Supplemental Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
May 31, 2014
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Nov. 30, 2013
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May 31, 2013
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Nov. 30, 2012
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ 11,994,626 | [1] | $ 11,273,247 | [1] | ||||||||||
Senior notes and other debts payable | 4,683,438 | 4,194,432 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 7,103,319 | [2] | 6,645,777 | [2] | ||||||||||
Stockholders' equity | 4,399,344 | [2] | 4,168,901 | [2] | ||||||||||
Noncontrolling interests | 491,963 | [2] | 458,569 | [2] | ||||||||||
Total equity | 4,891,307 | [2] | 4,627,470 | [2] | 4,044,839 | 4,001,208 | ||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | 11,994,626 | [2] | 11,273,247 | [2] | ||||||||||
Parent Company [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | 8,927,451 | 8,176,289 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 4,528,107 | 4,007,388 | ||||||||||||
Stockholders' equity | 4,399,344 | 4,168,901 | ||||||||||||
Total equity | 4,399,344 | 4,168,901 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | 8,927,451 | 8,176,289 | ||||||||||||
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | 9,048,513 | 8,490,827 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 5,281,550 | 4,663,864 | ||||||||||||
Stockholders' equity | 3,766,963 | 3,826,963 | ||||||||||||
Total equity | 3,766,963 | 3,826,963 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | 9,048,513 | 8,490,827 | ||||||||||||
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | 2,632,734 | 2,423,600 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 1,456,728 | 1,160,201 | ||||||||||||
Stockholders' equity | 684,043 | 804,830 | ||||||||||||
Noncontrolling interests | 491,963 | 458,569 | ||||||||||||
Total equity | 1,176,006 | 1,263,399 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | 2,632,734 | 2,423,600 | ||||||||||||
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | (8,614,072) | (7,817,469) | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | (4,163,066) | (3,185,676) | ||||||||||||
Stockholders' equity | (4,451,006) | (4,631,793) | ||||||||||||
Total equity | (4,451,006) | (4,631,793) | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | (8,614,072) | (7,817,469) | ||||||||||||
Lennar Homebuilding [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and receivables, net | 749,883 | 783,509 | ||||||||||||
Inventories | 7,395,113 | [1] | 6,601,048 | [1] | ||||||||||
Investments in unconsolidated entities | 690,035 | [1] | 716,949 | [1] | ||||||||||
Other assets | 653,678 | [1] | 748,629 | [1] | ||||||||||
Investments in subsidiaries | ||||||||||||||
Intercompany assets | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | 9,488,709 | [1] | 8,850,135 | [1] | ||||||||||
Accounts payable and other liabilities | 1,038,959 | 984,296 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned | 53,015 | [2] | 384,876 | [2] | ||||||||||
Senior notes and other debts payable | 4,683,438 | [2] | 4,194,432 | [2] | ||||||||||
Intercompany liabilities | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 5,775,412 | [2] | 5,563,604 | [2] | ||||||||||
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and receivables, net | 471,060 | 562,134 | ||||||||||||
Other assets | 142,063 | 116,657 | ||||||||||||
Investments in subsidiaries | 4,145,887 | 4,305,887 | ||||||||||||
Intercompany assets | 4,168,441 | 3,191,611 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | 8,927,451 | 8,176,289 | ||||||||||||
Accounts payable and other liabilities | 315,474 | 302,558 | ||||||||||||
Senior notes and other debts payable | 4,212,633 | 3,704,830 | ||||||||||||
Intercompany liabilities | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 4,528,107 | 4,007,388 | ||||||||||||
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and receivables, net | 247,953 | 192,945 | ||||||||||||
Inventories | 7,157,218 | 6,507,172 | ||||||||||||
Investments in unconsolidated entities | 677,031 | 702,291 | ||||||||||||
Other assets | 419,970 | 539,264 | ||||||||||||
Investments in subsidiaries | 305,119 | 325,906 | ||||||||||||
Intercompany assets | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | 8,807,291 | 8,267,578 | ||||||||||||
Accounts payable and other liabilities | 666,752 | 623,709 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned | 53,015 | 384,876 | ||||||||||||
Senior notes and other debts payable | 390,298 | 400,044 | ||||||||||||
