XML 76 R49.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.3.0.15

Segment Information (Valuation Adjustments And Write-Offs By Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended								9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010		Jun. 30, 2010	Mar. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2010
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Land and community valuation adjustments	$ 1,494		$ 3,300	$ 100	$ 57,453		$ 25,600	$ 4,500	$ 4,897		$ 87,536
Net realizable value adjustments - land held for sale	143				648				(106)		1,028
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs	2,296				1,133				6,628		3,985
Impairments of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures											1,908
Total valuation adjustments and write-offs	3,933				59,234				11,419		94,457
East [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Land and community valuation adjustments	526				4,974				795		5,451
Net realizable value adjustments - land held for sale
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs	533				894				2,724		1,109
Impairments of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
Gulf Coast [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Land and community valuation adjustments					20,938						28,965
Net realizable value adjustments - land held for sale	143				186				143		507
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs	103				53				282		548
Impairments of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
West [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Land and community valuation adjustments					23,926				1,818		39,294
Net realizable value adjustments - land held for sale					462				(249)		521
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs	1,660				186				3,622		2,328
Impairments of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures											1,908
Other Homebuilding [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Land and community valuation adjustments	$ 968	[1]			$ 7,615	[1]			$ 2,284	[1]	$ 13,826	[1]
[1] Primarily write-offs of capitalized interest related to land and community valuation adjustments.

X

- Definition

Charge against earnings in the period to reduce the current value of land held for sale to its fair value.

+ Details

Name:	phm_NetRealizableValueAdjustmentsLandHeldForSaleTotal
Namespace Prefix:	phm
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Total Valuation Adjustments And Write Offs

+ Details

Name:	phm_TotalValuationAdjustmentsAndWriteOffs
Namespace Prefix:	phm
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Charge against earnings in the period to write-off deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to land option contracts the Company no longer plans to pursue.

+ Details

Name:	phm_WriteOffOfDepositsAndPreAcquisitionCostsTotal
Namespace Prefix:	phm
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

This item represents an other than temporary decline in value that has been recognized against an investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the investment represents the amount of the write down which is or was reflected in earnings. The written down value is a new cost basis with the adjusted value of the investment becoming its new carrying value subject to the equity accounting method. Evidence of a loss in value might include, but would not necessarily be limited to, absence of an ability to recover the carrying amount of the investment or inability of the investee to sustain an earnings capacity which would justify the carrying amount of the investment.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher AICPA

-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)

-Number 18

-Paragraph 19

-Subparagraph h

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 35

-Paragraph 32

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6903645&loc=d3e32787-111569

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 144

-Paragraph 26

-Subparagraph b

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6943989&loc=d3e3602-108585



Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 360

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2921-110230

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration