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Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jun. 30, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Jul. 23, 2014
Sep. 08, 2014
Jun. 01, 2015
Feb. 02, 2015
Debt Instrument                    
Long-term debt principal total   $ 1,826,239,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount                
Long-term debt, maturities, repayments of principal, 2015   238,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths                
Long-term debt, maturities, repayments of principal, 2016   465,200,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo                
Long-term debt, maturities, repayments of principal, 2017   123,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree                
Long-term debt, maturities, repayments of principal, 2018   0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour                
Long-term debt, maturities, repayments of principal, 2019   0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive                
Long-term debt, maturities, repayments of principal, thereafter   1,000,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive                
Extinguishment of debt, amount   245,700,000us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount 461,400,000us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount 592,400,000us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount            
Loss on debt retirements 8,584,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 8,584,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 26,930,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 32,071,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt            
Letters of credit outstanding, amount   212,100,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount 183,100,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount              
Notes Payable   22,255,000us-gaap_NotesPayable 7,521,000us-gaap_NotesPayable              
Debt Instrument, Term   6 years                
Financial Services debt   140,241,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit 105,664,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit              
Maximum [Member]                    
Debt Instrument                    
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage   5.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
               
Unsecured Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]                    
Debt Instrument                    
Letters of credit outstanding, amount   208,400,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember
               
Letter Of Credit [Member]                    
Debt Instrument                    
Letters of credit outstanding, amount   3,700,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
58,700,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
             
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]                    
Debt Instrument                    
Maximum borrowing capacity             500,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
     
Line of Credit, Current   0us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
               
Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date   Jul. 23, 2014                
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date   Jul. 21, 2017                
Revolving Credit Facility Accordion Feature [Member]                    
Debt Instrument                    
Maximum borrowing capacity             1,000,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= phm_RevolvingCreditFacilityAccordionFeatureMember
     
Financial Services [Member]                    
Debt Instrument                    
Maximum borrowing capacity   150,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_FinancialServicesMember
150,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_FinancialServicesMember
150,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_FinancialServicesMember
           
Financial Services [Member] | Unsecured Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]                    
Debt Instrument                    
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date   Sep. 01, 2014                
Financial Services [Member] | Repurchase Agreement [Member]                    
Debt Instrument                    
Maximum borrowing capacity               150,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_FinancialServicesMember
   
Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date   Sep. 08, 2014                
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date   Sep. 07, 2015                
Financial Services debt   140,200,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_FinancialServicesMember
105,700,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_FinancialServicesMember
             
Financial Services [Member] | Repurchase Agreement [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member]                    
Debt Instrument                    
Maximum borrowing capacity                 $ 150,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_FinancialServicesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember
$ 99,800,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_FinancialServicesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember
Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date         Jun. 01, 2015 Feb. 02, 2015