Supplemental Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Feb. 29, 2016		Nov. 30, 2015		Feb. 28, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total assets	[1]	$ 14,195,188		$ 14,419,509
Senior notes and other debts payable		5,333,981		5,025,130
Total liabilities	[2]	8,101,739		8,469,437
Stockholders' equity	[2]	5,820,114		5,648,944
Noncontrolling interests	[2]	273,335		301,128
Total equity		6,093,449	[2]	5,950,072	[2]	$ 5,308,990	$ 5,251,302
Total liabilities and equity	[2]	14,195,188		14,419,509
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total assets		11,339,015		10,975,161
Total liabilities		5,518,901		5,326,217
Stockholders' equity		5,820,114		5,648,944
Total equity		5,820,114		5,648,944
Total liabilities and equity		11,339,015		10,975,161
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total assets		10,746,073		10,227,036
Total liabilities		7,119,302		6,580,261
Stockholders' equity		3,626,771		3,646,775
Total equity		3,626,771		3,646,775
Total liabilities and equity		10,746,073		10,227,036
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total assets		3,132,094		3,579,852
Total liabilities		2,390,621		2,790,152
Stockholders' equity		468,138		488,572
Noncontrolling interests		273,335		301,128
Total equity		741,473		789,700
Total liabilities and equity		3,132,094		3,579,852
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total assets		(11,021,994)		(10,362,540)
Total liabilities		(6,927,085)		(6,227,193)
Stockholders' equity		(4,094,909)		(4,135,347)
Total equity		(4,094,909)		(4,135,347)
Total liabilities and equity		(11,021,994)		(10,362,540)
Lennar Homebuilding [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and receivables, net		575,362		981,451
Inventories	[1]	9,368,319		8,740,596
Investments in unconsolidated entities	[1]	771,401		741,551
Other assets	[1]	599,915		609,222
Total assets	[1]	11,314,997		11,072,820
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities		1,192,043		1,375,724
Liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned	[2]	19,854		51,431
Senior notes and other debts payable	[2]	5,333,981		5,025,130
Total liabilities	[2]	6,545,878		6,452,285
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and receivables, net		304,277		595,921
Other assets		168,966		193,360
Investments in subsidiaries		3,938,687		3,958,687
Advances to Affiliate		6,927,085		6,227,193
Total assets		11,339,015		10,975,161
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities		431,632		579,468
Senior notes and other debts payable		5,087,269		4,746,749
Total liabilities		5,518,901		5,326,217
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and receivables, net		251,492		372,146
Inventories		9,191,051		8,571,769
Investments in unconsolidated entities		723,644		692,879
Other assets		340,531		324,050
Investments in subsidiaries		156,222		176,660
Total assets		10,662,940		10,137,504
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities		675,799		710,460
Liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned		19,854		51,431
Senior notes and other debts payable		235,862		267,531
Intercompany		6,160,287		5,514,610
Total liabilities		7,091,802		6,544,032
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and receivables, net		19,593		13,384
Inventories		177,268		168,827
Investments in unconsolidated entities		47,757		48,672
Other assets		75,683		75,108
Total assets		320,301		305,991
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities		84,612		85,796
Senior notes and other debts payable		10,850		10,850
Intercompany		766,798		712,583
Total liabilities		862,260		809,229
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Other assets		14,735		16,704
Investments in subsidiaries		(4,094,909)		(4,135,347)
Advances to Affiliate		(6,927,085)		(6,227,193)
Total assets		(11,007,259)		(10,345,836)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities				0
Intercompany		(6,927,085)		(6,227,193)
Total liabilities		(6,927,085)		(6,227,193)
Rialto [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Investments in unconsolidated entities	[1]	234,039		224,869
Total assets	[1]	1,272,004		1,505,500
Senior notes and other debts payable	[2]	609,150		771,728
Total liabilities	[2]	656,303		866,224
Rialto [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total assets		0		0
Rialto [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total assets		0		0
Rialto [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total assets		1,272,004		1,505,500
Total liabilities		656,303		866,224
Rialto [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total assets		0		0
Lennar Financial Services [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Other assets		66,900		66,186
Total assets		1,157,079		1,425,837	[1]
Total liabilities	[2]	838,251		1,083,978
Lennar Financial Services [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total assets		83,133		89,532
Total liabilities		27,500		36,229
Lennar Financial Services [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total assets		1,079,027		1,341,565
Total liabilities		810,751		1,047,749
Lennar Financial Services [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total assets		(5,081)		(5,260)
Lennar Multifamily [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Investments in unconsolidated entities		257,719		250,876
Other assets		35,902		34,945
Total assets		451,108		415,352	[1]
Liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned		4,007		4,007
Total liabilities		61,307		66,950
Lennar Multifamily [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total assets		0		0
Total liabilities		0		0
Lennar Multifamily [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total assets		0		0
Total liabilities		0		0
Lennar Multifamily [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total assets		460,762		426,796
Total liabilities		61,307		66,950
Lennar Multifamily [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total assets		(9,654)		(11,444)
Total liabilities		$ 0		$ 0

[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.