10-Q 1 phm0930201410-q.htm 10-Q
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014
or
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number 1-9804
PULTEGROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

MICHIGAN |  | 38-2766606
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3350 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 150
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 978-6400
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES [X] NO [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES [X] NO [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer [X] |  | Accelerated filer [ ] |  | Non-accelerated filer [ ] |  | Smaller reporting company [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
YES [ ] NO [X]
Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of October 17, 2014: 370,767,579 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
INDEX

|  | Page No.
PART I | FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
Item 1 | Financial Statements |
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 | 3
| Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 | 4
| Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 | 5
| Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 | 6
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 | 7
| Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | 8
Item 2 | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 34
Item 3 | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 50
Item 4 | Controls and Procedures | 52
PART II | OTHER INFORMATION | 52
Item 2 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 52
Item 6 | Exhibits | 53
| Signatures | 54

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
PULTEGROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
($000’s omitted)

| September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
| (Unaudited) |  | (Note)
ASSETS |  |  |
Cash and equivalents | $ | 1,221,817 |  |  | $ | 1,580,329 |
Restricted cash | 25,003 |  |  | 72,715 |
House and land inventory | 4,431,801 |  |  | 3,978,561 |
Land held for sale | 93,162 |  |  | 61,735 |
Land, not owned, under option agreements | 16,817 |  |  | 24,024 |
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale | 236,372 |  |  | 287,933 |
Investments in unconsolidated entities | 40,295 |  |  | 45,323 |
Other assets | 500,744 |  |  | 460,621 |
Intangible assets | 126,340 |  |  | 136,148 |
Deferred tax assets, net | 1,922,294 |  |  | 2,086,754 |
| $ | 8,614,645 |  |  | $ | 8,734,143 |
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |
Accounts payable, including book overdrafts of $42,636 and $35,827 in 2014 and 2013, respectively | $ | 299,004 |  |  | $ | 202,736 |
Customer deposits | 192,551 |  |  | 134,858 |
Accrued and other liabilities | 1,327,819 |  |  | 1,377,750 |
Income tax liabilities | 196,214 |  |  | 206,015 |
Financial Services debt | 71,594 |  |  | 105,664 |
Senior notes | 1,817,054 |  |  | 2,058,168 |
| 3,904,236 |  |  | 4,085,191 |
Shareholders' equity | 4,710,409 |  |  | 4,648,952 |
| $ | 8,614,645 |  |  | $ | 8,734,143 |

Note: The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2013 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(000’s omitted, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home sale revenues | $ | 1,551,226 |  |  | $ | 1,491,959 |  |  | $ | 3,885,703 |  |  | $ | 3,811,386 |
Land sale revenues | 10,047 |  |  | 55,783 |  |  | 24,558 |  |  | 102,299 |
| 1,561,273 |  |  | 1,547,742 |  |  | 3,910,261 |  |  | 3,913,685 |
Financial Services | 33,452 |  |  | 34,336 |  |  | 89,544 |  |  | 110,571 |
Total revenues | 1,594,725 |  |  | 1,582,078 |  |  | 3,999,805 |  |  | 4,024,256 |
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home sale cost of revenues | 1,195,369 |  |  | 1,180,137 |  |  | 2,976,665 |  |  | 3,072,425 |
Land sale cost of revenues | 3,539 |  |  | 49,933 |  |  | 15,382 |  |  | 92,661 |
| 1,198,908 |  |  | 1,230,070 |  |  | 2,992,047 |  |  | 3,165,086 |
Financial Services expenses | 22,623 |  |  | 23,244 |  |  | 48,058 |  |  | 68,867 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 147,136 |  |  | 138,637 |  |  | 521,791 |  |  | 418,794 |
Other expense, net | 2,406 |  |  | 17,055 |  |  | 25,561 |  |  | 79,166 |
Interest income | (1,205 | ) |  | (1,036 | ) |  | (3,431 | ) |  | (3,321 | )
Interest expense | 210 |  |  | 171 |  |  | 625 |  |  | 544 |
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities | (281 | ) |  | (785 | ) |  | (7,483 | ) |  | (282 | )
Income before income taxes | 224,928 |  |  | 174,722 |  |  | 422,637 |  |  | 295,402 |
Income tax expense (benefit) | 84,383 |  |  | (2,107,162 | ) |  | 165,393 |  |  | (2,104,661 | )
Net income | $ | 140,545 |  |  | $ | 2,281,884 |  |  | $ | 257,244 |  |  | $ | 2,400,063 |
Per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic earnings | $ | 0.37 |  |  | $ | 5.92 |  |  | $ | 0.68 |  |  | $ | 6.20 |
Diluted earnings | $ | 0.37 |  |  | $ | 5.87 |  |  | $ | 0.67 |  |  | $ | 6.14 |
Cash dividends declared | $ | 0.05 |  |  | $ | 0.10 |  |  | $ | 0.15 |  |  | $ | 0.10 |
Number of shares used in calculation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic | 373,531 |  |  | 382,883 |  |  | 376,097 |  |  | 384,159 |
Effect of dilutive securities | 3,761 |  |  | 3,220 |  |  | 3,723 |  |  | 3,745 |
Diluted | 377,292 |  |  | 386,103 |  |  | 379,820 |  |  | 387,904 |

