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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Schedule Of The Company's Interests In Land Option Agreements) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Land under option agreement [Line Items]    
Deposits and Pre-acquisition Costs $ 127,280us-gaap_PurchaseOptionsLand $ 91,034us-gaap_PurchaseOptionsLand
Remaining Purchase Price 1,890,585phm_RemainingPurchasePriceOfAllLandOptionAgreements 1,390,286phm_RemainingPurchasePriceOfAllLandOptionAgreements
Land, Not Owned, Under Option Agreements 30,186us-gaap_LandUnderPurchaseOptionsRecorded 24,024us-gaap_LandUnderPurchaseOptionsRecorded
Consolidated and Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]    
Land under option agreement [Line Items]    
Deposits and Pre-acquisition Costs 56,039us-gaap_PurchaseOptionsLand
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= phm_ConsolidatedandUnconsolidatedVIEsMember
40,486us-gaap_PurchaseOptionsLand
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= phm_ConsolidatedandUnconsolidatedVIEsMember
Remaining Purchase Price 891,506phm_RemainingPurchasePriceOfAllLandOptionAgreements
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= phm_ConsolidatedandUnconsolidatedVIEsMember
661,158phm_RemainingPurchasePriceOfAllLandOptionAgreements
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= phm_ConsolidatedandUnconsolidatedVIEsMember
Land, Not Owned, Under Option Agreements 12,533us-gaap_LandUnderPurchaseOptionsRecorded
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= phm_ConsolidatedandUnconsolidatedVIEsMember
8,167us-gaap_LandUnderPurchaseOptionsRecorded
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= phm_ConsolidatedandUnconsolidatedVIEsMember
Other Land Option Agreements Member    
Land under option agreement [Line Items]    
Deposits and Pre-acquisition Costs 71,241us-gaap_PurchaseOptionsLand
/ phm_LandOptionAgreementAxis
= phm_OtherLandOptionAgreementsMember
50,548us-gaap_PurchaseOptionsLand
/ phm_LandOptionAgreementAxis
= phm_OtherLandOptionAgreementsMember
Remaining Purchase Price 999,079phm_RemainingPurchasePriceOfAllLandOptionAgreements
/ phm_LandOptionAgreementAxis
= phm_OtherLandOptionAgreementsMember
729,128phm_RemainingPurchasePriceOfAllLandOptionAgreements
/ phm_LandOptionAgreementAxis
= phm_OtherLandOptionAgreementsMember
Land, Not Owned, Under Option Agreements $ 17,653us-gaap_LandUnderPurchaseOptionsRecorded
/ phm_LandOptionAgreementAxis
= phm_OtherLandOptionAgreementsMember
$ 15,857us-gaap_LandUnderPurchaseOptionsRecorded
/ phm_LandOptionAgreementAxis
= phm_OtherLandOptionAgreementsMember