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Segment Information (Operating Data By Segment) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Revenues:    
Homebuilding $ 1,105,700us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet $ 1,093,999us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet
Financial Services 27,598us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue 24,895us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue
Consolidated revenues 1,133,298us-gaap_Revenues 1,118,894us-gaap_Revenues
Income before Income Taxes:    
Income before income taxes 95,805us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic 130,029us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
Northeast    
Revenues:    
Homebuilding 111,153us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_NortheastMember
141,016us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_NortheastMember
Income before Income Taxes:    
Income before income taxes 9,527us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_NortheastMember
17,495us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_NortheastMember
Southeast    
Revenues:    
Homebuilding 185,788us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_SoutheastMember
182,548us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_SoutheastMember
Income before Income Taxes:    
Income before income taxes 24,624us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_SoutheastMember
25,479us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_SoutheastMember
Florida    
Revenues:    
Homebuilding 203,062us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_FloridaMember
190,292us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_FloridaMember
Income before Income Taxes:    
Income before income taxes 33,224us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_FloridaMember
34,356us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_FloridaMember
Texas    
Revenues:    
Homebuilding 177,499us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_TexasMember
174,841us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_TexasMember
Income before Income Taxes:    
Income before income taxes 22,791us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_TexasMember
22,982us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_TexasMember
North    
Revenues:    
Homebuilding 271,826us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_NorthMember
241,011us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_NorthMember
Income before Income Taxes:    
Income before income taxes 13,105us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_NorthMember
30,740us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_NorthMember
Southwest    
Revenues:    
Homebuilding 156,372us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_SouthwestMember
164,291us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_SouthwestMember
Income before Income Taxes:    
Income before income taxes 19,154us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_SouthwestMember
28,562us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_SouthwestMember
Other homebuilding    
Income before Income Taxes:    
Income before income taxes (31,677)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_OtherHomebuildingMember
[1] (51,179)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_OtherHomebuildingMember
[1]
Homebuilding    
Income before Income Taxes:    
Income before income taxes 90,748us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_HomebuildingMember
108,435us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_HomebuildingMember
Financial Services    
Income before Income Taxes:    
Income before income taxes $ 5,057us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_FinancialServicesMember
$ 21,594us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= phm_FinancialServicesMember
[1] Other homebuilding includes the amortization of intangible assets, amortization of capitalized interest, and other items not allocated to the operating segments. Other homebuilding also included losses on debt retirements totaling $8.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014