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(000’s omitted)
(Unaudited)

| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Net income | $ | 140,545 |  |  | $ | 2,281,884 |  |  | $ | 257,244 |  |  | $ | 2,400,063 |
Other comprehensive income, net of tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in value of derivatives | 21 |  |  | 77 |  |  | 82 |  |  | 273 |
Other comprehensive income | 21 |  |  | 77 |  |  | 82 |  |  | 273 |
Comprehensive income | $ | 140,566 |  |  | $ | 2,281,961 |  |  | $ | 257,326 |  |  | $ | 2,400,336 |

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(000's omitted, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

| Common Stock |  | Additional Paid-in Capital |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  | Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) |  | Total
Shares |  | $ |
Shareholders' Equity, January 1, 2014 | 381,300 |  |  | $ | 3,813 |  |  | $ | 3,052,016 |  |  | $ | (795 | ) |  | $ | 1,593,918 |  |  | $ | 4,648,952 |
Stock option exercises | 554 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 6,029 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,034 |
Stock awards, net of cancellations | (42 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Dividends declared | — |  |  | — |  |  | 72 |  |  | — |  |  | (56,761 | ) |  | (56,689 | )
Stock repurchases | (8,034 | ) |  | (80 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (155,060 | ) |  | (155,140 | )
Stock-based compensation | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10,586 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10,586 |
Excess tax benefits (deficiencies) from share-based awards | — |  |  | — |  |  | (660 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (660 | )
Net income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 257,244 |  |  | 257,244 |
Other comprehensive income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 82 |  |  | — |  |  | 82 |
Shareholders' Equity, September 30, 2014 | 373,778 |  |  | $ | 3,738 |  |  | $ | 3,068,043 |  |  | $ | (713 | ) |  | $ | 1,639,341 |  |  | $ | 4,710,409 |
Shareholders' Equity, January 1, 2013 | 386,608 |  |  | $ | 3,866 |  |  | $ | 3,030,889 |  |  | $ | (992 | ) |  | $ | (844,147 | ) |  | $ | 2,189,616 |
Stock option exercises | 1,359 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 18,535 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18,549 |
Stock awards, net of cancellations | 700 |  |  | 7 |  |  | (7 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Dividends declared | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (38,462 | ) |  | (38,462 | )
Stock repurchases | (5,609 | ) |  | (56 | ) |  | (3,063 | ) |  | — |  |  | (86,821 | ) |  | (89,940 | )
Stock-based compensation | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11,586 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11,586 |
Net income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,400,063 |  |  | 2,400,063 |
Other comprehensive income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 273 |  |  | — |  |  | 273 |
Shareholders' Equity, September 30, 2013 | 383,058 |  |  | $ | 3,831 |  |  | $ | 3,057,940 |  |  | $ | (719 | ) |  | $ | 1,430,633 |  |  | $ | 4,491,685 |

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
($000’s omitted)
(Unaudited)

| Nine Months Ended
| September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |  |
Net income | $ | 257,244 |  |  | $ | 2,400,063 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities: |  |  |
Deferred income tax expense | 164,460 |  |  | (2,108,756 | )
Depreciation and amortization | 28,864 |  |  | 23,134 |
Stock-based compensation expense | 21,290 |  |  | 21,570 |
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities | (7,483 | ) |  | (282 | )
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities | 4,824 |  |  | 1,693 |
Loss on debt retirements | 8,584 |  |  | 26,930 |
Other non-cash, net | 8,211 |  |  | 12,314 |
Increase (decrease) in cash due to: |  |  |
Restricted cash | (689 | ) |  | 1,654 |
Inventories | (384,571 | ) |  | 89,040 |
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale | 49,600 |  |  | 21,967 |
Other assets | (12,802 | ) |  | (29,989 | )
Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities | 74,102 |  |  | 97,607 |
Income tax liabilities | (9,799 | ) |  | (1,995 | )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 201,835 |  |  | 554,950 |
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |
Distributions from unconsolidated entities | 7,624 |  |  | 200 |
Investments in unconsolidated entities | (9 | ) |  | (1,057 | )
Net change in loans held for investment | (6,338 | ) |  | 236 |
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit | 48,401 |  |  | 875 |
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment | 83 |  |  | 9 |
Capital expenditures | (41,888 | ) |  | (18,354 | )
Cash used for business acquisitions | (77,469 | ) |  | — |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (69,596 | ) |  | (18,091 | )
Cash flows from financing activities: |  |  |
Financial Services borrowings (repayments) | (34,070 | ) |  | (23,697 | )
Other borrowings (repayments) | (250,631 | ) |  | (477,220 | )
Stock option exercises | 6,034 |  |  | 18,549 |
Stock repurchases | (155,140 | ) |  | (89,940 | )
Dividends paid | (56,944 | ) |  | (19,317 | )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (490,751 | ) |  | (591,625 | )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents | (358,512 | ) |  | (54,766 | )
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period | 1,580,329 |  |  | 1,404,760 |
Cash and equivalents at end of period | $ | 1,221,817 |  |  | $ | 1,349,994 |
Supplemental Cash Flow Information: |  |  |
Interest paid (capitalized), net | $ | (23,236 | ) |  | $ | (18,304 | )
Income taxes paid (refunded), net | $ | (1,054 | ) |  | $ | (792 | )

