Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
		May 31, 2016	May 31, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (including net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests)		$ 369,490	$ 301,501
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		22,752	18,906
Amortization of discount/premium and accretion on debt, net		8,054	9,628
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities		(35,422)	(44,785)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities		43,740	34,734
Share-based compensation expense		22,266	20,650
Excess tax benefits from share-based awards		(7,039)	(113)
Deferred income tax expense		45,538	2,409
Loss (gain) on retirement of debt and notes payable		415	(83)
Gain on sale of operating property and equipment		0	(5,945)
Unrealized and realized gains on real estate owned		(12,838)	(8,691)
Impairments of loans receivable and real estate owned		15,871	8,594
Valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs and other assets		2,699	10,695
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease in restricted cash		14,764	23,135
Decrease in receivables		236,084	15,291
Increase in inventories, excluding valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs		(868,779)	(1,118,791)
Increase in other assets		(28,014)	(30,068)
Decrease (increase) in loans held-for-sale		93,690	(260,603)
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and other liabilities		(98,653)	29,003
Net cash used in operating activities		(175,382)	(994,533)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Increase in restricted cash related to LOCs		0	101
Net additions of operating properties and equipment		(39,216)	(50,729)
Proceeds from the sale of operating properties and equipment		0	73,732
Investments in and contributions to unconsolidated entities		(210,225)	(66,643)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities		103,009	35,141
Proceeds from sales of real estate owned		43,412	55,812
Improvements to real estate owned		(1,717)	(4,723)
Receipts of principal payments on loans receivable and other		5,484	13,335
Originations of loans receivable		(16,864)	(2,750)
Purchase of investment carried at cost		0	(18,000)
Purchases of commercial mortgage-backed securities bonds		(33,005)	0
Acquisition, net of cash acquired		(600)	0
Purchases of Lennar Homebuilding investments available-for-sale		0	(28,093)
Decrease (increase) in Lennar Financial Services loans held-for-investment, net		1,060	(2,480)
Purchases of Lennar Financial Services investment securities		(11,646)	(28,365)
Proceeds from maturities/sales of Lennar Financial Services investments securities		10,681	16,326
Net cash used in investing activities		(149,627)	(7,336)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings under unsecured revolving credit facility		375,000	450,000
Net (repayments) borrowings under warehouse facilities		(230,206)	189,632
Proceeds from senior notes		499,024	750,625
Debt issuance costs		(3,796)	(6,510)
Redemption of senior notes		(250,000)	(500,000)
Conversions and exchanges on convertible senior notes		(233,893)	0
Proceeds from other borrowings		15,657	69,741
Principal payments on other borrowings		(103,189)	(206,901)
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests		167	1,367
Payments related to noncontrolling interests		(73,195)	(78,937)
Excess tax benefits from share-based awards		7,039	113
Common stock:
Issuances		594	9,412
Repurchases		(971)	(972)
Dividends		(17,191)	(16,418)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(17,959)	640,212
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(342,968)	(361,657)
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1,158,445	1,281,814
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		815,477	920,157
Lennar Homebuilding and Lennar Multifamily:
Non-cash distributions from unconsolidated entities		16,331	0
Conversion of convertible senior notes to equity		67,535	0
Inventory acquired in satisfaction of other assets including investments available-for-sale		0	28,093
Non-cash sale of operating properties and equipment		0	(59,397)
Purchases of inventories and other assets financed by sellers		53,287	29,977
Non-cash contributions to unconsolidated entities		25,420	26,594
Rialto:
Real estate owned acquired in satisfaction/partial satisfaction of loans receivable		7,703	13,326
Consolidation/deconsolidation of unconsolidated/consolidated entities, net:
Inventories		111,347	0
Operating properties and equipment and other assets		0	(17,421)
Investments in unconsolidated entities		(2,445)	2,948
Liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned		(96,424)	0
Other liabilities		0	1,220
Noncontrolling interests		(12,478)	13,253
Lennar Homebuilding
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities:
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities		6,633	(35,393)
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	[1]	893,408
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	[1]	601,192
Rialto
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities:
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities		(8,361)	(9,992)
Unrealized and realized gains on real estate owned		(9,238)	(7,674)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments on Rialto notes payable including structured notes		(2,999)	(20,940)
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		150,219
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		103,622
Lennar Financial Services
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		106,777
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		105,596
Lennar Multifamily
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities:
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities		(33,694)	600
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		8,041
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		5,067
Operating Segments
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		815,477	920,157
Operating Segments | Lennar Homebuilding
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		601,192	638,992
Operating Segments | Rialto
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		103,622	176,378
Operating Segments | Lennar Financial Services
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		105,596	103,093
Operating Segments | Lennar Multifamily
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$ 5,067	$ 1,694

[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 May 31, 2016, total assets include $645.1 million related to consolidated VIEs of which $8.2 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.1 million in Lennar Homebuilding receivables, net, $6.2 million in Lennar Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $158.8 million in Lennar Homebuilding land and land under development, $134.5 million in Lennar Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $4.5 million in Lennar Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $21.4 million in Lennar Homebuilding other assets, $280.0 million in Rialto assets and $31.4 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.