Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2019		Nov. 30, 2018		Feb. 28, 2018	Nov. 30, 2017
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	$ 1,062,589		$ 1,595,978		$ 1,084,214	$ 2,694,084
Cash held in escrow	$ 651,200		926,100
Escrow deposit period	3 days
Homebuilding
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 852,551	[1]	1,337,807	[1]	733,905
Restricted cash	12,875	[1]	12,399	[1]	22,842
Financial Services
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	155,914		188,485		195,229
Restricted cash	10,837		17,944		13,295
Multifamily
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	13,594		7,832		16,249
Lennar Other
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	15,843		24,334		84,202
Restricted cash	$ 975		$ 7,175		$ 18,492

[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, 2019, total assets include $1.0 billion related to consolidated VIEs of which $37.4 million is included in Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.3 million in Homebuilding receivables, net, $102.3 million in Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $311.4 million in Homebuilding land and land under development, $301.9 million in Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $4.0 million in Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $10.5 million in Homebuilding other assets, $187.2 million in Financial Services assets, $51.6 million in Multifamily assets and $8.1 million in Lennar Other assets. As of November 30, 2018, total assets include $666.2 million related to consolidated VIEs of which $57.6 million is included in Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.2 million in Homebuilding receivables, net, $81.7 million in Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $293.1 million in Homebuilding land and land under development, $209.0 million in Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $3.8 million in Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $10.5 million in Homebuilding other assets and $10.3 million in Lennar Other assets.