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of presentation
PulteGroup, Inc. is one of the largest homebuilders in the United States, and our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “PHM”. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms "PulteGroup", the "Company", "we", "us", and "our" used herein refer to PulteGroup, Inc. and its subsidiaries. While our subsidiaries engage primarily in the homebuilding business, we also have mortgage banking operations, conducted principally through Pulte Mortgage LLC (“Pulte Mortgage”), and title operations.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by United States generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal, recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
Business acquisition
We acquired certain real estate assets from Dominion Homes in August 2014 for $82.7 million in cash and the assumption of certain payables related to such assets. A total of $5.3 million of the purchase price is expected to be paid subsequent to September 30, 2014. The net assets acquired are located in Columbus, Ohio and Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky and included approximately 8,200 lots, including approximately 400 homes in inventory and control of approximately 900 lots through option contracts. We also assumed a sales order backlog of 622 homes. The acquired net assets were recorded at their estimated fair values. The acquisition of these assets was not material to our results of operations or financial condition.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Subsequent events
We evaluated subsequent events up until the time the financial statements were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
Cash and equivalents
Cash and equivalents include institutional money market investments and time deposits with a maturity of three months or less when acquired. Cash and equivalents at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 also included $10.2 million and $3.7 million, respectively, of cash from home closings held in escrow for our benefit, typically for less than five days, which are considered deposits in-transit.
Restricted cash
We maintain certain cash balances that are restricted as to their use. Restricted cash includes deposits maintained with financial institutions under cash-collateralized letter of credit agreements (see Note 8) as well as certain other accounts with restrictions, including customer deposits on home sales that are temporarily restricted by regulatory requirements until title transfers to the homebuyer.
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Other expense, net
Other expense, net consists of the following ($000’s omitted):

| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
September 30, |  | September 30,
2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs | $ | 1,391 |  |  | $ | 811 |  |  | $ | 4,543 |  |  | $ | 1,402 |
Loss on debt retirements (Note 8) | — |  |  | 3,858 |  |  | 8,584 |  |  | 26,930 |
Amortization of intangible assets | 3,258 |  |  | 3,275 |  |  | 9,808 |  |  | 9,825 |
Miscellaneous, net (a) | (2,243 | ) |  | 9,111 |  |  | 2,626 |  |  | 41,009 |
| $ | 2,406 |  |  | $ | 17,055 |  |  | $ | 25,561 |  |  | $ | 79,166 |

(a) | Includes a charge of $8.0 million and $38.0 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 resulting from a contractual dispute related to a previously completed luxury community.

Notes receivable
In certain instances, we may accept consideration for land sales or other transactions in the form of a note receivable. Such receivables are reported net of allowance for credit losses within other assets. The following represents our notes receivable and related allowance for credit losses ($000’s omitted):

| September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
Notes receivable, gross | $ | 57,466 |  |  | $ | 59,995 |
Allowance for credit losses | (27,287 | ) |  | (27,051 | )
Notes receivable, net | $ | 30,179 |  |  | $ | 32,944 |

We also record other receivables from various parties in the normal course of business, including amounts due from municipalities, insurance companies, and vendors. Such receivables are generally reported in other assets. See Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale in Note 1 for a discussion of our receivables related to mortgage operations.
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income (loss) available to common shareholders (the “Numerator”) by the weighted-average number of common shares, adjusted for unvested shares (the “Denominator”) for the period. Computing diluted earnings per share is similar to computing basic earnings per share, except that the Denominator is increased to include the dilutive effects of stock options, unvested restricted stock and restricted stock units, and other potentially dilutive instruments. Any stock options that have an exercise price greater than the average market price are considered to be anti-dilutive and are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation. Our earnings per share excluded 7.1 million and 7.2 million stock options and other potentially dilutive instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, and 10.3 million and 10.5 million stock options and other potentially dilutive instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.
In accordance with ASC 260 "Earnings Per Share" ("ASC 260"), the two-class method determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating securities according to an earnings allocation formula that adjusts the Numerator for dividends or dividend equivalents and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents are participating securities and, therefore, are included in computing earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. Our outstanding restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and deferred shares are considered participating securities.
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
The following table presents the earnings per share of common stock (000's omitted, except per share data):

| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
September 30, |  | September 30,
2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | $ | 140,545 |  |  | $ | 2,281,884 |  |  | $ | 257,244 |  |  | $ | 2,400,063 |
Less: earnings distributed to participating securities | (124 | ) |  | (273 | ) |  | (386 | ) |  | (273 | )
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities | (820 | ) |  | (15,884 | ) |  | (1,362 | ) |  | (17,526 | )
Numerator for basic earnings per share | $ | 139,601 |  |  | $ | 2,265,727 |  |  | $ | 255,496 |  |  | $ | 2,382,264 |
Add back: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities | 820 |  |  | 15,884 |  |  | 1,362 |  |  | 17,526 |
Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to participating securities | (812 | ) |  | (15,753 | ) |  | (1,349 | ) |  | (17,358 | )
Numerator for diluted earnings per share | $ | 139,609 |  |  | $ | 2,265,858 |  |  | $ | 255,509 |  |  | $ | 2,382,432 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic shares outstanding | 373,531 |  |  | 382,883 |  |  | 376,097 |  |  | 384,159 |
Effect of dilutive securities | 3,761 |  |  | 3,220 |  |  | 3,723 |  |  | 3,745 |
Diluted shares outstanding | 377,292 |  |  | 386,103 |  |  | 379,820 |  |  | 387,904 |
Earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic | $ | 0.37 |  |  | $ | 5.92 |  |  | $ | 0.68 |  |  | $ | 6.20 |
Diluted | $ | 0.37 |  |  | $ | 5.87 |  |  | $ | 0.67 |  |  | $ | 6.14 |

