Supplemental Guarantor Information (Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ (191,103)	$ 74,282
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	906	7,577
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	(9)
Net change in loans held for investment	9,634	(6,791)
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit	3,710	(28,166)
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	400	98
Capital expenditures	(23,115)	(33,021)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(8,465)	(60,312)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	(20,970)	(47,158)
Other borrowings (repayments)	(237,994)	(240,133)
Stock option exercises	7,222	5,789
Share repurchases	(322,066)	(103,711)
Dividends paid	(59,125)	(38,152)
Intercompany activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(632,933)	(423,365)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(832,501)	(409,395)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	1,292,862	1,580,329
Cash and equivalents at end of period	460,361	1,170,934
PulteGroup, Inc.
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	65,947	59,307
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities		0
Net change in loans held for investment	0	0
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit	3,710	(28,166)
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	0	0
Capital expenditures	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	3,710	(28,166)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	0	0
Other borrowings (repayments)	(237,994)	(249,765)
Stock option exercises	7,222	5,789
Share repurchases	(322,066)	(103,711)
Dividends paid	(59,125)	(38,152)
Intercompany activities, net	534,852	321,771
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(77,111)	(64,068)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(7,454)	(32,927)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	7,454	262,364
Cash and equivalents at end of period	0	229,437
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(325,154)	(19,311)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	631	7,577
Investments in unconsolidated entities		0
Net change in loans held for investment	0	0
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit	0	0
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	400	98
Capital expenditures	(20,871)	(30,908)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(19,840)	(23,233)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	0	0
Other borrowings (repayments)	0	9,632
Stock option exercises	0	0
Share repurchases	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Intercompany activities, net	(408,588)	(272,939)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(408,588)	(263,307)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(753,582)	(305,851)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	1,157,307	1,188,999
Cash and equivalents at end of period	403,725	883,148
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	68,104	34,286
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	275	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities		(9)
Net change in loans held for investment	9,634	(6,791)
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit	0	0
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	0	0
Capital expenditures	(2,244)	(2,113)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	7,665	(8,913)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	(20,970)	(47,158)
Other borrowings (repayments)	0	0
Stock option exercises	0	0
Share repurchases	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Intercompany activities, net	(126,264)	(48,832)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(147,234)	(95,990)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(71,465)	(70,617)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	128,101	128,966
Cash and equivalents at end of period	56,636	58,349
Eliminating Entries
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities		0
Net change in loans held for investment	0	0
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit	0	0
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	$ 0	0
Capital expenditures		0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	$ 0	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	0	0
Other borrowings (repayments)	0	0
Stock option exercises	0	0
Share repurchases	0	0
Dividends paid	0	$ 0
Intercompany activities, net	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	0	$ 0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	0	0
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	0	0
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$ 0	$ 0