,253 
5.875% senior notes due 2024
437,641 438,810 
4.750% senior notes due 2025
498,557 498,446 
5.25% senior notes due 2026
405,194 405,497 
5.00% senior notes due 2027
352,028 352,124 
4.75% senior notes due 2027
895,697 895,510 
Mortgage notes on land and other debt429,017 441,513 
$4,639,222 4,652,338 
Schedule of Letter of Credit Facilities
At February 28, 2022, the Financial Services warehouse facilities were all 364-day repurchase facilities and were used to fund residential mortgages or commercial mortgages for LMF Commercial as follows:
(In thousands)Maximum Aggregate Commitment
Residential facilities maturing:
April 2022$100,000 
July 2022400,000 
October 2022200,000 
December 2022500,000 
Total - Residential facilities
$1,200,000 
LMF Commercial facilities maturing
November 2022$100,000 
December 2022400,000 
July 202350,000 
Total - LMF Commercial facilities
$550,000 
Total
$1,750,000 
Borrowings and collateral under the facilities and their prior year predecessors were as follows:
(In thousands)February 28, 2022November 30, 2021
Borrowings under the residential facilities$1,021,791 1,482,258 
Collateral under the residential facilities
1,059,876 1,539,641 
Borrowings under the LMF Commercial facilities
29,247 96,294 
The Company's outstanding performance letters of credit and surety bonds are described below:
(In thousands)February 28, 2022November 30, 2021
Performance letters of credit$1,007,295 924,584 
Financial letters of credit542,072 425,843 
Surety bonds3,660,958 3,553,047 
Anticipated future costs primarily for site improvements related to performance surety bonds1,739,779 1,690,861