Lennar Financial Services Segment (Schedule Of Assets And Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		May 31, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015	May 31, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 815,477	$ 1,158,445	$ 920,157	$ 1,281,814
Total assets	[1]	14,847,801	14,419,509
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	[2]	8,484,867	8,469,437
Lennar Financial Services
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		105,596	106,777
Restricted cash		13,625	13,961
Receivables, net		217,692	242,808
Loans held-for-sale		862,289	843,252
Loans held-for-investment, net		30,671	30,998
Investments held-to-maturity		35,307	40,174
Investments available-for-sale		49,083	42,827
Goodwill		39,439	38,854
Other		69,977	66,186
Total assets	[1]	1,423,679	1,425,837
Liabilities:
Notes and other debts payable		854,055	858,300
Other		225,443	225,678
Total liabilities	[2]	1,079,498	1,083,978
Self-insurance reserves		58,200	65,000
Lennar Financial Services | Servicing Contracts
Liabilities:
Mortgage servicing rights		18,200	16,800
Lennar Financial Services | Mortgage loan commitments
Liabilities:
Other asset		18,900	13,100
Lennar Financial Services | Forward Contracts
Liabilities:
Other asset			$ 500
Other liability		$ 1,600

[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.

[2] As of May 31, 2016, total liabilities include $146.5 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $1.7 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding accounts payable, $115.8 million in Lennar Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $1.8 million in Lennar Homebuilding other liabilities, $11.3 million in Rialto liabilities and $15.9 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.