Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2015		Feb. 28, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (including net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests)	$ 116,917		$ 79,965
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (including net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	8,306		7,839
Amortization of discount/premium on debt, net	5,417		5,306
Share based compensation expense	10,251		8,741
Excess tax benefits from share-based awards	(35)		(137)
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense	27,616		42,079
Gain on sale of operating property and equipment	(6,472)		0
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash	27,014		4,408
Decrease (increase) in receivables	210,670		69,081
Decrease (increase) in inventories, excluding valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs	(721,222)		(592,008)
Decrease (increase) in other assets	18,524		6,049
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities	(209,671)		(74,059)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(730,264)		(394,607)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Increase (decrease) in restricted cash	64		560
Net disposals (additions) of operating properties and equipment	(28,946)		(3,531)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(67,194)		75,270
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings (repayments) of debt	250,000		0
Debt issuance costs	(1,494)		(4,195)
Proceeds from other borrowings	46,630		15,332
Principal payments on other borrowings	(108,048)		(87,502)
Exercise of land option contracts from an unconsolidated land investment venture	0		(1,540)
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests	1,302		74
Payments related to noncontrolling interests	(57,629)		(32,609)
Excess tax benefits from share-based awards	35		137
Common stock:
Issuances	8,227		12,420
Repurchases	(186)		0
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock	(8,208)		(8,169)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	334,074		223,130
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(463,384)		(96,207)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,281,814		970,505
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	818,430		874,298
Consolidations/deconsolidations of previously unconsolidated/consolidated entities, net:
Operating properties and equipment	(17,421)		22,495
Noncontrolling interests	13,253		(12,000)
Lennar Homebuilding [Member]
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (including net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Equity in (earnings) loss from unconsolidated entities	(28,899)	[1]	(4,990)	[1]
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities	25,988		1,332
Valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs, other receivables and other assets	519		2,054
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investments in and contributions to unconsolidated entities	(14,940)		(24,149)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities	4,272		53,649
Purchases of investments available-for-sale	(28,093)		(15,994)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of senior long-term debt	250,625		500,500
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	885,729	[2]
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	583,754	[2]	645,691
Lennar Homebuilding and Lennar Multifamily:
Inventory acquired in satisfaction of other assets including investments available-for-sale	0		4,774
Non-cash sale of operating properties and equipment	(59,397)		0
Purchases of inventories financed by sellers	290		25,762
Rialto [Member]
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (including net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Equity in (earnings) loss from unconsolidated entities	(2,664)		(5,354)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities	3,926		0
(Gains) losses on retirement of debt	(608)		0
Unrealized and realized gains on real estate owned	(3,405)		(9,441)
Valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs, other receivables and other assets	4,055		9,025
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in loans-held-for-sale	(246,393)		(42,935)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investments in and contributions to unconsolidated entities	(11,217)		(18,306)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities	2,777		5,182
Receipts of principal payments on loans receivable	3,519		6,879
Proceeds from sales of real estate owned	28,055		50,742
Payments to Acquire Investments	18,000		0
Improvements in real estate owned	(2,347)		(2,356)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings (repayments) of debt	41,971		(18,169)
Principal repayments on Rialto notes payable	(17,499)		(2,101)
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	303,889	[2]
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	147,219	[2]	169,404
Rialto:
Real estate owned acquired in satisfaction/partial satisfaction of loans receivable	8,637		4,534
Non-cash acquisition of Servicer Provider	0		8,317
Lennar Multifamily [Member]
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (including net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Equity in (earnings) loss from unconsolidated entities	178		75
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investments in and contributions to unconsolidated entities	(9,299)		(9,083)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities	11,125		35,893
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	2,186
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	3,256		2,496
Lennar Homebuilding and Lennar Multifamily:
Non-cash contributions to unconsolidated entities	26,594		54,955
Consolidations/deconsolidations of previously unconsolidated/consolidated entities, net:
Investments in unconsolidated entities	2,948		(10,495)
Other liabilities	1,220		0
Lennar Financial Services [Member]
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in loans-held-for-sale	29,724		98,363
Cash flows from investing activities:
(Increase) decrease in Lennar Financial Services loans held-for-investment, net	606		953
Purchases of investment securities	(18,886)		(5,220)
Proceeds from maturities of Lennar Financial Services investment securities	14,116		51
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings (repayments) of debt	(71,652)		(151,048)
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	90,010
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 84,201		$ 56,707

[1] For the three months ended February 28, 2014, Lennar Homebuilding equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities included $4.5 million of equity in earnings primarily as a result of a third-party land sale by one unconsolidated entity.

[2] Under certain provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, Consolidations, (“ASC 810”) the Company is required to separately disclose on its condensed consolidated balance sheets the assets owned by consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) and liabilities of consolidated VIEs as to which neither Lennar Corporation, or any of its subsidiaries, has any obligations.As of February 28, 2015, total assets include $818.9 million related to consolidated VIEs of which $13.9 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.3 million in Lennar Homebuilding restricted cash, $0.4 million in Lennar Homebuilding receivables, net, $0.3 million in Lennar Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $195.3 million in Lennar Homebuilding land and land under development, $50.2 million in Lennar Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $28.9 million in Lennar Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $101.8 million in Lennar Homebuilding other assets, $423.8 million in Rialto assets and $4.0 million in Lennar Multifamily assets.As of November 30, 2014, total assets include $929.1 million related to consolidated VIEs of which $11.7 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.3 million in Lennar Homebuilding restricted cash, $0.2 million in Lennar Homebuilding receivables, net, $0.2 million in Lennar Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $208.2 million in Lennar Homebuilding land and land under development, $52.5 million in Lennar Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $23.9 million in Lennar Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $104.6 million in Lennar Homebuilding other assets, $508.4 million in Rialto assets and $19.2 million in Lennar Multifamily assets.