CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total		Common Stock Class A Common Stock	Common Stock Class B Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Retained Earnings	Retained Earnings Class A Common Stock	Retained Earnings Class B Common Stock	Treasury Stock	Accumulated Comprehensive Other Income (Loss)	Total Stockholders' Equity	Noncontrolling Interests
Beginning balance at Nov. 30, 2014			$ 17,424	$ 3,298	$ 2,239,574	$ 2,660,034			$ (93,440)	$ 130		$ 424,282
Statement of Equity [Roll Forward]
Employee stock and director plans			122		1,451				(14,315)
Tax benefit from employee stock plans, vesting of restricted stock and conversion of convertible senior notes					21,313
Amortization of restricted stock					43,742
Conversion of convertible senior notes to shares of Class A common stock			520		(520)
Net earnings (including net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests)	$ 819,200					802,894						16,306
Cash dividends							$ (28,183)	$ (5,009)
Stock dividends - Class B common stock				0	0
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax										(91)
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests												1,296
Payments related to noncontrolling interests												(133,374)
Non-cash distributions to noncontrolling interests												0
Non-cash consolidations (deconsolidations), net												(13,253)
Non-cash purchase or activity of noncontrolling interests												5,871
Ending balance at Nov. 30, 2015	5,950,072		18,066	3,298	2,305,560	3,429,736			(107,755)	39	$ 5,648,944	301,128
Statement of Equity [Roll Forward]
Employee stock and director plans			124		1,487				(1,206)
Tax benefit from employee stock plans, vesting of restricted stock and conversion of convertible senior notes					45,803
Amortization of restricted stock					55,516
Conversion of convertible senior notes to shares of Class A common stock			2,219		396,983
Net earnings (including net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests)	913,091					911,844						1,247
Cash dividends							(30,315)	(5,009)
Stock dividends - Class B common stock				0	0
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax										(348)
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests												353
Payments related to noncontrolling interests												(127,410)
Non-cash distributions to noncontrolling interests												(5,033)
Non-cash consolidations (deconsolidations), net												12,478
Non-cash purchase or activity of noncontrolling interests												2,762
Ending balance at Nov. 30, 2016	7,211,567	[1]	20,409	3,298	2,805,349	4,306,256			(108,961)	(309)	7,026,042	185,525
Statement of Equity [Roll Forward]
Employee stock and director plans			134		2,086				(27,059)
Tax benefit from employee stock plans, vesting of restricted stock and conversion of convertible senior notes					35,543
Amortization of restricted stock					61,356
Conversion of convertible senior notes to shares of Class A common stock			0		0
Net earnings (including net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests)	771,754					810,480						(38,726)
Cash dividends							$ (32,600)	(5,008)
Stock dividends - Class B common stock				471	237,679			$ (238,150)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax										1,343
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests												5,786
Payments related to noncontrolling interests												(74,372)
Non-cash distributions to noncontrolling interests												0
Non-cash consolidations (deconsolidations), net												37,292
Non-cash purchase or activity of noncontrolling interests												(1,690)
Ending balance at Nov. 30, 2017	$ 7,986,132	[1]	$ 20,543	$ 3,769	$ 3,142,013	$ 4,840,978			$ (136,020)	$ 1,034	$ 7,872,317	$ 113,815

[1] As of November 30, 2017, total liabilities include $389.7 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $5.0 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding accounts payable, $380.7 million in Lennar Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $1.8 million in Lennar Homebuilding other liabilities and $2.2 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, $10.3 million in Rialto liabilities.