Supplemental Guarantor Information (Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ (246,812)	$ 201,835
Cash flows from investing activities:
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit	3,710	48,401
Capital expenditures	(34,049)	(41,888)
Cash used for business acquisition	0	(77,469)
Other investing activities, net	9,959	1,360
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(20,380)	(69,596)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	(32,733)	(34,070)
Proceeds from debt issuance	500,000	0
Repayments of debt	(238,520)	(250,631)
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	125,000	0
Repayments under revolving credit facility	(125,000)	0
Stock option exercises	10,371	6,034
Share repurchases	(442,738)	(155,140)
Dividends paid	(87,897)	(56,944)
Intercompany activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(291,517)	(490,751)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(558,709)	(358,512)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	1,292,862	1,580,329
Cash and equivalents at end of period	734,153	1,221,817
PulteGroup, Inc.
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	162,645	265,107
Cash flows from investing activities:
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit	3,710	48,401
Capital expenditures	0	0
Cash used for business acquisition		0
Other investing activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	3,710	48,401
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	0	0
Proceeds from debt issuance	500,000
Repayments of debt	(237,994)	(249,765)
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	125,000
Repayments under revolving credit facility	(125,000)
Stock option exercises	10,371	6,034
Share repurchases	(442,738)	(155,140)
Dividends paid	(87,897)	(56,944)
Intercompany activities, net	84,449	(119,195)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(173,809)	(575,010)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(7,454)	(261,502)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	7,454	262,364
Cash and equivalents at end of period	0	862
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(468,838)	(73,268)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit	0	0
Capital expenditures	(31,197)	(39,025)
Cash used for business acquisition		(77,469)
Other investing activities, net	785	7,710
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(30,412)	(108,784)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	0	0
Proceeds from debt issuance	0
Repayments of debt	(526)	(866)
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	0
Repayments under revolving credit facility	0
Stock option exercises	0	0
Share repurchases	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Intercompany activities, net	30,693	163,409
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	30,167	162,543
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(469,083)	(19,509)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	1,157,307	1,188,999
Cash and equivalents at end of period	688,224	1,169,490
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	59,381	9,996
Cash flows from investing activities:
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit	0	0
Capital expenditures	(2,852)	(2,863)
Cash used for business acquisition		0
Other investing activities, net	9,174	(6,350)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	6,322	(9,213)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	(32,733)	(34,070)
Proceeds from debt issuance	0
Repayments of debt	0	0
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	0
Repayments under revolving credit facility	0
Stock option exercises	0	0
Share repurchases	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Intercompany activities, net	(115,142)	(44,214)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(147,875)	(78,284)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(82,172)	(77,501)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	128,101	128,966
Cash and equivalents at end of period	45,929	51,465
Eliminating Entries
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit	0	$ 0
Capital expenditures	0
Cash used for business acquisition		$ 0
Other investing activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	0	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	0	0
Proceeds from debt issuance	0
Repayments of debt	0	0
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	0
Repayments under revolving credit facility	0
Stock option exercises	0	0
Share repurchases	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Intercompany activities, net	0	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