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The aggregate of all deposit liabilities held by the entity, including foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing; may include demand deposits, saving deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits among others.

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The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	93 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016	Feb. 29, 2016	Jun. 29, 2015	Jan. 22, 2015	Nov. 30, 2008	Nov. 30, 2005
District of Maryland [Member] \| Land [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Land purchase commitment	$ 114,000	$ 114,000			$ 134,000	$ 200,000
Land purchase commitment, deposit						$ 20,000
Loss contingency, damages sought, interest rate (percent)				12.00%
Interest Expense [Domain] \| District of Maryland [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, annual interest amount	$ 13,680
Litigation Settlement Interest		106,000
Real estate property taxes [Member] \| District of Maryland [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages sought, value		$ 1,600
Bonds [Member] \| Lennar Homebuilding [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Legal Claims, Letters of Credit and Surety Bonds			$ 223,440