Lennar Homebuilding Investments In Unconsolidated Entities (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended										9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($) homes		Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)	May. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2014 USD ($)		Aug. 31, 2014 USD ($)	May. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2015 homes	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($) homes		Nov. 30, 2014 USD ($)		Nov. 30, 2013 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities												$ 105,184		$ 73,376		$ 45,885
Lennar Homebuilding Investments [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Land Sales												177,634		59,015		192,496
Lennar Homebuilding [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenues												1,309,517		263,395		570,910
Gross profit	$ 651,066		$ 531,362	$ 495,854	$ 324,772	$ 584,403		$ 456,162	$ 409,615	$ 286,053		373,156
Equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities												63,373		(355)		23,803
Companys Share Of Valuation Adjustments Related To Assets Included In Equity Loss														4,587
Investments in unconsolidated entities	741,551	[1]				656,837	[1]					741,551	[1]	656,837	[1]	716,949
Underlying equity in unconsolidated entities' net assets	839,469					722,643						839,469		722,643
Non-recourse land seller debt or other debt	324,000					4,022						324,000		4,022
Management fees and reimbursement of expenses from unconsolidated entities												31,290		30,702		18,791
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | Lennar Homebuilding Investments [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investments in unconsolidated entities	$ 70,092											70,092
Purchase of partner												10,000
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments												7,000
Related Party Transaction [Domain]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Homesites sold | homes	800										300
Revenues												139,565
Gross profit												$ 49,261
Homebuilding West [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Homesites sold | homes												1,800
Equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities												$ 62,960		(1,647)		22,039
Investments in unconsolidated entities	$ 649,170					$ 564,643						$ 649,170		564,643		600,622
Homebuilding West [Member] | Homebuilding West Joint Venture [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Homesites sold | homes												700
Revenues	472,000
Gross profit	157,412
Equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities												$ 82,794		4,680		$ 19,769
Companys Share Of Valuation Adjustments Related To Assets Included In Equity Loss														$ 4,250
Non-recourse land seller debt or other debt	$ 320,000											320,000
Unconsolidated Properties [Member] | Lennar Homebuilding [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenues												$ 1,084,873

[1] Under certain provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, Consolidations, (“ASC 810”) the Company is required to separately disclose on its consolidated balance sheets the assets of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that are owned by the consolidated VIEs and liabilities of consolidated VIEs as to which there is no recourse against the Company.As of November 30, 2015, total assets include $652.3 million related to consolidated VIEs of which $9.6 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.5 million in Lennar Homebuilding receivables, net, $3.9 million in Lennar Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $154.2 million in Lennar Homebuilding land and land under development, $58.9 million in Lennar Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $35.8 million in Lennar Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $22.7 million in Lennar Homebuilding other assets, $355.2 million in Rialto assets and $11.5 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 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.