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Debt (Aggregate Borrowing Information) (Details) (Financial Services [Member], USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Financial Services [Member]
     
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Available credit lines $ 150,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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$ 150,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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= phm_FinancialServicesMember
$ 150,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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= phm_FinancialServicesMember
Unused credit lines $ 9,759,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
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= phm_FinancialServicesMember
$ 44,336,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
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= phm_FinancialServicesMember
$ 11,205,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
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= phm_FinancialServicesMember
Weighted-average interest rate 2.70%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
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= phm_FinancialServicesMember
2.90%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_FinancialServicesMember
3.00%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
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= phm_FinancialServicesMember