Supplemental Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Aug. 31, 2015 |
Nov. 30, 2014 |
Aug. 31, 2014 |
Nov. 30, 2013 |
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | [1] | $ 14,169,375 | $ 12,958,267 | ||||||||||||
Senior notes and other debts payable | 5,261,862 | 4,690,213 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities | [2] | 8,494,678 | 7,706,965 | ||||||||||||
Stockholders' equity | [2] | 5,360,016 | 4,827,020 | ||||||||||||
Noncontrolling interests | [2] | 314,681 | 424,282 | ||||||||||||
Total equity | 5,674,697 | [2] | 5,251,302 | [2] | $ 5,038,141 | $ 4,627,470 | |||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | [2] | 14,169,375 | 12,958,267 | ||||||||||||
Parent Company [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | 10,808,768 | 9,596,286 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 5,448,752 | 4,769,266 | |||||||||||||
Stockholders' equity | 5,360,016 | 4,827,020 | |||||||||||||
Total equity | 5,360,016 | 4,827,020 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | 10,808,768 | 9,596,286 | |||||||||||||
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | 10,238,361 | 9,222,692 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 6,551,595 | 5,460,929 | |||||||||||||
Stockholders' equity | 3,686,766 | 3,761,763 | |||||||||||||
Total equity | 3,686,766 | 3,761,763 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | 10,238,361 | 9,222,692 | |||||||||||||
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | 3,517,353 | 3,215,622 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 2,670,224 | 2,179,984 | |||||||||||||
Stockholders' equity | 532,448 | 611,356 | |||||||||||||
Noncontrolling interests | 314,681 | 424,282 | |||||||||||||
Total equity | 847,129 | 1,035,638 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | 3,517,353 | 3,215,622 | |||||||||||||
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | (10,395,107) | (9,076,333) | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities | (6,175,893) | (4,703,214) | |||||||||||||
Stockholders' equity | (4,219,214) | (4,373,119) | |||||||||||||
Total equity | (4,219,214) | (4,373,119) | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | (10,395,107) | (9,076,333) | |||||||||||||
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and receivables, net | 682,608 | 989,022 | |||||||||||||
Inventories | [1] | 8,946,063 | 7,736,600 | ||||||||||||
Investments in unconsolidated entities | [1] | 640,908 | 656,837 | ||||||||||||
Other assets | [1] | 608,186 | 672,589 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | [1] | 10,877,765 | 10,055,048 | ||||||||||||
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities | 1,237,228 | 1,275,794 | |||||||||||||
Liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned | [2] | 44,449 | 45,028 | ||||||||||||
Senior notes and other debts payable | [2] | 5,261,862 | 4,690,213 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | [2] | 6,543,539 | 6,011,035 | ||||||||||||
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | Parent Company [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and receivables, net | 405,803 | 653,491 | |||||||||||||
Other assets | 222,681 | 159,564 | |||||||||||||
Investments in subsidiaries | 3,998,687 | 4,073,687 | |||||||||||||
Advances to Affiliate | 6,181,597 | 4,709,544 | |||||||||||||
Total assets | 10,808,768 | 9,596,286 | |||||||||||||
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities | 435,697 | 447,104 | |||||||||||||
Senior notes and other debts payable | 5,013,055 | 4,322,162 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 5,448,752 | 4,769,266 | |||||||||||||
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and receivables, net | 257,364 | 321,765 | |||||||||||||
Inventories | 8,770,103 | 7,517,261 | |||||||||||||
Investments in unconsolidated entities | 597,437 | 622,663 | |||||||||||||
Other assets | 309,535 | 385,143 | |||||||||||||
Investments in subsidiaries | 220,527 | 299,432 | |||||||||||||
Total assets | 10,154,966 | 9,146,264 | |||||||||||||
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities | 714,344 | 748,991 | |||||||||||||
Liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned | 44,449 | 45,028 | |||||||||||||
Senior notes and other debts payable | 237,957 | 287,700 | |||||||||||||
Intercompany | 5,522,017 | 4,350,505 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 6,518,767 | 5,432,224 | |||||||||||||
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and receivables, net | 19,441 | 13,766 | |||||||||||||
Inventories | 175,960 | 219,339 | |||||||||||||
Investments in unconsolidated entities | 43,471 | 34,174 | |||||||||||||
Other assets | 60,503 | 120,591 | |||||||||||||
Total assets | 299,375 | 387,870 | |||||||||||||
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities | 87,187 | 79,699 | |||||||||||||
Senior notes and other debts payable | 10,850 | 80,351 | |||||||||||||
Intercompany | 659,580 | 359,039 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 757,617 | 519,089 | |||||||||||||
Lennar Homebuilding [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Other assets | 15,467 | 7,291 | |||||||||||||
Investments in subsidiaries | (4,219,214) | (4,373,119) | |||||||||||||
Advances to Affiliate | (6,181,597) | (4,709,544) | |||||||||||||
Total assets | (10,385,344) | (9,075,372) | |||||||||||||
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Intercompany | (6,181,597) | (4,709,544) | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities | (6,181,597) | (4,709,544) | |||||||||||||
Rialto [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Investments in unconsolidated entities | [1] | 211,906 | 175,700 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | [1] | 1,501,440 | 1,458,152 | ||||||||||||
Senior notes and other debts payable | [2],[3] | 774,244 | 623,246 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | [2] | 861,799 | 747,044 | ||||||||||||
Rialto [Member] | Parent Company [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Rialto [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Rialto [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | 1,501,440 | 1,458,152 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 861,799 | 747,044 | |||||||||||||
Rialto [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Lennar Financial Services [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Other assets | [4] | 67,918 | 61,595 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | 1,391,835 | 1,177,053 | [1] | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | [2] | 1,031,237 | 896,643 | ||||||||||||
Lennar Financial Services [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | 83,395 | 76,428 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 32,828 | 28,705 | |||||||||||||
Lennar Financial Services [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | 1,308,440 | 1,100,625 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 992,705 | 861,608 | |||||||||||||
Lennar Financial Services [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 5,704 | 6,330 | |||||||||||||
Lennar Multifamily [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Investments in unconsolidated entities | 211,503 | 105,674 | |||||||||||||
Other assets | 35,345 | 18,240 | |||||||||||||
Total assets | 398,335 | 268,014 | [1] | ||||||||||||
Liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned | 4,007 | 4,008 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 58,103 | 52,243 | |||||||||||||
Lennar Multifamily [Member] | Parent Company [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Lennar Multifamily [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Lennar Multifamily [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | 408,098 | 268,975 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 58,103 | 52,243 | |||||||||||||
Lennar Multifamily [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] | |||||||||||||||
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | (9,763) | (961) | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities | $ 0 | $ 0 | |||||||||||||
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