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Lennar Homebuilding Senior Notes And Other Debts Payable (Schedule Of Senior Notes And Other Debts Payable) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Feb. 28, 2015
Nov. 30, 2014
Nov. 30, 2010
Nov. 30, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Mortgage notes on land and other debt $ 306,344us-gaap_OtherNotesPayable $ 368,052us-gaap_OtherNotesPayable    
Notes payable 5,133,118us-gaap_NotesPayable 4,690,213us-gaap_NotesPayable    
5.60% Senior Notes Due 2015 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Senior notes 500,139us-gaap_SeniorNotes
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= len_FivePointSixPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandFifteenMember		 500,272us-gaap_SeniorNotes
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= len_FivePointSixPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandFifteenMember		    
Interest rate 5.60%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FivePointSixPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandFifteenMember		      
6.50% Senior Notes Due 2016 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Senior notes 249,942us-gaap_SeniorNotes
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= len_SixPointFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSixteenMember		 249,923us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_SixPointFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSixteenMember		    
Interest rate 6.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_SixPointFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSixteenMember		      
12.25% Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Senior notes 396,807us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_TwelvePointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember		 396,278us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_TwelvePointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember		    
Interest rate 12.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_TwelvePointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember		      
4.75% Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Senior notes 399,250us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointSeventyFiveSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember		 399,250us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointSeventyFiveSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember		    
Interest rate 4.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointSeventyFiveSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember		      
6.95% Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Senior notes 248,652us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_SixPointNineFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember		 248,485us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_SixPointNineFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember		    
Interest rate 6.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_SixPointNineFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember		      
4.125% Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Senior notes 274,995us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember		 274,995us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember		    
Interest rate 4.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember		      
4.500% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Senior notes 500,431us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember		 500,477us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember		    
Interest rate 4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember		      
4.50% Senior Notes Due 2019 Issued in 2014 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Senior notes 600,625us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointFiveSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandsNineteenIssuedin2014Member		 350,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointFiveSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandsNineteenIssuedin2014Member		    
Interest rate   4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointFiveSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandsNineteenIssuedin2014Member		    
2.75% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Senior notes 434,494us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_TwoPointSevenFivePercentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember		 431,042us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_TwoPointSevenFivePercentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember		    
Interest rate 2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_TwoPointSevenFivePercentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember		   2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_TwoPointSevenFivePercentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember		  
3.25% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Senior notes 400,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_ThreePointTwoFivePercentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember		 400,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_ThreePointTwoFivePercentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember		    
Interest rate 3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_ThreePointTwoFivePercentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember		     3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_ThreePointTwoFivePercentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
4.750% Senior Notes Due 2022 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Senior notes 571,439us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointSevenFiveSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember		 571,439us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointSevenFiveSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember		    
Interest rate 4.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointSevenFiveSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember		      
Lennar Homebuilding [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Notes payable 5,133,118us-gaap_NotesPayable
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= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		 [1] 4,690,213us-gaap_NotesPayable
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= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		 [1]    
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | 5.60% Senior Notes Due 2015 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate 5.60%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FivePointSixPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandFifteenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		 5.60%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= len_FivePointSixPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandFifteenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		    
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | 6.50% Senior Notes Due 2016 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate 6.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_SixPointFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSixteenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		 6.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= len_SixPointFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSixteenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		    
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | 12.25% Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate 12.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_TwelvePointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		 12.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_TwelvePointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		    
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | 4.75% Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate 4.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointSeventyFiveSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		 4.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= len_FourPointSeventyFiveSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		    
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | 6.95% Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate 6.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_SixPointNineFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		 6.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= len_SixPointNineFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		    
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | 4.125% Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate 4.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		 4.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= len_FourPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		    
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | 4.500% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate 4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		 4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= len_FourPointFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember
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= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		    
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | 4.50% Senior Notes Due 2019 Issued in 2014 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate 4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointFiveSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandsNineteenIssuedin2014Member
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		 4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= len_FourPointFiveSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandsNineteenIssuedin2014Member
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		    
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate 2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_TwoPointSevenFivePercentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		 2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= len_TwoPointSevenFivePercentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		    
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate 3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_ThreePointTwoFivePercentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		 3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= len_ThreePointTwoFivePercentConvertibleSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyOneMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		    
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | 4.750% Senior Notes Due 2022 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate 4.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointSevenFiveSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		 4.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= len_FourPointSevenFiveSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember
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= len_LennarHomebuildingMember		    
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Unsecured revolving credit facility $ 250,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityFairValueOfAmountOutstanding
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember		 $ 0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityFairValueOfAmountOutstanding
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember		    
[1] As of February 28, 2015, total liabilities include $140.6 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $7.4 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding accounts payable, $43.1 million in Lennar Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $61.5 million in Lennar Homebuilding senior notes and other debts payable, $14.9 million in Lennar Homebuilding other liabilities and $13.8 million in Rialto liabilities.As of November 30, 2014, total liabilities include $149.8 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $6.8 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding accounts payable, $45.0 million in Lennar Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $61.6 million in Lennar Homebuilding senior notes and other debts payable, $14.8 million in Lennar Homebuilding other liabilities and $21.5 million in Rialto liabilities.