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Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

May 31, 2021

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

The Company’s recorded investments in VIEs that are unconsolidated and its estimated maximum exposure to loss were as follows:


	May 31, 2021			November 30, 2020
(In thousands)	Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs		Lennar’s Maximum Exposure to Loss	Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs	Lennar’s Maximum Exposure to Loss
Homebuilding (1)	$	94,264	214,014	89,654	89,828
Multifamily (2)	624,440		681,992	619,540	717,271
Financial Services	162,919		162,919	164,230	164,230
Lennar Other (3)	46,223		46,223	76,023	130,177
	$	927,846	1,105,148	949,447	1,101,506

(1)As of May 31, 2021 and November 30, 2020, the maximum exposure to loss of Homebuilding's investments in unconsolidated VIEs was limited to its investments in unconsolidated VIEs, except as of May 31, 2021, with regard to the Company's remaining commitment to fund capital in the Upward America Venture, a single family for rent platform.

(2)As of May 31, 2021 and November 30, 2020, the maximum exposure to loss of Multifamily's investments in unconsolidated VIEs was primarily limited to its investments in the unconsolidated VIEs, except with regard to the remaining equity commitment of $34.7 million and $88.1 million, respectively, to fund LMV I and LMV II for future expenditures related to the construction and development of its projects.

(3)As of May 31, 2021, the decrease in investments in unconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss was related to an entity which had a reconsideration event due to the payoff of a note receivable which caused the entity to no longer be considered a VIE.

The Company's exposure to losses on its option contracts with third parties and unconsolidated entities were as follows:


(Dollars in thousands)	May 31, 2021		November 30, 2020
Non-refundable option deposits and pre-acquisition costs	$	891,910	414,154
Letters of credit in lieu of cash deposits under certain land and option contracts	138,244		87,537

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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