Supplemental Guarantor Information (Balance Sheet) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	$ 1,816,778	$ 1,217,913
Restricted cash	34,475	33,543
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	1,851,253	1,251,456	$ 1,080,953	$ 1,133,700
House and land inventory	7,857,664	7,680,614
Land held for sale	31,636	24,009
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale	363,854	508,967
Investments in unconsolidated entities	54,495	59,766
Other assets	935,532	895,686
Intangible assets	178,553	124,992
Deferred tax assets, net	150,387	170,107
Investments in subsidiaries and intercompany accounts, net	0	0
Total assets	11,423,374	10,715,597
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, customer deposits, accrued and other liabilities	2,094,505	2,129,711
Income tax liabilities	72,546	36,093
Financial Services debt	270,000	326,573
Revolving credit facility	700,000	0
Notes payable	2,755,932	2,765,040
Total liabilities	5,892,983	5,257,417
Total shareholders’ equity	5,530,391	5,458,180	4,933,439	4,817,782
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	11,423,374	10,715,597
Eliminating Entries
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	0	0	0	0
House and land inventory	0	0
Land held for sale	0	0
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	0
Other assets	0
Intangible assets	0	0
Deferred tax assets, net	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries and intercompany accounts, net	(18,882,441)	(18,464,066)
Total assets	(18,882,441)	(18,464,066)
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, customer deposits, accrued and other liabilities	0	0
Income tax liabilities	0	0
Financial Services debt	0	0
Revolving credit facility	0
Notes payable	0	0
Total liabilities	0	0
Total shareholders’ equity	(18,882,441)	(18,464,066)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	(18,882,441)	(18,464,066)
PulteGroup, Inc.
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	0	0	0	0
House and land inventory	0	0
Land held for sale	0	0
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	0
Other assets	9,519	8,172
Intangible assets	0	0
Deferred tax assets, net	162,661	182,461
Investments in subsidiaries and intercompany accounts, net	8,914,412	8,103,191
Total assets	9,086,592	8,293,824
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, customer deposits, accrued and other liabilities	71,859	87,892
Income tax liabilities	72,546	36,093
Financial Services debt	0	0
Revolving credit facility	700,000
Notes payable	2,711,796	2,711,659
Total liabilities	3,556,201	2,835,644
Total shareholders’ equity	5,530,391	5,458,180
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	9,086,592	8,293,824
Guarantor Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	1,752,047	1,026,743
Restricted cash	29,351	31,328
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	1,781,398	1,058,071	1,033,163	929,367
House and land inventory	7,723,741	7,554,662
Land held for sale	31,636	24,009
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	53,304	59,266
Other assets	692,313	688,996
Intangible assets	121,392	124,992
Deferred tax assets, net	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries and intercompany accounts, net	260,346	1,081,472
Total assets	10,664,130	10,591,468
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, customer deposits, accrued and other liabilities	1,749,600	1,781,893
Income tax liabilities	0	0
Financial Services debt	0	0
Revolving credit facility	0
Notes payable	44,136	53,381
Total liabilities	1,793,736	1,835,274
Total shareholders’ equity	8,870,394	8,756,194
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	10,664,130	10,591,468
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	64,731	191,170
Restricted cash	5,124	2,215
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	69,855	193,385	$ 47,790	$ 204,333
House and land inventory	133,923	125,952
Land held for sale	0	0
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale	363,854	508,967
Investments in unconsolidated entities	1,191	500
Other assets	233,700	198,518
Intangible assets	57,161	0
Deferred tax assets, net	(12,274)	(12,354)
Investments in subsidiaries and intercompany accounts, net	9,707,683	9,279,403
Total assets	10,555,093	10,294,371
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, customer deposits, accrued and other liabilities	273,046	259,926
Income tax liabilities	0	0
Financial Services debt	270,000	326,573
Revolving credit facility	0
Notes payable	0	0
Total liabilities	543,046	586,499
Total shareholders’ equity	10,012,047	9,707,872
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 10,555,093	$ 10,294,371