Rialto Segment (Assets And Liabilities By Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Aug. 31, 2016	May 31, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015	Aug. 31, 2015	May 31, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 816,095		$ 1,158,445	$ 805,294		$ 1,281,814
Total assets	[1]	14,998,720		14,419,509
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	[2]	8,235,814		8,469,437
Rialto
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		133,103		150,219
Restricted cash		6,499		15,061
Receivables, net		0		154,948
Loans held-for-sale		228,931		316,275
Loans receivable, net		145,813		164,826
Real estate owned - held-for-sale		170,524	$ 180,547	183,052	185,738	$ 195,386	190,535
Real estate owned - held-and-used, net		111,619	$ 125,406	153,717	$ 195,866	$ 213,748	$ 255,795
Investments in unconsolidated entities	[1]	241,680		224,869
Investments held-to-maturity		60,928		25,625
Other		97,556		116,908
Total assets	[1]	1,196,653		1,505,500
Liabilities:
Notes and other debts payable	[2]	576,448		771,728
Other	[2]	56,114		94,496
Total liabilities	[2]	$ 632,562		$ 866,224

[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 August 31, 2016, total assets include $596.6 million related to consolidated VIEs of which $9.7 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.1 million in Lennar Homebuilding receivables, net, $46.9 million in Lennar Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $113.8 million in Lennar Homebuilding land and land under development, $127.0 million in Lennar Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $4.6 million in Lennar Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $16.5 million in Lennar Homebuilding other assets, $251.5 million in Rialto assets and $26.6 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 August 31, 2016, total liabilities include $136.8 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $2.7 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding accounts payable, $108.4 million in Lennar Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $1.7 million in Lennar Homebuilding other liabilities, $12.1 million in Rialto liabilities and $11.9 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.