Operating and Reporting Segments (Disclosure Of Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Feb. 28, 2021	Nov. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 2,568,799	$ 2,863,038
Restricted cash		26,399	69,692
Receivables, net		892,460	938,079
Inventories		17,982,473	17,175,148
Loans held-for-sale		1,094,600	1,490,105
Investments in equity securities		666,956	68,771
Investments available-for-sale		41,247	53,497
Loans held-for-investment, net		69,973	72,626
Investments held-to-maturity		163,290	164,230
Investments in unconsolidated entities		2,097,934	2,064,921
Goodwill		3,632,058	3,632,058
Other assets		1,315,791	1,343,012
Total assets	[1]	30,551,980	29,935,177
Senior notes and other debts payable, net		6,941,144	7,421,583
Other liabilities		4,593,385	4,414,193
Total liabilities	[2]	11,534,529	11,835,776
Equity securities without readily determinable fair values		85,100	61,600
Homebuilding
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	2,421,411	2,703,986
Restricted cash	[1]	17,878	15,211
Receivables, net	[1]	300,134	298,671
Inventories	[1]	17,692,942	16,925,228
Loans held-for-sale		0	0
Investments in equity securities		0	0
Investments available-for-sale		0	0
Loans held-for-investment, net		0	0
Investments held-to-maturity		0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities		1,077,353	953,177	[1]
Goodwill	[1]	3,442,359	3,442,359
Other assets		1,162,564	1,190,793	[1]
Total assets	[1]	26,114,641	25,529,425
Senior notes and other debts payable, net	[2]	5,976,168	5,955,758
Other liabilities		4,167,833	3,969,893
Total liabilities	[2]	10,144,001	9,925,651
Financial Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents		117,856	116,171
Restricted cash		8,521	54,481
Receivables, net		495,484	552,779
Inventories		0	0
Loans held-for-sale		1,094,600	1,490,105
Investments in equity securities		0	0
Investments available-for-sale		0	0
Loans held-for-investment, net		69,973	72,626
Investments held-to-maturity		163,290	164,230
Investments in unconsolidated entities		0	0
Goodwill		189,699	189,699
Other assets		78,128	68,027
Total assets	[1]	2,217,551	2,708,118
Senior notes and other debts payable, net		963,070	1,463,919
Other liabilities		150,013	180,329
Total liabilities	[2]	1,113,083	1,644,248
Multifamily
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents		25,644	38,963
Restricted cash		0	0
Receivables, net		96,842	86,629
Inventories		289,531	249,920
Loans held-for-sale		0	0
Investments in equity securities		0	0
Investments available-for-sale		0	0
Loans held-for-investment, net		0	0
Investments held-to-maturity		0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities		704,964	724,647
Goodwill		0	0
Other assets		66,739	75,749
Total assets	[1]	1,183,720	1,175,908
Senior notes and other debts payable, net		0	0
Other liabilities		235,651	252,911
Total liabilities	[2]	235,651	252,911
Lennar Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents		3,888	3,918
Restricted cash		0	0
Receivables, net		0	0
Inventories		0	0
Loans held-for-sale		0	0
Investments in equity securities		666,956	68,771
Investments available-for-sale		41,247	53,497
Loans held-for-investment, net		0	0
Investments held-to-maturity		0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities		315,617	387,097
Goodwill		0	0
Other assets		8,360	8,443
Total assets	[1]	1,036,068	521,726
Senior notes and other debts payable, net		1,906	1,906
Other liabilities		39,888	11,060
Total liabilities	[2]	$ 41,794	$ 12,966

[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, nor any of its subsidiaries, has any obligations. As of February 28, 2021, total assets include $1.0 billion related to consolidated VIEs of which $39.8 million is included in Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $14.2 million in Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $516.9 million in Homebuilding land and land under development, $288.6 million in Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $1.7 million in Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $145.8 million in Homebuilding other assets and $17.8 million in Multifamily assets. As of November 30, 2020, total assets include $1.1 billion related to consolidated VIEs of which $32.1 million is included in Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.1 million in Homebuilding receivables, net, $14.2 million in Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $486.8 million in Homebuilding land and land under development, $426.3 million in Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $1.6 million in Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $120.6 million in Homebuilding other assets and $39.9 million in Multifamily 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, nor any of its subsidiaries, has any obligations. As of February 28, 2021, total liabilities include $417.3 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $33.4 million is included in Homebuilding accounts payable, $227.2 million in Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $146.6 million in Homebuilding senior notes and other debts payable, $9.9 million in Homebuilding other liabilities and $0.2 million in Multifamily liabilities. As of November 30, 2020, total liabilities include $528.5 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $28.4 million is included in Homebuilding accounts payable, $351.4 million in Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $129.1 million in Homebuilding senior notes and other debt payable, $9.9 million in Homebuilding other liabilities and $9.8 million in Multifamily liabilities.