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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Disclosures - (Carrying Amounts And Estimated Fair Value Of Financial Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | May 31, 2021 | Nov. 30, 2020
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Financial Services | Level 3 | Carrying Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Loans receivable and loans held-for-investment | $ 77,680 | $ 72,626
Investments held-to-maturity | 162,919 | 164,230
Financial Services | Level 3 | Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Loans receivable and loans held-for-investment | 77,780 | 70,808
Investments held-to-maturity | 193,781 | 196,047
Financial Services | Level 2 | Carrying Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Notes and other debts payable | 928,185 | 1,463,919
Financial Services | Level 2 | Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Notes and other debts payable | 929,051 | 1,464,850
Homebuilding | Level 2 | Carrying Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Notes and other debts payable | 5,894,342 | 5,955,758
Homebuilding | Level 2 | Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Notes and other debts payable | 6,414,267 | 6,581,798
Lennar Other | Level 2 | Carrying Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Notes and other debts payable | 1,906 | 1,906
Lennar Other | Level 2 | Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Notes and other debts payable | $ 1,906 | $ 1,906

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