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Inventory And Land Held For Sale Inventory And Land Held For Sale (Fair Value Unobservable Inputs) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Minimum [Member] |
Fair value inputs, assets, quantitative information [Line Items] |
Average selling price ($000s) | $ 198
Sales pace per quarter (units) | 4
Discount rate | 12.00%
Maximum [Member] |
Fair value inputs, assets, quantitative information [Line Items] |
Average selling price ($000s) | $ 420
Sales pace per quarter (units) | 7
Discount rate | 16.00%

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- Definition Average selling price of homes sold during period (home closing revenues divided by number of home closings) + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | phm_AverageSellingPrice
Namespace Prefix: | phm_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Discount rate used in discounted cash flow model to determine fair value + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | phm_DiscountRate
Namespace Prefix: | phm_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Details
Name: | phm_FairValueInputsAssetsQuantitativeInformationLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | phm_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Sales pace - number of homes sold per community during period + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | phm_SalesPace
Namespace Prefix: | phm_
Data Type: | xbrli:decimalItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration