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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]              
Gross federal NOL carryforward $ 1,500,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards     $ 1,500,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards      
Section 382 limitation amount per year       67,400,000phm_FederalTaxCodeLimitationOnPreownershipNetOperatingLosses      
Section 382 limitation period       60 months      
Valuation allowance adjustment 49,600,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount 73,700,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount 2,100,000,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount 45,600,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount      
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)       223,769,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (2,096,423,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 0us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit  
Gross unrecognized tax benefits 32,911,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 173,310,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits   32,911,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 173,310,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 170,425,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 171,863,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate 21,400,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 21,500,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate   21,400,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 21,500,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate    
Income tax liabilities 48,722,000us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxes 206,015,000us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxes   48,722,000us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxes 206,015,000us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxes    
Possible decrease in unrecognized tax benefits 4,100,000us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleAmountOfUnrecordedBenefit     4,100,000us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleAmountOfUnrecordedBenefit      
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest accrued 17,300,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 33,100,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued   17,300,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 33,100,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued    
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest expense       $ 15,800,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense $ (3,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense    
Minimum [Member]              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]              
IncomeTaxNetOperatingLossCarryforwardPeriod       5 years      
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration dates       Jan. 01, 2014      
Income tax examination, year(s) under examination       2004      
Maximum [Member]              
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]              
IncomeTaxNetOperatingLossCarryforwardPeriod       20 years      
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration dates       Jan. 01, 2034      
Income tax examination, year(s) under examination       2014