Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2012		May 31, 2011		May 31, 2012		May 31, 2011
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 930,155	[1]	$ 764,493	[1]	$ 1,655,011	[1]	$ 1,322,538	[1]
Cost and expenses:
Corporate general and administrative	29,168		20,598		56,010		43,950
Total costs and expenses	861,823		740,509		1,566,745		1,296,503
Other interest expense	(23,803)		(22,468)		(48,652)		(44,547)
Earnings before income taxes	52,103		25,800		58,556		62,121
Benefit for income taxes	402,321		(953)		403,845		1,452
Net earnings (including net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests)	454,424		24,847		462,401		63,573
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,721	[2]	11,062	[2]	(5,270)	[2]	22,382	[2]
Net earnings attributable to Lennar	452,703		13,785		467,671		41,191
Basic earnings per share	$ 2.39		$ 0.07		$ 2.47		$ 0.22
Diluted earnings per share	$ 2.06		$ 0.07		$ 2.16		$ 0.22
Cash dividends per each Class A and Class B common share	$ 0.04		$ 0.04		$ 0.08		$ 0.08
Valuation Adjustments To Investments In Unconsolidated Entities	7		150		18		8,412
Lennar Homebuilding [Member]
Revenues:
Lennar Homebuilding	808,088		662,476		1,432,521		1,129,185
Cost and expenses:
Lennar Homebuilding	731,842		630,711		1,316,587		1,078,474
Equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities	(9,381)		2,417		(8,298)		11,078
Other income (expense), net	12,758	[3]	9,511	[3]	16,825	[3]	39,471	[3]
Valuation Adjustments To Investments In Unconsolidated Entities					8,400
Lennar Financial Services [Member]
Revenues:
Lennar Financial Services	88,595		59,422		156,810		117,135
Cost and expenses:
Lennar Financial Services	70,615		56,927		130,580		113,457
Rialto Investments [Member]
Revenues:
Rialto Investments	33,472		42,595		65,680		76,218
Cost and expenses:
Rialto Investments	30,198		32,273		63,568		60,622
Equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities	5,569		(2,973)		24,027		1,552
Other income (expense), net	(1,372)		15,329		(13,612)		28,532
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	$ 3,200		$ 12,900		$ (1,200)		$ 24,800

[1] Total revenues are net of sales incentives of $95.3 million ($29,800 per home delivered) and $179.7 million ($31,700 per home delivered), respectively, for the three and six months ended May 31, 2012, compared to $89.9 million ($33,900 per home delivered) and $152.8 million ($33,500 per home delivered), respectively, for the three and six months ended May 31, 2011.

[2] Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests for the three and six months ended May 31, 2012 includes $3.2 million and ($1.2) million, respectively, of earnings (loss) related to the FDIC’s interest in the portfolio of real estate loans that the Company acquired in partnership with the FDIC. Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests for the three and six months ended May 31, 2011 includes $12.9 million and $24.8 million, respectively, of earnings related to the FDIC’s interest in the portfolio of real estate loans that the Company acquired in partnership with the FDIC.

[3] Lennar Homebuilding other income, net includes $8.4 million of valuation adjustments to the Company’s investments in Lennar Homebuilding’s unconsolidated entities for the six months ended May 31, 2011.