Land impairments
We record land impairment valuation adjustments to our communities within Homebuilding home sale cost of revenues. Our evaluations for impairments are based on our best estimates of the future cash flows of our communities. However, if conditions in our local markets worsen in the future or if our strategy related to certain communities changes, we may be required to evaluate our assets for further impairments or write-downs. There were no significant impairments during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 or 2013.
Land option agreements
In the ordinary course of business, we enter into land option agreements in order to procure land for the construction of homes in the future. Pursuant to these land option agreements, we generally provide a deposit to the seller as consideration for the right to purchase land at different times in the future, usually at predetermined prices. Such contracts enable us to defer acquiring portions of properties owned by third parties or unconsolidated entities until we have determined whether and when to exercise our option, which reduces our financial risks associated with long-term land holdings. Option deposits and pre-acquisition costs (such as environmental testing, surveys, engineering, and entitlement costs) are capitalized if the costs are directly identifiable with the land under option, the costs would be capitalized if we owned the land, and acquisition of the property is probable. Such costs are reflected in other assets and are reclassified to inventory upon taking title to the land. We write off deposits and pre-acquisition costs when it becomes probable that we will not go forward with the project or recover the capitalized costs. Such decisions take into consideration changes in local market conditions, the timing of required land purchases, the availability and best use of necessary incremental capital, and other factors. We record any such write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs within other expense, net.
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
If an entity holding the land under option is a variable interest entity ("VIE"), our deposit represents a variable interest in that entity. If we are determined to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE, we are required to consolidate the VIE. No VIEs required consolidation at either September 30, 2014 or December 31, 2013. Separately, certain land option agreements represent financing arrangements due to the remaining purchase price under the land option agreements, even though we generally have no obligation to pay these future amounts. As a result, we recorded $16.8 million and $24.0 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, to land, not owned, under option agreements with a corresponding increase to accrued and other liabilities. The following provides a summary of our interests in land option agreements as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 ($000’s omitted):

| September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
| Deposits and Pre-acquisition Costs |  | Remaining Purchase Price |  | Land, Not Owned, Under Option Agreements |  | Deposits and Pre-acquisition Costs |  | Remaining Purchase Price |  | Land, Not Owned, Under Option Agreements
Land options with VIEs | $ | 58,197 |  |  | $ | 771,593 |  |  | $ | 6,719 |  |  | $ | 40,486 |  |  | $ | 661,158 |  |  | $ | 8,167 |
Other land options | 64,686 |  |  | 969,705 |  |  | 10,098 |  |  | 50,548 |  |  | 729,128 |  |  | 15,857 |
| $ | 122,883 |  |  | $ | 1,741,298 |  |  | $ | 16,817 |  |  | $ | 91,034 |  |  | $ | 1,390,286 |  |  | $ | 24,024 |

Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale
Substantially all of the loans originated by us are sold in the secondary mortgage market within a short period of time after origination, generally within 30 days. In accordance with ASC 825, “Financial Instruments” (“ASC 825”), we use the fair value option to record residential mortgage loans available-for-sale. Election of the fair value option for these loans allows a better offset of the changes in fair values of the loans and the derivative instruments used to economically hedge them without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. We do not designate any derivative instruments as hedges or apply the hedge accounting provisions of ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.”
Expected gains and losses from the sale of residential mortgage loans and their related servicing rights are included in the measurement of written loan commitments that are accounted for at fair value through Financial Services revenues at the time of commitment. Subsequent changes in the fair value of these loans are reflected in Financial Services revenues as they occur. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, residential mortgage loans available-for-sale had an aggregate fair value of $236.4 million and $287.9 million, respectively, and an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $229.3 million and $278.1 million, respectively. The net gain (loss) resulting from changes in fair value of these loans totaled $(0.3) million and $4.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $1.3 million and $2.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. These changes in fair value were substantially offset by changes in fair value of the corresponding hedging instruments. Net gains from the sale of mortgages were $18.0 million and $18.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $48.4 million and $66.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and have been included in Financial Services revenues.
Derivative instruments and hedging activities
We are exposed to market risks from commitments to lend, movements in interest rates, and canceled or modified commitments to lend. A commitment to lend at a specific interest rate (an interest rate lock commitment) is a derivative financial instrument (interest rate is locked to the borrower). In order to reduce these risks, we use other derivative financial instruments, principally cash forward placement contracts on mortgage-backed securities and whole loan investor commitments, to economically hedge the interest rate lock commitment. We enter into these derivative financial instruments based upon our portfolio of interest rate lock commitments and closed loans. We do not enter into any derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.
At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we had aggregate interest rate lock commitments of $258.0 million and $175.7 million, respectively, which were originated at interest rates prevailing at the date of commitment. Since we can terminate a loan commitment if the borrower does not comply with the terms of the contract, and some loan commitments may expire without being drawn upon, these commitments do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. We evaluate the creditworthiness of these transactions through our normal credit policies.
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Forward contracts on mortgage-backed securities are commitments to either purchase or sell a specified financial instrument at a specified future date for a specified price that may be settled in cash, by offsetting the position, or through the delivery of the financial instrument. Forward contracts on mortgage-backed securities are the predominant derivative financial instruments we use to minimize market risk during the period from the time we extend an interest rate lock to a loan applicant until the time the loan is sold to an investor. We also use whole loan investor commitments, which are obligations of the investor to buy loans at a specified price within a specified time period. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we had unexpired forward contracts of $427.3 million and $381.5 million, respectively, and whole loan investor commitments of $22.1 million and $31.7 million, respectively. Changes in the fair value of interest rate lock commitments and other derivative financial instruments are recognized in Financial Services revenues, and the fair values are reflected in other assets or other liabilities, as applicable.
There are no credit-risk-related contingent features within our derivative agreements, and counterparty risk is considered minimal. Gains and losses on interest rate lock commitments are substantially offset by corresponding gains or losses on forward contracts on mortgage-backed securities and whole loan investor commitments. We are generally not exposed to variability in cash flows of derivative instruments for more than approximately 60 days.
The fair values of derivative instruments and their location in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets is summarized below ($000’s omitted):

