Business Acquisition (Schedule of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Feb. 12, 2018	May 31, 2019	Nov. 30, 2018
Homebuilding
Inventories:
Goodwill	[1]		$ 3,442,359	$ 3,442,359
Financial Services
Inventories:
Goodwill			$ 215,516	$ 237,688
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
Inventories:
Goodwill		$ 3,300,000
Total assets		10,676,309
LIABILITIES
Total liabilities		4,425,532
Noncontrolling interests		18,430
Total purchase price		6,232,347
CalAtlantic Group, Inc. | Homebuilding
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and receivables, net		55,191
Inventories:
Inventories		6,239,147
Intangible assets		8,000
Investments in unconsolidated entities		151,900
Goodwill		3,305,792
Other assets		561,151
Total assets		10,321,181
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable		306
Senior notes and other debts payable		3,926,152
Other liabilities		374,656
Total liabilities		4,301,114
CalAtlantic Group, Inc. | Financial Services
Inventories:
Goodwill		175,400
Total assets		355,128
LIABILITIES
Total liabilities		124,418
CalAtlantic Group, Inc. | Homebuilding East
Inventories:
Goodwill		$ 1,100,000
CalAtlantic Group, Inc. | Trade Name | Homebuilding
LIABILITIES
Amortization period		6 months

[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, 2019, total assets include $1.4 billion related to consolidated VIEs of which $52.9 million is included in Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $103.3 million in Homebuilding receivables, net, $240.1 million in Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $301.0 million in Homebuilding land and land under development, $394.7 million in Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $4.1 million in Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $10.4 million in Homebuilding other assets, $187.2 million in Financial Services assets, $50.8 million in Multifamily assets and $7.2 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.