Rialto Segment (Assets And Liabilities By Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Feb. 28, 2018	Nov. 30, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017	Nov. 30, 2016
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 1,029,585	$ 2,650,872	$ 929,060	$ 1,329,529
Total assets	[1]	27,944,023	18,745,034
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	[2]	14,769,939	10,758,902
Rialto
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		113,582	241,861
Restricted cash		20,536	22,466
Lennar Financial Services loans held-for-sale		125,013	236,018
Loans receivable, net		1,932	1,933
Real estate owned, net		63,284	86,047
Investments in unconsolidated entities	[1]	275,850	265,418
Investments held-to-maturity		210,882	179,659
Other		98,170	120,438
Total assets	[1]	909,249	1,153,840
Liabilities:
Notes and other debts payable		438,879	625,081
Other		49,225	94,975
Total liabilities		488,104	720,056
Rialto | Warehouse Repurchase Facility
Liabilities:
Notes and other debts payable		45,900	162,100
Rialto | Senior Notes | 7.00% Senior Notes due 2018
Liabilities:
Senior notes and other debts payable		$ 249,100	$ 349,400
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 February 28, 2018, total assets include $864.8 million related to consolidated VIEs of which $7.6 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.1 million in Lennar Homebuilding receivables, net, $45.4 million in Lennar Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $308.8 million in Lennar Homebuilding land and land under development, $366.7 million in Lennar Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $4.5 million in Lennar Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $11.7 million in Lennar Homebuilding other assets, $20.0 million in Rialto assets and $100.0 million in Lennar Multifamily assets. As of November 30, 2017, total assets include $799.4 million related to consolidated VIEs of which $15.8 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.2 million in Lennar Homebuilding receivables, net, $53.2 million in Lennar Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $229.0 million in Lennar Homebuilding land and land under development, $393.3 million in Lennar Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $4.6 million in Lennar Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $11.8 million in Lennar Homebuilding other assets, $48.8 million in Rialto assets and $42.7 million in Lennar Multifamily assets.

[2] 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, 2018, total liabilities include $366.0 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $4.5 million is included in Lennar Homebuilding accounts payable, $11.1 million in Lennar Homebuilding senior notes and other debts payable, $347.0 million in Lennar Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $1.5 million in Lennar Homebuilding other liabilities, $1.8 million in Rialto liabilities and $0.1 million in Lennar Multifamily liabilities. 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.