Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 29, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015
Stockholders' Equity:
Total consolidated VIEs assets	$ 582,074	$ 652,253
Total consolidated VIEs liabilities	$ 60,276	$ 84,354
Class A Common Stock [Member]
Stockholders' Equity:
Common Stock, par value	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common stock, shares authorized	300,000,000	300,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	184,262,923	180,658,550
Treasury stock, shares	857,333	815,959
Class B Common Stock [Member]
Stockholders' Equity:
Common Stock, par value	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common stock, shares authorized	90,000,000	90,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	32,982,815	32,982,515
Treasury stock, shares	1,679,620	1,679,620
Lennar Homebuilding Consolidated VIEs [Member]
Stockholders' Equity:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 11,017	$ 9,602
Receivables, net	5,769	461
Finished homes and construction in progress	5,524	3,904
Land and land under development	162,812	154,226
Consolidated inventory not owned	20,290	58,850
Investments in unconsolidated entities	34,752	35,781
Other assets	22,291	22,727
Accounts payable	3,021	2,046
Liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned	19,854	51,431
Other liabilities	21,716	15,613
Rialto Consolidated VIEs [Member]
Stockholders' Equity:
Total consolidated VIEs assets	307,446	355,204
Total consolidated VIEs liabilities	11,678	11,257
Lennar Mutlifamily Consolidated VIEs [Member]
Stockholders' Equity:
Total consolidated VIEs assets	12,173	11,498
Total consolidated VIEs liabilities	$ 4,007	$ 4,007