Lennar Financial Services Segment (Schedule Of Assets And Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Feb. 29, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015		Feb. 28, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 720,459	$ 1,158,445		$ 818,430	$ 1,281,814
Total assets	[1]	14,195,188	14,419,509
Total liabilities	[2]	8,101,739	8,469,437
Lennar Financial Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents		91,214	106,777		$ 84,201
Restricted cash		9,235	13,961
Receivables, net		150,214	242,808
Loans held-for-sale		684,406	843,252
Loans held-for-investment, net		31,223	30,998
Investments held-to-maturity		39,268	40,174
Available-for-sale Securities		45,180	42,827
Goodwill		39,439	38,854
Other assets		66,900	66,186
Total assets		1,157,079	1,425,837	[1]
Notes and loans payable		625,322	858,300
Other liabilities		212,929	225,678
Total liabilities	[2]	838,251	1,083,978
Self-insurance reserves		62,740	65,022
Servicing Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Lennar Financial Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Mortgage servicing rights		15,810	16,770
Mortgage Loan Commitments [Member] | Lennar Financial Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other assets (mortgage loan commitments/forward contracts)		19,113	13,060
Forward Contracts [Member] | Lennar Financial Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other assets (mortgage loan commitments/forward contracts)			$ 531
Other Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure		$ (9,637)

[1] Under certain provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, Consolidations, (“ASC 810”) the Company is required to separately disclose on its condensed consolidated balance sheets the assets owned by consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) and liabilities of consolidated VIEs as to which neither Lennar Corporation, or any of its subsidiaries, has any obligations.As of February 29, 2016, total assets include $582.1 million related to consolidated VIEs of which $11.0 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $5.8 million in Lennar Homebuilding receivables, net, $5.5 million in Lennar Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $162.8 million in Lennar Homebuilding land and land under development, $20.3 million in Lennar Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $34.8 million in Lennar Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $22.3 million in Lennar Homebuilding other assets, $307.4 million in Rialto assets and $12.2 million in Lennar Multifamily assets.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.

[2] As of February 29, 2016, total liabilities include $60.3 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $3.0 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding accounts payable, $19.9 million in Lennar Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $21.7 million in Lennar Homebuilding other liabilities, $11.7 million in Rialto liabilities and $4.0 million in Lennar Multifamily liabilities.As of November 30, 2015, total liabilities include $84.4 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $2.0 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding accounts payable, $51.4 million in Lennar Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $15.6 million in Lennar Homebuilding other liabilities, $11.3 million in Rialto liabilities and $4.0 million in Lennar Multifamily liabilities.