| September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
| Other Assets |  | Other Liabilities |  | Other Assets |  | Other Liabilities
Interest rate lock commitments | $ | 6,298 |  |  | $ | 182 |  |  | $ | 3,628 |  |  | $ | 489 |
Forward contracts | 476 |  |  | 1,184 |  |  | 4,374 |  |  | 34 |
Whole loan commitments | 65 |  |  | 67 |  |  | 189 |  |  | 84 |
| $ | 6,839 |  |  | $ | 1,433 |  |  | $ | 8,191 |  |  | $ | 607 |

New accounting pronouncements
In January 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-04, “Receivables - Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors,” which clarifies when an in substance repossession or foreclosure of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan has occurred. By doing so, this guidance helps determine when the creditor should derecognize the loan receivable and recognize the real estate property. The guidance is effective for us beginning January 1, 2015 and is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2014-09”). The standard is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model that requires revenue to be recognized in a manner to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration expected to be received in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 is effective for us for fiscal and interim periods beginning January 1, 2017 and early application is not permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on our financial statements.
In June 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11, "Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures” ("ASU 2014-11"), which makes limited amendments to ASC 860, "Transfers and Servicing." The ASU requires entities to account for repurchase-to-maturity transactions as secured borrowings, eliminates accounting guidance on linked repurchase financing transactions, and expands disclosure requirements related to certain transfers of financial assets. ASU 2014-11 is effective for us for fiscal periods beginning January 1, 2015 and interim periods beginning April 1, 2015 and is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
In August 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15, “Disclosure of Uncertainties About an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” (“ASU 2014-15”), which requires management to evaluate, at each annual and interim reporting period, whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and provide related disclosures. ASU 2014-15 is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning January 1, 2017.
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2. Inventory and land held for sale
Major components of inventory were as follows ($000’s omitted):

| September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
Homes under construction | $ | 1,404,377 |  |  | $ | 1,042,147 |
Land under development | 2,243,887 |  |  | 2,189,387 |
Raw land | 783,537 |  |  | 747,027 |
| $ | 4,431,801 |  |  | $ | 3,978,561 |

We capitalize interest cost into inventory during the active development and construction of our communities. Each layer of capitalized interest is amortized over a period that approximates the average life of communities under development. Interest expense is recorded based on the timing of home closings. In all periods presented, we capitalized all Homebuilding interest costs into inventory because the level of our active inventory exceeded our debt levels. Information related to interest capitalized into inventory is as follows ($000’s omitted):

| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Interest in inventory, beginning of period | $ | 210,603 |  |  | $ | 298,575 |  |  | $ | 230,922 |  |  | $ | 331,880 |
Interest capitalized | 32,025 |  |  | 35,962 |  |  | 98,793 |  |  | 118,527 |
Interest expensed | (52,286 | ) |  | (68,013 | ) |  | (139,373 | ) |  | (183,883 | )
Interest in inventory, end of period | $ | 190,342 |  |  | $ | 266,524 |  |  | $ | 190,342 |  |  | $ | 266,524 |
Interest incurred (a) | $ | 32,025 |  |  | $ | 35,962 |  |  | $ | 98,793 |  |  | $ | 118,527 |

(a) | Homebuilding interest incurred includes interest on senior debt and certain other financing arrangements.

