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Variable Interest Entities (Estimated Maximum Exposure To Loss) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Aug. 31, 2016
Nov. 30, 2015
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs $ 385,954 $ 305,690
Lennar’s Maximum Exposure to Loss 775,270 723,682
Lennar Homebuilding | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs 100,452 102,706
Lennar’s Maximum Exposure to Loss 140,228 111,215
Obligations related to VIEs 39,600  
Lennar Homebuilding | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | Equity Commitments    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Obligations related to VIEs   8,300
Rialto    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Investments held-to-maturity 60,928 25,625
Rialto | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs 60,928 25,625
Lennar’s Maximum Exposure to Loss 60,928 25,625
Investments held-to-maturity 60,900 25,600
Lennar Multifamily | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs 224,574 177,359
Lennar’s Maximum Exposure to Loss 574,114 586,842
Lennar Multifamily | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | Equity Commitments    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Obligations related to VIEs 321,200 378,300
Lennar Multifamily | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | Financial Standby Letters of Credit    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Obligations related to VIEs $ 27,300 $ 30,000