Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
		May 31, 2017	May 31, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (including net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests)		$ 230,382	$ 369,490
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		29,418	22,752
Amortization of discount/premium and accretion on debt, net		5,059	8,054
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities		(5,986)	(35,422)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities		44,412	43,740
Share-based compensation expense		24,817	22,266
Excess tax benefits from share-based awards		(1,980)	(7,039)
Deferred income tax expense		13,197	45,538
Loss on retirement of debt and notes payable		0	(415)
Unrealized and realized gains on real estate owned		(3,374)	(12,838)
Impairments of loans receivable, loans held-for-sale and real estate owned		45,803	15,871
Valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs		12,343	2,699
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease in restricted cash		13,968	14,764
Decrease in receivables		16,817	236,084
Increase in inventories, excluding valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs		(655,183)	(868,779)
Increase in other assets		(13,502)	(28,014)
Decrease in loans held-for-sale		140,372	93,690
Decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities		(56,322)	(98,653)
Net cash used in operating activities		(159,759)	(175,382)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net additions of operating properties and equipment		(47,043)	(39,216)
Investments in and contributions to unconsolidated entities		(315,755)	(210,225)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities		96,499	103,009
Proceeds from sales of real estate owned		55,521	43,412
Improvements to real estate owned		(392)	(1,717)
Purchases of real estate owned		148	0
Receipts of principal payments on loans receivable and other		19,487	5,484
Originations of loans receivable		(14,055)	(16,864)
Purchases of commercial mortgage-backed securities bonds		(40,357)	(33,005)
Acquisition, net of cash acquired		(611,103)	(600)
(Increase) decrease in Lennar Financial Services loans held-for-investment, net		(2,719)	1,060
Purchases of Lennar Financial Services investment securities		(26,811)	(11,646)
Proceeds from maturities/sales of Lennar Financial Services investments securities		13,340	10,681
Net cash used in investing activities		(873,536)	(149,627)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from senior notes		1,250,000	499,024
Debt issuance costs		(14,060)	(3,796)
Redemption of senior notes		(400,000)	(250,000)
Conversions and exchanges on convertible senior notes		0	(233,893)
Proceeds from other borrowings		65,096	15,657
Principal payments on other borrowings		(30,600)	(103,189)
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests		320	167
Payments related to noncontrolling interests		(47,909)	(73,195)
Excess tax benefits from share-based awards		1,980	7,039
Common stock:
Issuances		693	594
Repurchases		(83)	(971)
Dividends		(18,778)	(17,191)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		687,734	(17,959)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(345,561)	(342,968)
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		983,968	815,477
Consolidation/deconsolidation of unconsolidated/consolidated entities, net:
Inventories		0	111,347
Investments in unconsolidated entities		0	(2,445)
Liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned		0	(96,424)
Noncontrolling interests		0	(12,478)
Lennar Homebuilding
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities:
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities		33,040	6,633
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]	747,652
Rialto
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities:
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities		(6,452)	(8,361)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from Rialto notes payable		35,460	0
Principal payments on Rialto notes payable		(10,120)	(2,999)
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		148,827
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		119,592
Rialto:
Real estate owned acquired in satisfaction/partial satisfaction of loans receivable		272	7,703
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		107,436
Lennar Multifamily
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities:
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities		(32,574)	(33,694)
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		6,600
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		9,288
Lennar Homebuilding and Lennar Multifamily
Lennar Homebuilding and Lennar Multifamily:
Non-cash contributions to unconsolidated entities		63,014	25,420
Non-cash distributions from unconsolidated entities		0	16,331
Conversion of convertible senior notes to equity		0	67,535
Purchases of inventories and other assets financed by sellers		78,948	53,287
Operating Segments
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		983,968	815,477
Operating Segments | Lennar Homebuilding
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		747,652	601,192
Operating Segments | Rialto
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		119,592	103,622
Operating Segments | Lennar Financial Services
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		107,436	105,596
Operating Segments | Lennar Multifamily
Summary of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		9,288	5,067
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net (repayments) borrowings under credit facilities		0	375,000
Warehouse Repurchase Facility
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net (repayments) borrowings under credit facilities		$ (144,265)	$ (230,206)

[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, 2017, total assets include $575.7 million related to consolidated VIEs of which $9.4 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.2 million in Lennar Homebuilding receivables, net, $77.8 million in Lennar Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $173.1 million in Lennar Homebuilding land and land under development, $138.6 million in Lennar Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $4.6 million in Lennar Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $12.9 million in Lennar Homebuilding other assets, $117.5 million in Rialto assets and $41.6 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.