Land held for sale
We periodically elect to sell parcels of land to third parties in the event such assets no longer fit into our strategic
operating plans or are zoned for commercial or other development. Land held for sale was as follows ($000’s omitted):

| September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
Land held for sale, gross | $ | 100,300 |  |  | $ | 70,003 |
Net realizable value reserves | (7,138 | ) |  | (8,268 | )
Land held for sale, net | $ | 93,162 |  |  | $ | 61,735 |

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3. Segment information
Our Homebuilding operations are engaged in the acquisition and development of land primarily for residential purposes within the U.S. and the construction of housing on such land. For reporting purposes, our Homebuilding operations are aggregated into six reportable segments:

Northeast: |  | Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia
Southeast: |  | Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Florida: |  | Florida
Texas: |  | Texas
North: |  | Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Northern California, Ohio, Oregon, Washington
Southwest: |  | Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Southern California

We also have a reportable segment for our Financial Services operations, which consist principally of mortgage banking and title operations. The Financial Services segment operates generally in the same markets as the Homebuilding segments.
Evaluation of segment performance is generally based on income before income taxes. Each reportable segment generally follows the same accounting policies described in Note 1 - "Summary of significant accounting policies" to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
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| Operating Data by Segment ($000’s omitted)
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Northeast | $ | 185,559 |  |  | $ | 259,413 |  |  | $ | 480,495 |  |  | $ | 555,856 |
Southeast | 253,895 |  |  | 234,605 |  |  | 668,660 |  |  | 602,379 |
Florida | 251,486 |  |  | 227,614 |  |  | 647,146 |  |  | 562,890 |
Texas | 216,837 |  |  | 217,897 |  |  | 595,975 |  |  | 621,972 |
North | 426,165 |  |  | 343,748 |  |  | 949,757 |  |  | 826,054 |
Southwest | 227,331 |  |  | 264,465 |  |  | 568,228 |  |  | 744,534 |
| 1,561,273 |  |  | 1,547,742 |  |  | 3,910,261 |  |  | 3,913,685 |
Financial Services | 33,452 |  |  | 34,336 |  |  | 89,544 |  |  | 110,571 |
Consolidated revenues | $ | 1,594,725 |  |  | $ | 1,582,078 |  |  | $ | 3,999,805 |  |  | $ | 4,024,256 |
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Northeast | $ | 28,568 |  |  | $ | 33,508 |  |  | $ | 65,873 |  |  | $ | 62,162 |
Southeast | 42,230 |  |  | 37,687 |  |  | 105,974 |  |  | 78,811 |
Florida | 55,931 |  |  | 43,834 |  |  | 132,541 |  |  | 89,711 |
Texas | 33,730 |  |  | 32,111 |  |  | 87,952 |  |  | 79,015 |
North | 61,599 |  |  | 48,674 |  |  | 129,699 |  |  | 95,303 |
Southwest | 40,812 |  |  | 49,508 |  |  | 93,198 |  |  | 119,908 |
Other homebuilding (a) | (48,819 | ) |  | (81,728 | ) |  | (234,178 | ) |  | (271,308 | )
| 214,051 |  |  | 163,594 |  |  | 381,059 |  |  | 253,602 |
Financial Services | 10,877 |  |  | 11,128 |  |  | 41,578 |  |  | 41,800 |
Consolidated income before income taxes | $ | 224,928 |  |  | $ | 174,722 |  |  | $ | 422,637 |  |  | $ | 295,402 |

(a) | 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 nine months ended September 30, 2014 and $3.9 million and $26.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively; a charge totaling $84.5 million to increase insurance reserves for the nine months ended September 30, 2014; costs associated with the relocation of our corporate headquarters totaling $1.9 million and $7.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, and $0.3 million and $13.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively; and a charge resulting from a contractual dispute related to a previously completed luxury community totaling $8.0 million and $38.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

| Operating Data by Segment
| ($000's omitted)
| September 30, 2014
| Homes Under Construction |  | Land Under Development |  | Raw Land |  | Total Inventory |  | Total Assets
Northeast | $ | 235,007 |  |  | $ | 266,735 |  |  | $ | 105,887 |  |  | $ | 607,629 |  |  | $ | 712,273 |
Southeast | 183,732 |  |  | 300,218 |  |  | 114,401 |  |  | 598,351 |  |  | 634,210 |
Florida | 178,779 |  |  | 296,901 |  |  | 107,518 |  |  | 583,198 |  |  | 687,766 |
Texas | 167,372 |  |  | 251,916 |  |  | 69,455 |  |  | 488,743 |  |  | 537,105 |
North | 402,923 |  |  | 372,773 |  |  | 140,384 |  |  | 916,080 |  |  | 1,004,111 |
Southwest | 204,735 |  |  | 568,284 |  |  | 204,703 |  |  | 977,722 |  |  | 1,047,126 |
Other homebuilding (a) | 31,829 |  |  | 187,060 |  |  | 41,189 |  |  | 260,078 |  |  | 3,676,400 |
| 1,404,377 |  |  | 2,243,887 |  |  | 783,537 |  |  | 4,431,801 |  |  | 8,298,991 |
Financial Services | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 315,654 |
| $ | 1,404,377 |  |  | $ | 2,243,887 |  |  | $ | 783,537 |  |  | $ | 4,431,801 |  |  | $ | 8,614,645 |
| December 31, 2013
| Homes Under Construction |  | Land Under Development |  | Raw Land |  | Total Inventory |  | Total Assets
Northeast | $ | 212,611 |  |  | $ | 325,241 |  |  | $ | 106,681 |  |  | $ | 644,533 |  |  | $ | 731,259 |
Southeast | 139,484 |  |  | 274,981 |  |  | 146,617 |  |  | 561,082 |  |  | 599,271 |
Florida | 140,366 |  |  | 295,631 |  |  | 104,766 |  |  | 540,763 |  |  | 618,449 |
Texas | 130,398 |  |  | 223,979 |  |  | 57,480 |  |  | 411,857 |  |  | 466,198 |
North | 227,537 |  |  | 350,239 |  |  | 78,945 |  |  | 656,721 |  |  | 716,239 |
Southwest | 159,350 |  |  | 512,164 |  |  | 201,659 |  |  | 873,173 |  |  | 940,462 |
Other homebuilding (a) | 32,401 |  |  | 207,152 |  |  | 50,879 |  |  | 290,432 |  |  | 4,334,591 |
| 1,042,147 |  |  | 2,189,387 |  |  | 747,027 |  |  | 3,978,561 |  |  | 8,406,469 |
Financial Services | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 327,674 |
| $ | 1,042,147 |  |  | $ | 2,189,387 |  |  | $ | 747,027 |  |  | $ | 3,978,561 |  |  | $ | 8,734,143 |

