Rialto Segment (Assets And Liabilities By Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		May 31, 2017	Nov. 30, 2016	May 31, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 983,968	$ 1,329,529	$ 815,477	$ 1,158,445
Total assets	[1]	16,754,505	15,361,781
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	[2]	9,317,499	8,150,214
Rialto
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		119,592	148,827
Restricted cash		6,026	9,935
Receivables, net		415,285	204,518
Lennar Financial Services loans held-for-sale		106,615	126,947
Loans receivable, net		65,326	111,608
Real estate owned, net		160,452	243,703
Investments in unconsolidated entities	[1]	244,301	245,741
Investments held-to-maturity		112,452	71,260
Other		134,372	113,671
Total assets	[1]	1,364,421	1,276,210
Liabilities:
Notes and other debts payable		781,845	622,335
Other		78,767	85,645
Total liabilities	[2]	860,612	707,980
Rialto | Warehouse Repurchase Facility
Liabilities:
Notes and other debts payable		363,600	223,500
Rialto | Senior Notes | 7.00% Senior Notes due 2018
Liabilities:
Senior notes and other debts payable		$ 349,000	$ 348,700
Interest rate		7.00%

[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.

[2] As of May 31, 2017, total liabilities include $144.1 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $4.7 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding accounts payable, $133.6 million in Lennar Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $1.1 million in Lennar Homebuilding other liabilities and $4.7 million in Rialto liabilities.As of November 30, 2016, total liabilities include $126.4 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $3.6 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding accounts payable, $110.0 million in Lennar Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $2.5 million in Lennar Homebuilding other liabilities and $10.3 million in Rialto liabilities.