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Supplemental Financial Information (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2015
Nov. 30, 2014
Nov. 30, 2010
Nov. 30, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]        
Guarantee by subsidiaries $ 75len_GuaranteeBySubsidiaries      
5.60% Senior Notes Due 2015 [Member]        
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]        
Interest rate 5.60%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FivePointSixPercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandFifteenMember
     
6.50% Senior Notes Due 2016 [Member]        
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]        
Interest rate 6.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_SixPointFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSixteenMember
     
12.25% Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member]        
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]        
Interest rate 12.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_TwelvePointTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
     
4.75% Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member]        
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]        
Interest rate 4.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointSeventyFiveSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandSeventeenMember
     
6.95% Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member]        
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]        
Interest rate 6.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_SixPointNineFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
     
4.125% Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member]        
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]        
Interest rate 4.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointOneTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandEighteenMember
     
4.500% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]        
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]        
Interest rate 4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember
     
4.50% Senior Notes Due 2019 Issued in 2014 [Member]        
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]        
Interest rate   4.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointFiveSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandsNineteenIssuedin2014Member
   
2.75% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]        
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]        
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]        
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]        
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]        
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]        
Interest rate 4.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= len_FourPointSevenFiveSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember