CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Nov. 30, 2022	Nov. 30, 2021	Nov. 30, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (including net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests)		$ 4,648,501	$ 4,456,549	$ 2,467,553
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		87,075	85,954	94,553
Amortization of discount/premium on debt, net		(2,163)	(6,775)	(24,775)
Equity in (earnings) loss from unconsolidated entities		36,302	(48,993)	22,127
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities		71,301	45,984	62,073
Share-based compensation expense		184,086	134,621	107,131
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense		(246,653)	191,627	92,082
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Financing Receivables, Held-for-sale		33,287	14,449	(21,765)
Gain on sale of other assets, operating properties and equipment, CMBS bonds, other liabilities and real estate owned		(7,617)	(27,678)	(8,626)
Gain on deconsolidation of an entity		0	0	(56,594)
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt		0	(2,204)	7,997
Valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs, other receivables and other assets		110,693	25,696	117,825
Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in receivables		(422,398)	(289,776)	25,868
(Increase) decrease in inventories, excluding valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs		(2,383,821)	(1,960,614)	781,362
(Increase) decrease in other assets		(13,330)	(121,036)	90,534
(Increase) decrease in loans held-for-sale		(202,920)	(160,785)	176,617
Increase in accounts payable and other liabilities		701,113	881,309	266,488
Net cash provided by operating activities		3,265,668	2,532,774	4,190,819
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net additions to operating properties and equipment		(57,214)	(65,172)	(72,752)
Proceeds from the sale of operating properties and equipment, other assets, CMBS bonds and real estate owned		24,686	41,551	33,934
Proceeds from Divestiture of Interest in Joint Venture		0	32,340	0
Investments in and contributions to unconsolidated entities		(447,401)	(408,183)	(486,217)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated and consolidated entities		398,423	362,181	220,713
Proceeds from sale of commercial mortgage-backed securities bonds		9,191	11,307	3,248
Decrease (increase) in Financial Services loans held-for-investment, net		19,491	29,397	(3,122)
Purchases of investment securities		(93,769)	(128,162)	(45,548)
Proceeds from maturities/sales of investment securities		16,892	16,312	52,918
Other receipts, net		1,399	16	1,643
Net cash used in investing activities		(128,302)	(105,086)	(280,205)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Redemption of senior notes		(575,000)	(1,159,851)	(1,499,999)
Principal payments on notes payable and other borrowings		(48,079)	(195,212)	(604,995)
Proceeds from other borrowings		0	13,973	92,688
Proceeds from other liabilities		1,167,227	694,185	346,406
Payments for Turn of Inventory Not Owned, Financing Activities		(682,385)	(350,583)	0
(Payments) proceeds related to other liabilities, net		(21,249)	25,564	(116,541)
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests		41,816	69,675	176,617
Payments related to noncontrolling interests		(91,329)	(24,605)	(42,349)
Common stock:
Repurchases		(1,039,309)	(1,430,212)	(321,524)
Dividends		(438,038)	(309,776)	(195,043)
Net cash used in financing activities		(1,277,279)	(2,404,735)	(2,446,575)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		1,860,087	22,953	1,464,039
Summary of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year		2,955,683	2,932,730	1,468,691
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year		4,815,770	2,955,683	2,932,730
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized		67,842	47,720	97,336
Cash paid for income taxes, net		1,273,166	1,140,858	402,180
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Purchases of inventories, land under development and other assets financed by sellers		36,947	141,319	120,796
Net non-cash contributions to unconsolidated entities		232,616	27,880	97,281
Non-cash right of use assets due to adoption of ASU 2016-02		0	0	150,702
Non-cash lease liabilities due to adoption of ASU 2016-02		0	0	159,717
Operating Segments
Summary of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year		2,955,683	2,932,730
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year		4,815,770	2,955,683	2,932,730
Cash and cash equivalents		4,778,720	2,921,744
Restricted cash		37,050	33,939
Homebuilding
Summary of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	4,616,124	2,735,213
Restricted cash	[1]	23,046	21,927
Homebuilding | Operating Segments
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		104,290	101,399	95,094
Equity in (earnings) loss from unconsolidated entities		17,235	14,205	836
Summary of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents		4,616,124	2,735,213	2,703,986
Restricted cash		23,046	21,927	15,211
Lennar Other
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Unrealized loss on investments		672,212	(680,576)	0
Lennar Other | Operating Segments
Summary of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents		5,391	2,660	3,918
Restricted cash		0	0
Financial Services
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Gain on sale of businesses		0	(3,811)	(5,014)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of business		0	3,327	14,978
Consolidation/deconsolidation of unconsolidated/consolidated entities, net:
Financial Services assets		0	0	(217,565)
Financial Services liabilities		0	0	115,175
Noncontrolling interests		0	0	102,390
Financial Services | Operating Segments
Summary of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents		139,378	167,021	116,171
Restricted cash		14,004	12,012	54,481
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		0	(1,167)	(4,617)
Multifamily | Operating Segments
Summary of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents		17,827	16,850	38,963
Restricted cash		0	0
Segments Other Than Financial Services
Consolidation/deconsolidation of unconsolidated/consolidated entities, net:
Noncontrolling interests		55,240	0	12,323
Inventories		(101,946)	0	95,476
Operating properties and equipment and other assets		33,200	0	6,870
Investments in unconsolidated entities		7,303	0	(68,290)
Notes payable		0	0	(44,924)
Other liabilities		6,203	0	(1,455)
Warehouse Repurchase Facility
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net (repayments) borrowings under lines of credit		$ 409,067	$ 262,107	$ (281,835)

[1] Under certain provisions of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 810, Consolidations, ("ASC 810") the Company is required to separately disclose on its consolidated balance sheets the assets of consolidated variable interest entities ("VIEs") that are owned by the consolidated VIEs and liabilities of consolidated VIEs as to which there is no recourse against the Company. As of November 30, 2022, total assets include $1.4 billion related to consolidated VIEs of which $56.9 million is included in Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.3 million in Homebuilding receivables, net, $29.4 million in Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $736.5 million in Homebuilding land and land under development, $533.8 million in Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $1.0 million in Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $23.0 million in Homebuilding other assets, $33.2 million in Multifamily assets and $9.0 million in Lennar Other assets. As of November 30, 2021, total assets include $1.1 billion related to consolidated VIEs of which $60.9 million is included in Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $4.4 million in Homebuilding receivables, net, $14.3 million in Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $697.1 million in Homebuilding land and land under development, $239.2 million in Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $1.1 million in Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $17.4 million in Homebuilding other assets and $80.6 million in Multifamily assets.