Intercompany liabilities | 4,114,334 | 3,183,664 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 5,224,399 | 4,592,293 | ||||||||||||
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and receivables, net | 30,870 | 28,430 | ||||||||||||
Inventories | 237,895 | 93,876 | ||||||||||||
Investments in unconsolidated entities | 13,004 | 14,658 | ||||||||||||
Other assets | 86,270 | 86,773 | ||||||||||||
Intercompany assets | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | 368,039 | 223,737 | ||||||||||||
Accounts payable and other liabilities | 56,733 | 58,029 | ||||||||||||
Senior notes and other debts payable | 80,507 | 89,558 | ||||||||||||
Intercompany liabilities | 54,107 | 7,947 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 191,347 | 155,534 | ||||||||||||
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Other assets | 5,375 | 5,935 | ||||||||||||
Investments in subsidiaries | (4,451,006) | (4,631,793) | ||||||||||||
Intercompany assets | (4,168,441) | (3,191,611) | ||||||||||||
Total assets | (8,614,072) | (7,817,469) | ||||||||||||
Accounts payable and other liabilities | 0 | |||||||||||||
Intercompany liabilities | (4,168,441) | (3,191,611) | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | (4,168,441) | (3,191,611) | ||||||||||||
Rialto Investments [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Investments in unconsolidated entities | 157,693 | [1] | 154,573 | [1] | ||||||||||
Other assets | 90,259 | [1] | 59,358 | [1] | ||||||||||
Total assets | 1,473,416 | [1] | 1,479,313 | [1] | ||||||||||
Real estate owned, held-and-used, net | 379,069 | [1] | 428,989 | [1] | ||||||||||
Rialto investments all other assets | 1,094,347 | 1,050,324 | ||||||||||||
Senior notes and other debts payable | 577,916 | [2],[3] | 441,883 | [2],[3] | ||||||||||
Total liabilities | 658,784 | [2] | 497,008 | [2] | ||||||||||
Rialto Investments [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Real estate owned, held-and-used, net | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Rialto investments all other assets | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Rialto Investments [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Real estate owned, held-and-used, net | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Rialto investments all other assets | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Rialto Investments [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Real estate owned, held-and-used, net | 379,069 | 428,989 | ||||||||||||
Rialto investments all other assets | 1,094,347 | 1,050,324 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 658,784 | 497,008 | ||||||||||||
Rialto Investments [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Real estate owned, held-and-used, net | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Rialto investments all other assets | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Lennar Financial Services [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Other assets | 62,930 | [4] | 49,161 | [4] | ||||||||||
Total assets | 865,908 | [1] | 796,710 | [1] | ||||||||||
Total liabilities | 638,688 | [2] | 543,639 | [2] | ||||||||||
Lennar Financial Services [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | 74,629 | 76,160 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 26,716 | 30,045 | ||||||||||||
Lennar Financial Services [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | 791,279 | 720,550 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 606,597 | 507,659 | ||||||||||||
Lennar Financial Services [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 5,375 | 5,935 | ||||||||||||
Lennar Multifamily [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Investments in unconsolidated entities | 77,534 | 46,301 | ||||||||||||
Other assets | 5,203 | 1,509 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | 166,593 | [1] | 147,089 | [1] | ||||||||||
Liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned | 4,200 | 10,150 | ||||||||||||
Senior notes and other debts payable | 0 | 13,858 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 30,435 | 41,526 | ||||||||||||
Lennar Multifamily [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Lennar Multifamily [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | 166,593 | 147,089 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 30,435 | 41,526 | ||||||||||||
Lennar Multifamily [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Lennar Multifamily [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | $ 0 | $ 0 | ||||||||||||
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