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Variable Interest Entities (Estimated Maximum Exposure To Loss) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
May 31, 2017
Nov. 30, 2016
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs $ 636,258 $ 433,128
Lennar’s Maximum Exposure to Loss 941,154 785,157
Lennar Homebuilding | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs 214,608 120,940
Lennar’s Maximum Exposure to Loss 290,705 164,804
Obligations related to VIEs 72,900 43,400
Rialto    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Investments held-to-maturity 112,452 71,260
Rialto | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs 112,452 71,260
Lennar’s Maximum Exposure to Loss 112,452 71,260
Investments held-to-maturity 112,500 71,300
Lennar Multifamily | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs 309,198 240,928
Lennar’s Maximum Exposure to Loss 537,997 549,093
Lennar Multifamily | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | Equity Commitments    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Obligations related to VIEs 212,100 288,200
Lennar Multifamily | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | Financial Standby Letters of Credit    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Obligations related to VIEs $ 15,100 $ 19,700