Schedule of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2022	May 31, 2021	May 31, 2022	May 31, 2021
Numerator:
Net earnings attributable to Lennar	$ 1,320,756	$ 831,363	$ 1,824,337	$ 1,832,732
Less: distributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares	2,395	776	3,175	1,406
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares	14,980	10,308	19,189	22,026
Numerator for basic earnings per share	1,303,381	820,279	1,801,973	1,809,300
Less: net amount attributable to noncontrolling interests in Rialto's Carried Interest Incentive Plan	1,045	1,569	2,843	2,122
Numerator for diluted earnings per share	$ 1,302,336	$ 818,710	$ 1,799,130	$ 1,807,178
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share-weighted average common shares outstanding (shares)	289,895	308,893	291,913	308,957
Denominator for diluted earnings per share-weighted average common shares outstanding (shares)	289,895	308,893	291,913	308,957
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 4.50	$ 2.66	$ 6.17	$ 5.86
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 4.49	$ 2.65	$ 6.16	$ 5.85