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Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2015
USD ($)
communities
Aug. 31, 2014
USD ($)
communities
Aug. 31, 2015
USD ($)
homes
communities
Aug. 31, 2014
USD ($)
homes
communities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]        
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate     20.00%  
Active communities | communities 670 600 670 600
Number of communities assessed for impairment | communities     15 46
Number of homesites assessed for impairment | homes     453 2,037
Number of homesites impaired | homes     138  
Number of communities impaired | communities     2  
Minimum [Member]        
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]        
Fair Value Inputs, Cap Rate     8.00%  
Maximum [Member]        
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]        
Fair Value Inputs, Cap Rate     12.00%  
Lennar Financial Services [Member]        
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]        
Open Commitments To Sell MBS $ 1,145,000   $ 1,145,000  
Lennar Homebuilding [Member]        
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]        
Finished homes and construction in progress carrying value before impairments     74,024 $ 191,776
Valuation Adjustments To Finished Homes And CIP     $ 15,420  
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | Minimum [Member]        
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]        
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate     12.00%  
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | Maximum [Member]        
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]        
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate     20.00%  
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Lennar Homebuilding [Member]        
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]        
Finished homes and construction in progress carrying value before impairments 5,754 [1] $ 0 $ 52,093 [2] 0
Valuation Adjustments To Finished Homes And CIP $ 1,147 [1] $ 0 10,750 [2] $ 0
inventory value before impairment     $ 68,574  
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Servicing Contracts [Member] | Lennar Financial Services [Member]        
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]        
Fair Value Inputs, Prepayment Rate     11.80%  
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate     12.00%  
Fair Value Input, Delinquency Rate     6.40%  
[1] Valuation adjustments were included in Lennar Homebuilding costs and expenses in the Company's condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended August 31, 2015.
[2] Valuation adjustments were included in Lennar Homebuilding costs and expenses in the Company's condensed consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended August 31, 2015 and 2014.