Financial Instruments and Fair Value Disclosures - (Schedule Of Gains And Losses Of Financial Instruments) (Details) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2017	Feb. 29, 2016
Fair Value, Measured on Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings [Line Items]
Changes in fair value included in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	$ 972	$ (437)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Measured on Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings [Line Items]
Changes in fair value included in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	972	(437)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Lennar Financial Services \| Loans held-for-sale
Fair Value, Measured on Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings [Line Items]
Changes in fair value included in revenue	13,300	513
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Lennar Financial Services \| Mortgage loan commitments
Fair Value, Measured on Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings [Line Items]
Changes in fair value included in revenue	6,220	6,053
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Lennar Financial Services \| Forward contracts
Fair Value, Measured on Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings [Line Items]
Changes in fair value included in revenue	(28,214)	(10,168)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Rialto \| Liability \| Interest rate swaps and swap futures
Fair Value, Measured on Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings [Line Items]
Changes in fair value included in revenue	(113)	(5,006)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Rialto \| Assets \| Credit default swaps
Fair Value, Measured on Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings [Line Items]
Changes in fair value included in revenue	$ (431)	$ 3,431

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Amount after tax, before reclassification adjustments, of unrealized holding gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities.

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The net change in the difference between the fair value and the carrying value, or in the comparative fair values, of investments, not including unrealized gains or losses on securities separately or otherwise categorized as trading, available-for-sale, or held-to-maturity, held at each balance sheet date and included in earnings for the period.

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