Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Feb. 28, 2021	Feb. 29, 2020	Feb. 28, 2021	Nov. 30, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (including net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests)		$ 1,016,909	$ 391,223
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		22,325	20,414
Amortization of discount/premium and accretion on debt, net		(2,361)	(6,943)
Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities		7,897	2,572
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities		4,234	36,922
Share-based compensation expense		48,818	31,855
Deferred income tax expense		114,917	57,006
Loans held-for-sale unrealized loss		35,021	7,493
Gain on sale of other assets, operating properties and equipment and real estate owned		(1,167)	(2,910)
Valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs		635	24,515
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease in receivables		45,649	245,694
Increase in inventories, excluding valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs		(862,120)	(777,012)
Increase in other assets		(100,486)	(121,506)
Decrease in loans held-for-sale		360,582	466,750
Increase in accounts payable and other liabilities		183,584	11,564
Net cash provided by operating activities		385,508	382,976
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net additions of operating properties and equipment		(9,245)	(17,909)
Proceeds from the sales of operating properties and equipment and other assets		32,002	13,067
Investments in and contributions to unconsolidated entities		(224,112)	(78,607)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities		83,241	86,324
Proceeds from sale of commercial mortgage-backed securities bonds		11,307	3,248
Decrease in Financial Services loans held-for-investment, net		3,777	2,733
Purchases of investment securities		0	(8,107)
Proceeds from maturities/sales of investment securities		8,994	10,753
Other receipts, net		684	1,677
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(93,352)	13,179
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments on notes payable and other borrowings		(55,350)	(93,250)
Proceeds from liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned		67,432	0
Proceeds from other borrowings		8,903	27,577
Payments related to other liabilities		0	(5,480)
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests		8,896	88,913
Payments related to noncontrolling interests		(11,397)	(16,734)
Common stock:
Repurchases		(69,480)	(295,988)
Dividends		(77,843)	(39,240)
Net cash used in financing activities		(629,688)	(789,804)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash		(337,532)	(393,649)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		2,932,730	1,468,691
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period		2,595,198	1,075,042
Cash and cash equivalents				$ 2,568,799	$ 2,863,038
Restricted cash				26,399	69,692
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash		2,595,198	1,075,042	2,595,198	2,932,730
Homebuilding
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]			2,421,411	2,703,986
Restricted cash	[1]			17,878	15,211
Financial Services
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents				117,856	116,171
Restricted cash				8,521	54,481
Multifamily
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents				25,644	38,963
Restricted cash				0	0
Lennar Other
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents				3,888	3,918
Restricted cash				0	0
Operating Segments
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period		2,595,198	1,075,042
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash		2,595,198	1,075,042	2,595,198
Operating Segments | Homebuilding
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities		4,565	4,546
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents				2,421,411
Restricted cash				17,878	8,666
Operating Segments | Financial Services
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents				117,856
Restricted cash				8,521	$ 13,894
Operating Segments | Multifamily
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated entity and other Multifamily gain		(19,184)	(4,661)
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents				25,644
Operating Segments | Lennar Other
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Lennar Other unrealized gain		(469,745)	0
Common stock:
Cash and cash equivalents				$ 3,888
Operating Segments | Lennar Homebuilding and Lennar Multifamily
Homebuilding and Multifamily:
Purchases of inventories and other assets financed by sellers		68,978	75,365
Non-cash contributions to unconsolidated entities		0	13,859
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings (repayments) under credit facilities		0	300,000
Warehouse Repurchase Facility
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings (repayments) under credit facilities		$ (500,849)	$ (755,602)

[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.