Supplemental Guarantor Information (Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ 158,909	$ 169,013
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(16,070)	(15,428)
Investments in unconsolidated entities	(1,289)	(1,000)
Other investing activities, net	291	452
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(17,068)	(15,976)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	(126,273)	(190,852)
Repayments of debt	(3,605)	(451)
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	0	768,000
Repayments under revolving credit facility	0	(768,000)
Debt issuance costs	0
Stock option exercises	1,445	2,723
Share repurchases	(35,353)	(59,491)
Dividends paid	(30,802)	(26,347)
Intercompany activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(194,588)	(274,418)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(52,747)	(121,381)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period	1,133,700	306,168
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	1,080,953	184,787
Eliminating Entries
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	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
Repayments of debt	0	0
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	0	0
Repayments under revolving credit facility	0	0
Debt issuance costs
Stock option exercises	0	0
Share repurchases		0
Dividends paid	0	0
Intercompany activities, net		0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	0	0
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period	0	0
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	0	0
PulteGroup, Inc.
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	27,743	310,937
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	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
Repayments of debt	0	0
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	0	768,000
Repayments under revolving credit facility	0	(768,000)
Debt issuance costs
Stock option exercises	1,445	2,723
Share repurchases	(35,353)	(59,491)
Dividends paid	(30,802)	(26,347)
Intercompany activities, net	36,967	(227,822)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(27,743)	(310,937)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	0	0
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period	0	0
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	0	0
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(14,838)	(340,357)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(13,216)	(13,537)
Investments in unconsolidated entities	(1,183)	(1,000)
Other investing activities, net	190	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(14,209)	(14,537)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	0	0
Repayments of debt	(3,068)	0
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	0	0
Repayments under revolving credit facility	0	0
Debt issuance costs
Stock option exercises	0	0
Share repurchases	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Intercompany activities, net	135,907	332,689
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	132,839	332,689
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	103,792	(22,205)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period	929,367	157,801
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	1,033,159	135,596
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	146,004	198,433
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(2,854)	(1,891)
Investments in unconsolidated entities	(106)	0
Other investing activities, net	101	452
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(2,859)	(1,439)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	(126,273)	(190,852)
Repayments of debt	(537)	(451)
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	0	0
Repayments under revolving credit facility	0	0
Debt issuance costs
Stock option exercises	0	0
Share repurchases	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Intercompany activities, net	(172,874)	(104,867)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(299,684)	(296,170)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(156,539)	(99,176)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period	204,333	148,367
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	$ 47,794	$ 49,191