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Variable Interest Entities (Estimated Maximum Exposure To Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Nov. 30, 2022	Nov. 30, 2021
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets	[1]	$ 37,984,295	$ 33,207,778
Letters of credit outstanding		1,800,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets		1,393,622	857,199
Lennar's Maximum Exposure to Loss		1,551,856	1,084,044
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary Including Third Parties
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Non-refundable option deposits and pre-acquisition costs		1,990,946	1,228,057
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary Including Third Parties | Letters of Credit
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding		163,942	175,937
Homebuilding
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets	[1]	32,684,162	27,467,819
Homebuilding | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets		586,935	107,323
Lennar's Maximum Exposure to Loss		718,719	301,619
Homebuilding | Upward America Venture | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | Commitment To Fund Capital
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Obligations related to VIEs		77,300	106,100
Homebuilding | Upward America Venture | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | Commitment For Short-term Loan And Management Fee Receivable
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Obligations related to VIEs		52,700	87,900
Multifamily
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets	[1]	1,257,337	1,311,747
Multifamily | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets		607,484	579,388
Lennar's Maximum Exposure to Loss		633,934	611,937
Multifamily | Equity Commitments | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Obligations related to VIEs		19,300	23,100
Financial Services
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets	[1]	3,254,257	2,964,367
Financial Services | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets		143,251	157,808
Lennar's Maximum Exposure to Loss		143,251	157,808
Lennar Other
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets	[1]	788,539	1,463,845
Lennar Other | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets		55,952	12,680
Lennar's Maximum Exposure to Loss		$ 55,952	$ 12,680
[1] Under certain provisions of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 810, Consolidations, ("ASC 810") the Company is required to separately disclose on its consolidated balance sheets the assets of consolidated variable interest entities ("VIEs") that are owned by the consolidated VIEs and liabilities of consolidated VIEs as to which there is no recourse against the Company.As of November 30, 2022, total assets include $1.4 billion related to consolidated VIEs of which $56.9 million is included in Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.3 million in Homebuilding receivables, net, $29.4 million in Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $736.5 million in Homebuilding land and land under development, $533.8 million in Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $1.0 million in Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $23.0 million in Homebuilding other assets, $33.2 million in Multifamily assets and $9.0 million in Lennar Other assets. As of November 30, 2021, total assets include $1.1 billion related to consolidated VIEs of which $60.9 million is included in Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $4.4 million in Homebuilding receivables, net, $14.3 million in Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $697.1 million in Homebuilding land and land under development, $239.2 million in Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $1.1 million in Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $17.4 million in Homebuilding other assets and $80.6 million in Multifamily assets.

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