Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Feb. 28, 2017	Feb. 29, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (including net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests)		$ 29,674	$ 145,452
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		11,743	10,077
Amortization of discount/premium and accretion on debt, net		3,132	4,777
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities		(12,335)	(24,183)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities		31,949	27,207
Share-based compensation expense		12,505	11,142
Excess tax benefits from share-based awards		(1,953)	(7,029)
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense		(36,229)	43,402
Unrealized and realized gains on real estate owned		(1,698)	(7,230)
Impairments of loans receivable and real estate owned		25,484	5,976
Valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs and other assets		1,930	1,164
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease in restricted cash		10,842	19,958
Decrease in receivables		264,714	262,453
Increase in inventories, excluding valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs		(601,711)	(677,078)
Decrease (increase) in other assets		12,846	(9,825)
Decrease in loans held-for-sale		339,492	228,316
Decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities		(11,061)	(250,466)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		79,324	(215,887)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net additions of operating properties and equipment		(25,785)	(18,453)
Investments in and contributions to unconsolidated entities		(151,706)	(103,971)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities		39,961	69,356
Proceeds from sales of real estate owned		24,215	20,256
Improvements to real estate owned		157	(1,194)
Purchases of real estate owned		100	0
Receipts of principal payments on loans receivable and other		1,972	2,725
Originations of loans receivable		(9,330)	(10,046)
Purchases of commercial mortgage-backed securities bonds		(40,357)	(23,078)
Acquisition, net of cash acquired		(596,172)	(600)
(Increase) decrease in Lennar Financial Services loans held-for-investment, net		(2,025)	766
Purchases of Lennar Financial Services investment securities		(12,204)	(6,968)
Proceeds from maturities/sales of Lennar Financial Services investments securities		5,292	4,621
Net cash used in investing activities		(766,082)	(66,586)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from senior notes		600,000	0
Debt issuance costs		(10,848)	(684)
Conversions and exchanges on convertible senior notes		0	(162,852)
Proceeds from other borrowings		7,395	6,763
Principal payments on other borrowings		(16,242)	(59,146)
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests		153	65
Payments related to noncontrolling interests		(25,871)	(42,015)
Excess tax benefits from share-based awards		1,953	7,029
Common stock:
Issuances		99	0
Repurchases		(83)	(219)
Dividends		(9,400)	(8,552)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		286,289	(155,513)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(400,469)	(437,986)
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1,329,529	1,158,445
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		929,060	720,459
Consolidation/deconsolidation of unconsolidated/consolidated entities, net:
Inventories		0	14,923
Investments in unconsolidated entities		0	(2,445)
Noncontrolling interests		0	(12,478)
Lennar Homebuilding
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities		11,534	(3,000)
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	[1]	1,050,138
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	[1]	640,816
Rialto
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities		(722)	(1,497)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from Rialto notes payable		35,460	0
Principal payments on Rialto notes payable		(2,971)	(669)
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		148,827
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		162,513
Rialto:
Real estate owned acquired in satisfaction/partial satisfaction of loans receivable		70	5,183
Lennar Financial Services
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		123,964
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		119,308
Lennar Multifamily
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities		(23,147)	(19,686)
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		6,600
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		6,423
Lennar Homebuilding and Lennar Multifamily
Lennar Homebuilding and Lennar Multifamily:
Non-cash contributions to unconsolidated entities		25,315	19,248
Non-cash increase in consolidated inventory not owned		115,000	0
Purchases of inventories and other assets financed by sellers		80,919	20,714
Operating Segments
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		929,060	720,459
Operating Segments | Lennar Homebuilding
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		640,816	510,878
Operating Segments | Rialto
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		162,513	112,305
Operating Segments | Lennar Financial Services
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		119,308	91,214
Operating Segments | Lennar Multifamily
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		6,423	6,062
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net (repayments) borrowings under credit facilities		250,000	500,000
Warehouse Repurchase Facility
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net (repayments) borrowings under credit facilities		$ (543,356)	$ (395,233)

[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 28, 2017, total assets include $651.1 million related to consolidated VIEs of which $9.5 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.1 million in Lennar Homebuilding receivables, net, $72.4 million in Lennar Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $177.5 million in Lennar Homebuilding land and land under development, $156.2 million in Lennar Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $4.6 million in Lennar Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $16.4 million in Lennar Homebuilding other assets, $173.2 million in Rialto assets and $41.2 million in Lennar Multifamily assets. As of November 30, 2016, total assets include $536.3 million related to consolidated VIEs of which $13.3 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.2 million in Lennar Homebuilding receivables, net, $54.2 million in Lennar Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $106.3 million in Lennar Homebuilding land and land under development, $121.0 million in Lennar Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $4.6 million in Lennar Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $13.9 million in Lennar Homebuilding other assets, $213.8 million in Rialto assets and $8.8 million in Lennar Multifamily assets.