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Investments In Unconsolidated Entities
12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2021
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Investments In Unconsolidated Entities Investments in Unconsolidated Entities
Homebuilding Unconsolidated Entities
The investments in Company's Homebuilding unconsolidated entities were as follows:
November 30,
(In thousands)20212020
Investments in unconsolidated entities (1) (2)$972,084 953,177 
Underlying equity in unconsolidated entities' net assets (1)1,301,719 1,269,701 
(1)The basis difference was primarily as a result of the Company contributing its investment in three strategic joint ventures with a higher fair value than book value for an investment in the FivePoint entity and deferring equity in earnings on land sales to the Company.
(2)Included in the Company's recorded investments in Homebuilding unconsolidated entities is the Company's 40% ownership of FivePoint. As of November 30, 2021 and 2020, the carrying amount of the Company's investment was $381.6 million and $392.1 million, respectively.
The Company’s partners generally are unrelated homebuilders, land owners/developers and financial or other strategic partners. The unconsolidated entities follow accounting principles that are in all material respects the same as those used by the Company. The Company shares in the profits and losses of these unconsolidated entities generally in accordance with its ownership interests. In many instances, the Company is appointed as the day-to-day manager under the direction of a management committee that has shared powers among the partners of the unconsolidated entities and the Company receives management fees and/or reimbursement of expenses for performing this function. The Company and/or its partners sometimes obtain options or enter into other arrangements under which the Company can purchase portions of the land held by the unconsolidated entities. Option prices are generally negotiated prices that approximate fair value when the Company receives the options. The details of the activity was as follows:
Years Ended November 30,
(In thousands)202120202019
Land sales revenues (1)$57,944 99,935 82,966 
Management fees and reimbursement of expenses, net of deferrals16,464 2,363 2,716 
(1)The Company does not include in its Homebuilding equity in loss from unconsolidated entities its pro-rata share of unconsolidated entities’ earnings resulting from land sales to its homebuilding divisions. Instead, the Company accounts for those earnings as a reduction of the cost of purchasing the land from the unconsolidated entities. This in effect defers recognition of the Company’s share of the unconsolidated entities’ earnings related to these sales until the Company delivers a home and title passes to a third-party homebuyer.
The total debt of the Homebuilding unconsolidated entities in which the Company has investments was $1.2 billion and $1.1 billion as of November 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, of which the Company's maximum recourse exposure was $5.3 million and $4.9 million as of November 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. In most instances in which the Company has guaranteed debt of an unconsolidated entity, the Company’s partners have also guaranteed that debt and are required to contribute their share of the guarantee payments. In a repayment guarantee, the Company and its venture partners guarantee repayment of a portion or all of the debt in the event of default before the lender would have to exercise its rights against the collateral. In a completion guarantee, the Company and its venture partners have been required to give guarantees of completion to the lenders. Those completion guarantees may require that the guarantors complete the construction of the improvements for which the financing was obtained. As of November 30, 2021 and 2020, the Homebuilding segment's unconsolidated entities had non-recourse debt with completion guarantees of $241.0 million and $183.3 million, respectively.
If the Company is required to make a payment under any guarantee, the payment would generally constitute a capital contribution or loan to the Homebuilding unconsolidated entity and increase the Company's investment in the unconsolidated entity and its share of any funds the entity distributes.
As of both November 30, 2021 and 2020, the fair values of the repayment, maintenance guarantees and completion guarantees were not material. The Company believes that as of November 30, 2021, in the event it becomes legally obligated to perform under a guarantee of the obligation of a Homebuilding unconsolidated entity due to a triggering event under a guarantee, the collateral should be sufficient to repay at least a significant portion of the obligation or the Company and its
partners would contribute additional capital into the venture. In certain instances, the Company has placed performance letters of credit and surety bonds with municipalities for its joint ventures (see Note 4).
In the first quarter of 2021, the Company formed the Upward America Venture (“Upward America”), and is managing and participating in Upward America. Upward America is an investment fund that acquires new single-family homes in high growth markets across the United States and rents them to the people who will live in them. Upward America has raised equity commitments totaling $1.25 billion primarily from institutional investors, including $125 million committed by Lennar. During the year ended November 30, 2021, Lennar delivered 1,457 homes to Upward America. Subsequent to November 30, 2021, the equity commitments were increased to $1.6 billion.
Multifamily Unconsolidated Entities
The unconsolidated entities in which the Multifamily segment has investments usually finance their activities with a combination of partner equity and debt financing. In connection with many of the loans to Multifamily unconsolidated entities, the Company (or entities related to them) has been required to give guarantees of completion and cost over-runs to the lenders and partners. Those completion guarantees may require that the guarantors complete the construction of the improvements for which the financing was obtained. Additionally, the Company guarantees the construction costs of the project as construction cost over-runs would be paid by the Company. Generally, these payments would increase the Company's investment in the entities and would increase its share of funds the entities distribute after the achievement of certain thresholds. As of both November 30, 2021 and 2020, the fair value of the completion guarantees was immaterial. As of November 30, 2021 and 2020, Multifamily segment's unconsolidated entities had non-recourse debt with completion guarantees of $855.2 million and $722.9 million, respectively.
