Financial Services Segment (Schedule Of Assets And Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		May 31, 2019	Nov. 30, 2018	May 31, 2018	Feb. 12, 2018
Assets:
Total assets	[1]	$ 29,583,064	$ 28,566,181
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	[2]	14,336,529	13,883,224
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
Assets:
Goodwill					$ 3,300,000
Financial Services
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		171,892	188,485	$ 162,992
Restricted cash		14,868	17,944	12,892
Receivables, net		230,452	731,169
Lennar Financial Services loans held-for-sale		1,420,275	1,213,889
Loans held-for-investment, net		76,248	70,216
Investments held-to-maturity		199,412	189,472
Investments available-for-sale		3,356	4,161
Goodwill		215,516	237,688
Other		136,244	125,886
Total assets	[1]	2,468,263	2,778,910
Liabilities:
Notes and other debts payable		1,214,017	1,558,702
Other		266,989	309,500
Total liabilities	[2]	1,481,006	1,868,202
Self-insurance reserves		61,000	60,300
Financial Services | Servicing Contracts
Liabilities:
Mortgage servicing rights		29,400	37,200
Financial Services | Mortgage loan commitments
Liabilities:
Other asset		25,200	16,400
Financial Services | Forward Contracts
Liabilities:
Other liability		(11,300)	(10,400)
Financial Services | CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
Assets:
Goodwill					$ 175,400
Lennar Other
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		15,768	24,334	43,729
Restricted cash		975	7,175	$ 12,096
Investments held-to-maturity		60,449	59,974
Other		35,257	47,740
Total assets	[1]	549,150	588,959
Liabilities:
Other		14,861	53,020
Total liabilities	[2]	$ 30,039	$ 67,508

[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.

[2] Under certain provisions of ASC 810, the Company is required to separately disclose on its condensed consolidated balance sheets the assets owned by consolidated 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 liabilities include $928.9 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $17.3 million is included in Homebuilding accounts payable, $370.7 million in Homebuilding senior notes and other debts payable, $346.3 million in Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $1.7 million in Homebuilding other liabilities, $190.6 million in Financial Services liabilities, $1.0 million in Multifamily liabilities and $1.3 million in Lennar Other liabilities. As of November 30, 2018, total liabilities include $242.5 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $11.4 million is included in Homebuilding accounts payable, $51.9 million in Homebuilding senior notes and other debt payable, $175.6 million in Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $2.6 million in Homebuilding other liabilities and $1.0 million in Lennar Other liabilities.