Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2019		Nov. 30, 2018		Aug. 31, 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	$ 1,069,864		$ 1,595,978		$ 1,083,542	$ 2,694,084
Cash held in escrow	$ 492,800		926,100
Escrow deposit period	3 days
Homebuilding
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 795,405	[1]	1,337,807	[1]	833,274
Restricted cash	13,238	[1]	12,399	[1]	11,741
Financial Services
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	228,217		188,485		165,051
Restricted cash	10,189		17,944		12,111
Multifamily
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	16,478		7,832		13,748
Lennar Other
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	5,362		24,334		36,343
Restricted cash	$ 975		$ 7,175		$ 11,274

[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 August 31, 2019, total assets include $1.0 billion related to consolidated VIEs of which $15.3 million is included in Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.2 million in Homebuilding receivables, net, $108.9 million in Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $242.9 million in Homebuilding land and land under development, $352.1 million in Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $4.1 million in Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $6.0 million in Homebuilding other assets, $222.0 million in Financial Services assets and $50.7 million in Multifamily 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.