(a) | Other homebuilding primarily includes cash and equivalents, capitalized interest, intangibles, deferred tax assets, and other corporate items that are not allocated to the operating segments.

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(UNAUDITED)
4. Investments in unconsolidated entities
We participate in a number of joint ventures with independent third parties. Many of these joint ventures purchase, develop, and/or sell land and homes. A summary of our joint ventures is presented below ($000’s omitted):

| September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
Investments in joint ventures with debt non-recourse to PulteGroup | $ | 26,491 |  |  | $ | 26,532 |
Investments in other active joint ventures | 13,804 |  |  | 18,791 |
Total investments in unconsolidated entities | $ | 40,295 |  |  | $ | 45,323 |
Total joint venture debt | $ | 24,546 |  |  | $ | 12,408 |
PulteGroup proportionate share of joint venture debt: |  |  |
Joint venture debt with limited recourse guaranties | $ | 988 |  |  | $ | 750 |
Joint venture debt non-recourse to PulteGroup | 9,271 |  |  | 3,654 |
PulteGroup's total proportionate share of joint venture debt | $ | 10,259 |  |  | $ | 4,404 |

We recognized (income) expense from unconsolidated joint ventures of $(0.3) million and $(0.8) million during the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $(7.5) million and $(0.3) million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, we made capital contributions of $0.0 million and $1.1 million, respectively, and received distributions of $12.4 million and $1.9 million, respectively.
The timing of cash obligations under a joint venture and any related financing agreements varies by agreement. If additional capital contributions are required and approved, we would need to contribute our pro rata portion of those capital needs in order to not dilute our ownership in the joint ventures. While future capital contributions may be required, we believe the total amount of such contributions will be limited. Our maximum financial loss exposure related to joint ventures is unlikely to exceed the combined investment and limited recourse guaranty totals.
5. Shareholders’ equity
During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we declared three quarterly cash dividends of $0.05 per common share each for an aggregate $56.7 million. In October 2014, the board of directors declared an increase to the quarterly cash dividend to $0.08 per common share.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we repurchased 7.7 million shares under our repurchase authorization for a total of $147.8 million. Such repurchases are reflected as reductions of common stock and retained earnings. At September 30, 2014, we had remaining authorization to repurchase $86.4 million of common shares. In October 2014, our board of directors approved an increase of $750.0 million to such authorization.
Under our stock-based compensation plans, we accept shares as payment under certain conditions related to stock option exercises and vesting of shares, generally related to the payment of minimum tax obligations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, employees surrendered shares valued at $7.2 million and $6.9 million, respectively, under these plans. Such share transactions are excluded from the above noted stock repurchase authorization.
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(UNAUDITED)
6. Income taxes
Our effective tax rate is affected by a number of factors, the most significant of which are the valuation allowance related to our deferred tax assets, changes to tax laws or other circumstances that impact the value of our deferred tax assets, and changes in our unrecognized tax benefits. Our 2014 effective tax rate approximates our blended statutory tax rate. Our tax provisions for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 consisted primarily of the reversal of a valuation allowance related to our deferred tax assets.
We evaluate our deferred tax assets each period to determine if a valuation allowance is required based on whether it is "more likely than not" that some portion of the deferred tax assets would not be realized. The ultimate realization of these deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of sufficient taxable income during future periods. We conduct our evaluation by considering all available positive and negative evidence. This evaluation considers, among other factors, historical operating results, forecasts of future profitability, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, and the outlooks for the U.S. housing industry and broader economy. Based on our evaluation through June 30, 2013, we had fully reserved our net deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty of their realization. At September 30, 2013, we determined that the valuation allowance against substantially all of our federal deferred tax assets and a significant portion of our state deferred tax assets was no longer required. Accordingly, we reversed $2.1 billion of valuation allowance in the third quarter of 2013.
The accounting for deferred taxes is based upon estimates of future results. Differences between estimated and actual results could result in changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets that could have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial position. Changes in existing tax laws could also affect actual tax results and the realization of deferred tax assets over time. Certain states enacted changes to tax laws that impacted the value of our deferred tax assets during 2014. The estimated impact of such changes was recorded to income tax expense during the period.
Unrecognized tax benefits represent the difference between tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and the benefits recognized for financial statement purposes. At September 30, 2014, we had $159.6 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits and $36.7 million of related accrued interest and penalties. It is reasonably possible within the next twelve months that our gross unrecognized tax benefits may decrease by up to $127.9 million, excluding interest and penalties, primarily due to expirations of certain statutes of limitations and potential settlements.
We are currently under examination by the IRS and various state taxing jurisdictions and anticipate finalizing certain of the examinations within the next twelve months. The final outcome of these examinations is not yet determinable. The statute of limitations for our major tax jurisdictions remains open for examination for tax years 2004 to 2014.
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(UNAUDITED)
7. Fair value disclosures
ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” provides a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The fair value hierarchy can be summarized as follows:

Level 1 |  | Fair value determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 |  | Fair value determined using significant observable inputs, generally either quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities or quoted prices in markets that are not active.
Level 3 |  | Fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs, such as pricing models, discounted cash flows, or similar techniques.

