Consolidation Of Variable Interest Entities (Estimated Maximum Exposure To Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015		Nov. 30, 2014		Nov. 30, 2013
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding, amount	$ 453,166
Lennar Homebuilding [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs	741,551	[1]	$ 656,837	[1]	$ 716,949
Rialto [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs	224,869		175,700		154,573
Investments held-to-maturity	25,625		17,290
Lennar Multifamily [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs	250,876		105,674		$ 46,301
Commitments [Member] | Lennar Multifamily [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Lennar's maximum exposure to loss	378,260
Lennar Homebuilding Unconsolidated VIE [Member] | Commitments [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Lennar's maximum exposure to loss	8,278		70,000
Decreases In Maximum Recourse Exposure	61,700
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs	305,690		183,201
Lennar's maximum exposure to loss	723,682		277,421
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Lennar Homebuilding [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs	102,706		124,311
Lennar's maximum exposure to loss	111,215		194,321
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Rialto [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs	25,625		17,290
Lennar's maximum exposure to loss	25,625		17,290
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Lennar Multifamily [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs	177,359		41,600
Lennar's maximum exposure to loss	586,842		65,810
Lennar Multifamily Unconsolidated VIE [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding, amount	$ 30,020		$ 23,391

[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.