Schedule of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2021
Numerator:
Net earnings attributable to Lennar	$ 1,467,344	$ 1,406,888	$ 3,291,681	$ 3,239,620
Less: distributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares	655	776	3,830	2,182
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares	15,088	15,918	34,605	38,329
Numerator for basic earnings per share	1,451,601	1,390,194	3,253,246	3,199,109
Less: net amount attributable to noncontrolling interests in Rialto's Carried Interest Incentive Plan	1,038	785	3,881	2,907
Numerator for diluted earnings per share	$ 1,450,563	$ 1,389,409	$ 3,249,365	$ 3,196,202
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share-weighted average common shares outstanding (shares)	288,109	307,296	290,645	308,403
Denominator for diluted earnings per share-weighted average common shares outstanding (shares)	288,109	307,296	290,645	308,403
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 5.04	$ 4.52	$ 11.19	$ 10.37
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 5.03	$ 4.52	$ 11.18	$ 10.36