In many instances, the Multifamily segment is appointed as the construction, development and property manager for its Multifamily unconsolidated entities and receives fees for performing this function. The Multifamily segment also provides general contractor services for construction of some of the rental properties owned by unconsolidated entities in which the Company has investments. The details of the activity was as follows:
Years Ended November 30,
(In thousands)202120202019
General contractor services, net of deferrals$549,400 400,808 355,388 
General contractor costs533,398 383,649 340,081 
Management fee income56,573 56,253 53,597 
The Multifamily segment includes Multifamily Venture Fund I (the "LMV I") and Multifamily Venture Fund II LP (the "LMV II"), which are long-term multifamily development investment vehicles involved in the development, construction and ownership of class-A multifamily rental properties. Details of each as of and during the year ended November 30, 2021 are included below:
November 30, 2021
(In thousands)LMV ILMV II
Lennar's carrying value of investments$254,732 320,565 
Equity commitments2,204,016 1,257,700 
Equity commitments called2,149,357 1,201,475 
Lennar's equity commitments504,016 381,000 
Lennar's equity commitments called499,031 362,913 
Lennar's remaining commitments4,985 18,087 
Distributions to Lennar during the year ended November 30, 2021
67,197 9,672 
Lennar Other
Lennar Other primarily includes fund investments the Company retained when it sold the Rialto asset and investment management platform, as well as strategic investments in technology companies.
Condensed Financial Information of Unconsolidated Entities
Summarized condensed financial information on a combined 100% basis related to the Company's unconsolidated entities that are accounted for under the equity method was as follows:
(In thousands)November 30, 2021
Assets:HomebuildingMultifamilyLennar
Other
Total
Cash and cash equivalents$460,901 25,972 430,807 917,680 
Loans receivable— — 65,971 65,971 
Real estate owned— — 279,200 279,200 
Investment securities— — 2,461,788 2,461,788 
Investments in partnerships— — 346,042 346,042 
Inventories4,666,454 — — 4,666,454 
Operating properties and equipment44,802 6,406,500 — 6,451,302 
Other assets1,044,771 111,750 219,680 1,376,201 
$6,216,928 6,544,222 3,803,488 16,564,638 
Liabilities and equity:
Accounts payable and other liabilities$904,078 240,928 179,879 1,324,885 
Debt (1)1,216,721 3,407,362 399,632 5,023,715 
Equity4,096,129 2,895,932 3,223,977 10,216,038 
$6,216,928 6,544,222 3,803,488 16,564,638 
Investments in unconsolidated entities$972,084 654,029 346,270 1,972,383 
(In thousands)November 30, 2020
Assets:HomebuildingMultifamilyLennar
Other
Total
Cash and cash equivalents$546,013 94,801 284,517 814,222 
Loans receivable— — 95,281 95,281 
Real estate owned— — 295,391 295,391 
Investment securities— — 2,169,480 2,093,766 
Investments in partnerships— — 260,721 260,721 
Inventories4,527,371 — — 4,527,371 
Operating properties and equipment148,020 5,392,681 23,968 5,564,669 
Other assets862,875 115,968 1,263,881 2,077,942 
$6,084,279 5,603,450 4,393,239 15,729,363 
Liabilities and equity:
Accounts payable and other liabilities$866,812 219,522 190,384 1,117,447 
Debt (1)1,085,639 2,519,567 292,313 3,897,519 
Equity4,131,828 2,864,361 3,910,542 10,714,397 
$6,084,279 5,603,450 4,393,239 15,729,363 
Investments in unconsolidated entities$953,177 724,647 387,097 2,064,921 
(1)Debt noted above is net of debt issuance costs. As of November 30, 2021 and 2020 this includes $11.9 million and $11.8 million, respectively, for Homebuilding, $23.4 million and $31.1 million, respectively, for Multifamily and an immaterial amount of debt issuance costs for Lennar Other.
(In thousands)
Statement of Operations

Years Ended:
Revenues Cost and expensesOther income (expense), net (1) Net earnings (loss) of unconsolidated entitiesEquity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities
November 30, 2021$1,383,266 1,448,775 187,625 122,116 48,993 
November 30, 20201,362,686 1,221,873 (244,680)(103,867)(13,939)
November 30, 2019782,712 774,550 347,018 355,180 13,393 
(1)Other income (expense), net included realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments.