Operating and Reporting Segments (Disclosure Of Financial Information Relating To Company's Operations) (Details) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | |||||||
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May 31, 2016
USD ($)
$ / homes
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Feb. 29, 2016
segment
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May 31, 2015
USD ($)
$ / homes
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May 31, 2016
USD ($)
$ / homes
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May 31, 2015
USD ($)
$ / homes
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Nov. 30, 2015
USD ($)
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||
Assets | [1] | $ 14,847,801 | $ 14,847,801 | $ 14,419,509 | |||||
Revenues | 2,745,815 | $ 2,392,604 | 4,739,479 | $ 4,036,743 | |||||
Operating earnings (loss): | |||||||||
Operating earnings | 383,641 | 330,017 | 633,002 | 550,314 | |||||
Corporate general and administrative expenses | 55,802 | 50,207 | 103,470 | 93,861 | |||||
Earnings before income taxes | 327,839 | 279,810 | 529,532 | 456,453 | |||||
Sales incentives | $ 146,100 | $ 128,800 | $ 249,800 | $ 222,500 | |||||
Sales incentives per home delivered (in dollars per home) | $ / homes | 21,800 | 21,500 | 21,700 | 21,600 | |||||
Rialto | |||||||||
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||
Assets | [1] | $ 1,171,987 | $ 1,171,987 | 1,505,500 | |||||
Revenues | 44,838 | $ 67,931 | 88,549 | $ 109,128 | |||||
Lennar Financial Services | |||||||||
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||
Assets | [1] | 1,423,679 | 1,423,679 | 1,425,837 | |||||
Revenues | 175,940 | 169,885 | 299,896 | 294,712 | |||||
Lennar Multifamily | |||||||||
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||
Assets | [1] | 518,089 | 518,089 | 415,352 | |||||
Revenues | 74,152 | 38,976 | 113,668 | 75,433 | |||||
Operating Segments | Homebuilding East | |||||||||
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||
Assets | 3,614,986 | 3,614,986 | 3,140,604 | ||||||
Revenues | 954,298 | 838,235 | 1,613,352 | 1,448,918 | |||||
Operating earnings (loss): | |||||||||
Operating earnings | 142,938 | 131,566 | 227,644 | 218,099 | |||||
Operating Segments | Homebuilding Central | |||||||||
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||
Assets | 1,529,601 | 1,529,601 | 1,421,195 | ||||||
Revenues | 419,311 | 302,509 | 694,530 | 513,017 | |||||
Operating earnings (loss): | |||||||||
Operating earnings | 45,679 | 30,715 | 66,002 | 45,767 | |||||
Operating Segments | Homebuilding West | |||||||||
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||
Assets | 4,445,575 | 4,445,575 | 4,157,616 | ||||||
Revenues | 718,059 | 627,361 | 1,269,398 | 1,010,134 | |||||
Operating earnings (loss): | |||||||||
Operating earnings | 113,807 | 102,332 | 202,641 | 184,825 | |||||
Operating Segments | Homebuilding Houston | |||||||||
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||
Assets | 525,167 | 525,167 | 481,386 | ||||||
Revenues | 189,676 | 189,647 | 328,297 | 320,904 | |||||
Operating earnings (loss): | |||||||||
Operating earnings | 23,083 | 22,738 | 35,955 | 39,753 | |||||
Operating Segments | Rialto | |||||||||
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||
Assets | 1,171,987 | 1,171,987 | 1,505,500 | ||||||
Revenues | 44,838 | 67,931 | 88,549 | 109,128 | |||||
Operating earnings (loss): | |||||||||
Operating earnings | (18,086) | 6,881 | (16,476) | 9,689 | |||||
Operating Segments | Lennar Financial Services | |||||||||
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||
Assets | 1,423,679 | 1,423,679 | 1,425,837 | ||||||
Revenues | 175,940 | 169,885 | 299,896 | 294,712 | |||||
Operating earnings (loss): | |||||||||
Operating earnings | 44,088 | 39,053 | 59,019 | 54,580 | |||||
Operating Segments | Lennar Multifamily | |||||||||
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||
Assets | 518,089 | 518,089 | 415,352 | ||||||
Revenues | 74,152 | 38,976 | 113,668 | 75,433 | |||||
Operating earnings (loss): | |||||||||
Operating earnings | 14,943 | (8,706) | 27,125 | (14,388) | |||||
Homebuilding Other | |||||||||
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||
Assets | 841,342 | 841,342 | 858,000 | ||||||
Revenues | 169,541 | 158,060 | 331,789 | 264,497 | |||||
Operating earnings (loss): | |||||||||
Operating earnings | 17,189 | $ 5,438 | 31,092 | $ 11,989 | |||||
Corporate and unallocated | |||||||||
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||
Assets | $ 777,375 | $ 777,375 | $ 1,014,019 | ||||||
Southeast Florida | |||||||||
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||||||
Number of operating segments | segment | 2 | ||||||||
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