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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2015
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]  
Schedule of Significant Unobservable Inputs Used to Determine Fair Value of Communities
The table below summarizes the most significant unobservable inputs used in the Company's discounted cash flow model to determine the fair value of its communities for which the Company recorded valuation adjustments during the years ended November 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013:
 
November 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Unobservable inputs
Range
 
 
 
Range
Average selling price
$158,000
-
$1,300,000
 
$164,000
 
$163,000
-
$279,000
Absorption rate per quarter (homes)
3

-
16
 
12
 
2

-
34
Discount rate
12
%
-
20%
 
20%
 
20%
Schedule Of Interest Expense
Interest expense was included in cost of homes sold, cost of land sold and other interest expense as follows:
 
Years Ended November 30,
(In thousands)
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Interest expense in cost of homes sold
$
205,200

 
161,371

 
117,781

Interest expense in cost of land sold
2,493

 
3,617

 
2,562

Other interest expense
12,454

 
36,551

 
93,913

Total interest expense
$
220,147

 
201,539

 
214,256

Schedule Of Warranty Reserve
The activity in the Company’s warranty reserve was as follows:
 
November 30,
(In thousands)
2015
 
2014
Warranty reserve, beginning of year
$
115,927

 
102,580

Warranties issued
81,505

 
60,856

Adjustments to pre-existing warranties from changes in estimates (1)
11,451

 
12,685

Payments
(78,030
)
 
(60,194
)
Warranty reserve, end of year
$
130,853

 
115,927


(1)
The adjustments to pre-existing warranties from changes in estimates during the years ended November 30, 2015 and 2014 primarily related to specific claims related to certain of our homebuilding communities and other adjustments.
Lennar Financial Services [Member]  
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]  
Loan Origination Liabilities
The activity in the Company’s loan origination liabilities was as follows:
 
November 30,
(In thousands)
2015
 
2014
Loan origination liabilities, beginning of year
$
11,818

 
9,311

Provision for losses
4,040

 
2,908

Adjustments to pre-existing provisions for losses from changes in estimates (1)
4,415

 

Payments/settlements
(781
)
 
(401
)
Loan origination liabilities, end of year
$
19,492

 
11,818

(1)
Provision for losses included an adjustment for additional repurchase requests that were received beyond the estimated provision that was recorded.