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Investments In Unconsolidated Entities (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Investments In Unconsolidated Entities [Abstract] |
Summary Schedule Of Joint Ventures |
|  | September 30, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |
Investments in joint ventures with limited recourse guaranties |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 122 |
Investments in joint ventures with debt non-recourse to PulteGroup |  |  | 11,519 |  |  |  | 11,486 |
Investments in other joint ventures |  |  | 25,663 |  |  |  | 34,705 |
Total investments in unconsolidated entities |  | $ | 37,184 |  |  | $ | 46,313 |
Total joint venture debt |  | $ | 11,671 |  |  | $ | 15,467 |
PulteGroup's proportionate share of joint venture debt: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint venture debt with limited recourse guaranties |  | $ | 1,257 |  |  | $ | 1,444 |
Joint venture debt non-recourse to PulteGroup |  |  | 2,178 |  |  |  | 3,696 |
PulteGroup's total proportionate share of joint venture debt |  | $ | 3,435 |  |  | $ | 5,140 |

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