Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015		Nov. 30, 2014		Nov. 30, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (including net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests)	$ 819,200		$ 628,693		$ 504,926
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	43,666		38,542		30,349
Amortization of discount/premium on debt, net	19,874		21,387		23,497
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities	(105,184)		(73,376)		(45,885)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities	60,753		22,251		4,029
Share-based compensation expense	43,873		40,718		33,689
Excess tax benefits from share-based awards	(113)		(7,497)		(10,148)
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense	(5,637)		75,324		151,619
Loss (gain) on retirement of debt and notes payable	3,632		(4,555)		(1,000)
Gain on sale of operating property and equipment	(5,945)		0		(14,432)
Unrealized and realized gains on Rialto real estate owned	(36,380)		(36,901)		(48,358)
Unrealized gain on Rialto bargain purchase acquisition	0		0		(8,532)
Impairments of loans receivable and real estate owned	25,179		76,450		32,229
Valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs, other receivables and other assets	31,002		13,088		8,435
Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash	20,876		(18,930)		(6,430)
(Increase) decrease in receivables	(86,432)		(113,001)		(62,708)
Increase in inventories, excluding valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs	(1,126,907)		(1,367,415)		(1,627,136)
(Increase) decrease in other assets	(28,154)		(13,990)		4,279
(Increase) decrease in loans held-for-sale	(318,739)		(395,363)		42,130
Increase in accounts payable and other liabilities	225,790		326,087		181,733
Net cash used in operating activities	(419,646)		(788,488)		(807,714)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Increase (decrease) in restricted cash related to LOCs	2,030		37		(21,527)
Net additions of operating properties and equipment	(91,355)		(22,599)		(8,126)
Proceeds from the sale of operating properties and equipment	73,732		43,937		140,564
Investments in and contributions to unconsolidated entities	(314,937)		(159,783)		(146,768)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities	218,996		279,306		239,489
Decrease in Rialto defeasance cash to retire notes payable	0		0		223,813
Proceeds from sales of Rialto real estate owned	155,295		269,698		239,215
Improvements to Rialto real estate owned	(8,477)		(14,278)		(9,407)
Receipts of principal payments on Rialto loans receivable	28,389		24,019		66,788
Purchases of loans receivable and real estate owned	(3,228)		0		(5,450)
Originations of loans receivable	(78,703)		(7,000)		0
Purchase of investment carried at cost	(18,000)		0		0
Purchases of commercial mortgage-backed securities bond	(13,973)		(8,705)		0
Proceeds from sale of commercial mortgage-backed securities bond	7,014		9,171		0
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0		(5,489)		(5,623)
Purchases of Lennar Homebuilding investments available-for-sale	(28,093)		(21,274)		(28,708)
Proceeds from sales of Lennar Homebuilding investments available-for-sale	0		51,934		5,906
Decrease (increase) in Lennar Financial Services loans held-for-investment, net	(5,022)		1,102		(730)
Purchases of Lennar Financial Services investment securities	(45,687)		(40,627)		(30,333)
Proceeds from maturities of Lennar Financial Services investments securities	23,626		38,910		30,146
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(98,393)		438,359		689,249
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings (repayments) under warehouse facilities	366,290		389,535		(7,811)
Proceeds from senior notes	1,146,647		955,025		750,000
Debt issuance costs	(11,807)		(9,989)		(12,935)
Redemption and partial redemption of senior notes	(500,000)		(250,000)		(63,751)
Conversions and exchanges on convertible senior notes	(212,107)		0		0
Proceeds from Rialto structured notes	0		94,444		0
Principal repayments on Rialto notes payable including structured notes	(58,923)		(75,879)		(471,255)
Proceeds from other borrowings	101,618		34,424		92,596
Principal payments on other borrowings	(258,108)		(299,713)		(287,359)
Exercise of land option contracts from an unconsolidated land investment venture	0		(1,540)		(28,869)
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests	1,296		12,859		8,236
Payments related to noncontrolling interests	(133,374)		(155,625)		(201,655)
Excess tax benefits from share-based awards	113		7,497		10,148
Common stock:
Issuances	9,405		13,599		34,114
Repurchases	(23,188)		(20,424)		(12,320)
Dividends	(33,192)		(32,775)		(30,912)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	394,670		661,438		(221,773)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(123,369)		311,309		(340,238)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	1,281,814		970,505		1,310,743
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	1,158,445		1,281,814		970,505
Cash and cash equivalents	1,281,814		970,505		1,310,743
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	87,132		68,366		112,694
Cash paid for income taxes, net	336,796		202,374		11,433
Lennar Homebuilding and Lennar Multifamily:
Purchases of inventories, land under development and other assets financed by sellers	66,819		129,881		167,134
Non-cash contributions to unconsolidated entities	205,327		106,132		286,798
Inventory acquired in satisfaction of other assets including investments available-for-sale	28,093		0		0
Inventory acquired in partner buyout	64,440		0		0
Non-cash sale of operating properties and equipment	(59,397)		0		0
Non-cash reduction of equity due to purchase of noncontrolling interest	0		0		101,550
Non-cash purchase of noncontrolling interests	0		0		63,500
Rialto:
Real estate owned acquired in satisfaction/partial satisfaction of loans receivable	17,248		57,390		70,237
Real estate owned acquired in bargain purchase acquisition	0		0		31,818
Net liabilities assumed in bargain purchase acquisition	0		0		6,200
Non-cash acquisition of Servicer Provider	0		8,317		0
Lennar Financial Services:
Purchase of mortgage servicing rights financed by seller	0		5,697		0
Consolidation/deconsolidation of unconsolidated/consolidated entities, net:
Inventories	0		155,021		0
Other assets	(17,421)		(7,218)		0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	2,948		(30,647)		0
Other liabilities	1,220		0		0
Noncontrolling interests	(13,253)		117,156		0
Lennar Homebuilding [Member]
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities:
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities	(63,373)		355		(23,803)
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	885,729	[1]	695,424
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	893,408	[1]	885,729	[1]	695,424
Cash and cash equivalents	885,729	[1]	695,424		695,424
Rialto [Member]
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities:
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities	(22,293)		(59,277)		(22,353)
Share-based compensation expense	3,000
Unrealized gain on Rialto bargain purchase acquisition	0		0		(8,532)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Decrease in Rialto defeasance cash to retire notes payable					223,813
Proceeds from sales of Rialto real estate owned	155,295		269,698		239,215
Receipts of principal payments on Rialto loans receivable	28,389		24,019		66,788
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	303,889		201,496
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	150,219		303,889		201,496
Cash and cash equivalents	303,889		201,496		201,496
Lennar Financial Services [Member]
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	90,010		73,066
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	106,777		90,010		73,066
Cash and cash equivalents	90,010		73,066		73,066
Lennar Multifamily [Member]
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities:
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities	(19,518)		(14,454)		271
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	2,186		519
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	8,041		2,186		519
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,186		$ 519		$ 519

[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.