Variable Interest Entities (Estimated Maximum Exposure To Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Feb. 29, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015
Lennar Homebuilding [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Equity method investments	[1]	$ 771,401	$ 741,551
Rialto [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Equity method investments	[1]	234,039	224,869
Investments held-to-maturity	[1]	49,309	25,625
Lennar Multifamily [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Equity method investments		257,719	250,876
Commitments [Member] | Lennar Homebuilding [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Maximum Exposure to Loss		15,439	8,278
Commitments [Member] | Lennar Multifamily [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Maximum Exposure to Loss		370,254	378,260
Lennar Multifamily Unconsolidated VIE [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding, amount		30,030	30,020
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Equity method investments		361,800	305,690
Maximum Exposure to Loss		778,993	723,682
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Lennar Homebuilding [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Equity method investments		130,249	102,706
Maximum Exposure to Loss		145,882	111,215
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Rialto [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Equity method investments		49,309	25,625
Maximum Exposure to Loss		49,309	25,625
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Lennar Multifamily [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Equity method investments		182,242	177,359
Maximum Exposure to Loss		$ 583,802	$ 586,842

[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.