Supplemental Guarantor Information (Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ 1,268,625	$ 582,780
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(46,925)	(43,162)
Investments in unconsolidated entities	(663)	(8,515)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	19,939	214
Other investing activities, net	1,721	4,795
Business acquisition	(83,251)	(163,724)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(109,179)	(210,392)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	(77,527)	(99,052)
Repayments of notes payable	(10,993)	(297,411)
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	700,000	0
Repayments under revolving credit facility	(700,000)	0
Stock option exercises	111	6,368
Share repurchases	(95,676)	(244,388)
Cash paid for shares withheld for taxes	(14,853)	(10,726)
Dividends paid	(97,756)	(92,235)
Intercompany activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(296,694)	(737,444)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	862,752	(365,056)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period	1,251,456	1,133,700
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	2,114,208	768,644
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
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	0	0
Other investing activities, net	0	0
Business acquisition	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 notes payable	0	0
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	0
Repayments under revolving credit facility	0
Stock option exercises	0	0
Share repurchases	0	0
Cash paid for shares withheld for taxes	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, 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	70,895	162,105
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	0
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	0	0
Other investing activities, net	0	0
Business acquisition	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 notes payable	0	(280,175)
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	700,000
Repayments under revolving credit facility	(700,000)
Stock option exercises	111	6,368
Share repurchases	(95,676)	(244,388)
Cash paid for shares withheld for taxes	(14,853)	(10,726)
Dividends paid	(97,756)	(92,235)
Intercompany activities, net	137,279	459,051
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(70,895)	(162,105)
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	1,007,020	304,142
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(40,773)	(36,098)
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	(7,807)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	19,630	214
Other investing activities, net	152	3,072
Business acquisition	0	(163,724)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(20,991)	(204,343)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	0	0
Repayments of notes payable	(10,993)	(16,699)
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	0
Repayments under revolving credit facility	0
Stock option exercises	0	0
Share repurchases	0	0
Cash paid for shares withheld for taxes	0	0
Dividends paid	0	44,499
Intercompany activities, net	7,661	(339,156)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(3,332)	(311,356)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	982,697	(211,557)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period	1,058,071	929,367
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	2,040,768	717,810
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	190,710	116,533
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(6,152)	(7,064)
Investments in unconsolidated entities	(663)	(708)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	309	0
Other investing activities, net	1,569	1,723
Business acquisition	(83,251)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(88,188)	(6,049)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	(77,527)	(99,052)
Repayments of notes payable	0	(537)
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	0
Repayments under revolving credit facility	0
Stock option exercises	0	0
Share repurchases	0	0
Cash paid for shares withheld for taxes	0	0
Dividends paid	0	(44,499)
Intercompany activities, net	(144,940)	(119,895)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(222,467)	(263,983)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(119,945)	(153,499)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period	193,385	204,333
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	$ 73,440	$ 50,834