Schedule of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2022	Feb. 28, 2021
Numerator:
Net earnings attributable to Lennar	$ 503,581	$ 1,001,369
Less: distributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares	780	630
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares	4,548	11,624
Numerator for basic earnings per share	498,253	989,115
Less: net amount attributable to noncontrolling interests in Rialto's Carried Interest Incentive Plan	1,798	553
Numerator for diluted earnings per share	$ 496,455	$ 988,562
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share-weighted average common shares outstanding (shares)	293,930	309,020
Denominator for diluted earnings per share-weighted average common shares outstanding (shares)	293,930	309,020
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.70	$ 3.20
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.69	$ 3.20