Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2020	Feb. 28, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (including net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests)	$ 391,223	$ 239,424
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	20,414	18,362
Amortization of discount/premium and accretion on debt, net	(6,943)	(7,048)
Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities	2,572	5,710
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities	36,922	3,489
Share-based compensation expense	31,855	16,899
Deferred income tax expense	57,006	65,879
Gain on sale of other assets, operating properties and equipment and real estate owned	(2,910)	(938)
Gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated entity and other Multifamily gain	(4,661)	(10,865)
Gain on sale of Financial Services' businesses	0	(1,663)
Valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs	24,515	6,910
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease in receivables	245,694	394,682
Increase in inventories, excluding valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs	(777,012)	(1,073,322)
(Increase) decrease in other assets	(121,506)	49,015
Decrease in loans held-for-sale	474,243	156,720
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities	11,564	(387,677)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	382,976	(524,423)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net additions of operating properties and equipment	(17,909)	(27,395)
Proceeds from the sales of operating properties and equipment and other assets	13,067	0
Proceeds from sale of investment in unconsolidated entity	0	17,790
Proceeds from sale of Financial Services' businesses	0	24,446
Investments in and contributions to unconsolidated entities	(78,607)	(133,917)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated and consolidated entities	86,324	70,080
Proceeds from sale of commercial mortgage-backed securities bonds	3,248	0
Decrease (increase) in Financial Services loans held-for-investment, net	2,733	(11,208)
Purchases of investment securities	(8,107)	(31,305)
Proceeds from maturities/sales of investments securities	10,753	9,442
Other receipts, net	1,677	4,079
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	13,179	(77,988)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from other borrowings	27,577	10,452
Principal payments on notes payable and other borrowings	(93,250)	(92,983)
Payments related to other liabilities	(5,480)	(447)
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests	88,913	8,348
Payments related to noncontrolling interests	(16,734)	(11,297)
Common stock:
Issuances	0	607
Repurchases	(295,988)	(49,143)
Dividends	(39,240)	(12,860)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(789,804)	69,022
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	(393,649)	(533,389)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	1,468,691	1,595,978
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	1,075,042	1,062,589
Consolidation/deconsolidation of unconsolidated/consolidated entities, net:
Operating properties and equipment and other assets	(667)	51,603
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	(4,755)
Notes payable	0	(36,110)
Other liabilities	182	(1,844)
Noncontrolling interests	485	(8,894)
Homebuilding
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities	4,546	13,756
Lennar Other
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities	(119)	(8,330)
Multifamily
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities	(6,516)	(10,581)
Lennar Homebuilding and Lennar Multifamily
Homebuilding and Multifamily:
Purchases of inventories and other assets financed by sellers	75,365	46,144
Non-cash contributions to unconsolidated entities	13,859	0
Consolidating Adjustments
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (including net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests)	(501,196)	(303,183)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(501,196)	(303,183)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from the sales of operating properties and equipment and other assets	0
Proceeds from sale of investment in unconsolidated entity		0
Proceeds from sale of Financial Services' businesses		0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	672,022	1,121,791
Common stock:
Issuances		0
Repurchases	0	0
Dividends	501,196	303,183
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(170,826)	(818,608)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	0	0
Consolidating Adjustments | Homebuilding
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities	0	0
Consolidating Adjustments | Lennar Other
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities	0	0
Consolidating Adjustments | Multifamily
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities	0	0
Operating Segments
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	1,075,042	1,062,589
Operating Segments | Homebuilding
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities	4,546	13,756
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	793,616	865,426
Operating Segments | Financial Services
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	260,606	166,751
Operating Segments | Lennar Other
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities	(119)	(8,330)
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	5,030	16,818
Operating Segments | Multifamily
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	15,790	13,594
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings (repayments) under credit facilities	300,000	725,000
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility | Consolidating Adjustments
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings (repayments) under credit facilities	0	0
Warehouse Repurchase Facility
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings (repayments) under credit facilities	(755,602)	(508,655)
Warehouse Repurchase Facility | Consolidating Adjustments
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings (repayments) under credit facilities	$ 0	$ 0