Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 1,993,664	$ 1,644,139
Cost and expenses:
Corporate general and administrative	47,668	43,654
Total costs and expenses	1,814,825	1,500,871
Equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities	24,183	31,385
Other interest expense	(1,157)	(4,071)
Earnings before income taxes	201,693	176,643
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	56,241	59,726
Net earnings (loss) (including net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests)	145,452	116,917
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,372	1,954
Net earnings attributable to Lennar	144,080	114,963
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of tax:
Net unrealized gain (loss) on securities available-for-sale	(437)	200
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, attributable to Lennar	143,643	115,163
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, attributable to noncontrolling interests	$ 1,372	$ 1,954
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.68	$ 0.56
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	0.63	0.50
Cash dividends per each Class A and Class B common share	$ 0.04	$ 0.04
Lennar Homebuilding [Member]
Revenues:
Real estate revenues	$ 1,786,481	$ 1,441,658
Cost and expenses:
Real estate cost and expenses	1,568,205	1,265,175
Equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities	3,000	28,899
Other income (expense), net	519	6,333
Lennar Financial Services [Member]
Revenues:
Lennar Financial Services	123,956	124,827
Cost and expenses:
Lennar Financial Services, Cost and expenses	109,025	109,300
Rialto [Member]
Revenues:
Rialto, Revenues	43,711	41,197
Cost and expenses:
Rialto, Cost and expenses	42,907	40,781
Equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities	1,497	2,664
Other income (expense), net	(691)	(272)
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(339)	(1,814)
Lennar Multifamily [Member]
Revenues:
Real estate revenues	39,516	36,457
Cost and expenses:
Real estate cost and expenses	47,020	41,961
Equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities	$ 19,686	$ (178)