Financial Instruments (Fair Value Measured On Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Feb. 29, 2016		Nov. 30, 2015
Rialto [Member]
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Loans held-for-sale	[1]	$ 243,230		$ 316,275
Aggregate Principal Balance Of Loans Held For Sale		238,085		314,315
Fair Value, Option, Aggregate Differences, Loans held-for-sale		5,145		1,960
Lennar Financial Services [Member]
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Loans held-for-sale		684,406		843,252
Aggregate Principal Balance Of Loans Held For Sale		655,645		815,004
Fair Value, Option, Aggregate Differences, Loans held-for-sale		28,761		28,248
Lennar Financial Services [Member] | Available-for-sale Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Investments available-for-sale		45,180		42,827
Loans Held-For-Sale [Member] | Rialto [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Loans held-for-sale	[2]	243,230		316,275
Loans Held-For-Sale [Member] | Lennar Financial Services [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Loans held-for-sale		684,406	[3]	843,252
Mortgage Loan Commitments [Member] | Lennar Financial Services [Member]
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Mortgage loan commitments		19,113		13,060
Mortgage Loan Commitments [Member] | Lennar Financial Services [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Mortgage loan commitments		19,113		13,060
Forward Contracts [Member] | Lennar Financial Services [Member]
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Mortgage loan commitments				531
Forward Contracts [Member] | Lennar Financial Services [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Forward contracts/Credit default swaps, derivative asset				531
Credit default swaps, derivative liability		(9,637)
Servicing Contracts [Member] | Lennar Financial Services [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Mortgage servicing rights		15,810		16,770
Credit Default Swap [Member] | Rialto [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Forward contracts/Credit default swaps, derivative asset		9,770		6,153
Credit default swaps, derivative liability				(720)
Interest Rate Swaps and Swap Futures [Member] | Rialto [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps and swap futures, derivative liability		$ 5,983		$ 978

[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] The aggregate fair value of Rialto loans held-for-sale of $243.2 million at February 29, 2016 exceeds their aggregate principal balance of $238.1 million by $5.1 million. The aggregate fair value of loans held-for-sale of $316.3 million at November 30, 2015 exceeds their aggregate principal balance of $314.3 million by $2.0 million.

[3] The aggregate fair value of Lennar Financial Services loans held-for-sale of $684.4 million at February 29, 2016 exceeds their aggregate principal balance of $655.6 million by $28.8 million. The aggregate fair value of loans held-for-sale of $843.3 million at November 30, 2015 exceeds their aggregate principal balance of $815.0 million by $28.2 million.