Our assets and liabilities measured or disclosed at fair value are summarized below ($000’s omitted):

Financial Instrument |  | Fair Value Hierarchy |  | Fair Value
September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis: |  |  |  |  |  |
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale |  | Level 2 |  | $ | 236,372 |  |  | $ | 287,933 |
Interest rate lock commitments |  | Level 2 |  | 6,116 |  |  | 3,139 |
Forward contracts |  | Level 2 |  | (708 | ) |  | 4,340 |
Whole loan commitments |  | Level 2 |  | (2 | ) |  | 105 |
Disclosed at fair value: |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and equivalents (including restricted cash) |  | Level 1 |  | $ | 1,246,820 |  |  | $ | 1,653,044 |
Financial Services debt |  | Level 2 |  | 71,594 |  |  | 105,664 |
Senior notes |  | Level 2 |  | 1,900,488 |  |  | 2,070,744 |

Fair values for agency residential mortgage loans available-for-sale are determined based on quoted market prices for comparable instruments. Fair values for non-agency residential mortgage loans available-for-sale are determined based on purchase commitments from whole loan investors and other relevant market information available to management. Fair values for interest rate lock commitments, including the value of servicing rights, are based on market prices for similar instruments. Forward contracts on mortgage-backed securities are valued based on market prices for similar instruments. Fair values for whole loan investor commitments are based on market prices for similar instruments from the specific whole loan investor. Certain assets are required to be recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis when events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. There were no material amounts of such assets at either September 30, 2014 or December 31, 2013.
The carrying amounts of cash and equivalents and Financial Services debt approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature. The fair values of senior notes are based on quoted market prices, when available. If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on quoted market prices of similar issues. The carrying value of senior notes was $1.8 billion at September 30, 2014 and $2.1 billion at December 31, 2013.
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8. Debt
Our senior notes are summarized as follows ($000’s omitted):

| September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
5.20% unsecured senior notes due February 2015 (a) | $ | — |  |  | $ | 95,633 |
5.25% unsecured senior notes due June 2015 (a) | 235,610 |  |  | 233,085 |
6.50% unsecured senior notes due May 2016 (a) | 461,402 |  |  | 459,581 |
7.625% unsecured senior notes due October 2017 (b) | 122,730 |  |  | 122,663 |
7.875% unsecured senior notes due June 2032 (a) | 299,228 |  |  | 299,196 |
6.375% unsecured senior notes due May 2033 (a) | 398,622 |  |  | 398,567 |
6.00% unsecured senior notes due February 2035 (a) | 299,462 |  |  | 299,443 |
7.375% unsecured senior notes due June 2046 (a) | — |  |  | 150,000 |
Total senior notes – carrying value (c) | $ | 1,817,054 |  |  | $ | 2,058,168 |
Estimated fair value | $ | 1,900,488 |  |  | $ | 2,070,744 |

(a) | Redeemable prior to maturity; guaranteed on a senior basis by certain wholly-owned subsidiaries.

(b) | Not redeemable prior to maturity; guaranteed on a senior basis by certain wholly-owned subsidiaries.

(c) | The recorded carrying value reflects the impact of various discounts and premiums that are amortized to interest cost over the respective terms of the senior notes.

Debt retirement
During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we retired prior to their scheduled maturity dates senior notes totaling $245.7 million and recorded losses related to these transactions totaling $8.6 million. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we retired prior to their scheduled maturity dates senior notes totaling $27.0 million and $461.4 million, respectively, and recorded losses related to these transactions totaling $3.9 million and $26.9 million, respectively. Losses on debt repurchase transactions include the write-off of unamortized discounts, premiums, and transaction fees and are reflected in other expense, net.
Letter of credit facilities
We maintain a separate cash-collateralized letter of credit agreement with a financial institution. Letters of credit totaling $10.3 million and $58.7 million were outstanding under this agreement (or similar previous agreements with different financial institutions) at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Under this agreement, we are required to maintain deposits with the financial institution in amounts approximating the letters of credit outstanding. Such deposits are included in restricted cash. An unsecured letter of credit facility we previously maintained with a bank expired in September 2014.
Revolving credit facility
On July 23, 2014, we entered into a senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) that matures on July 21, 2017. The Revolving Credit Facility provides for maximum borrowings of $500 million and contains an uncommitted accordion feature that could increase the size of the Revolving Credit Facility to $1.0 billion, subject to certain conditions and availability of additional bank commitments. The Revolving Credit Facility also provides for the issuance of letters of credit that reduce available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility and may total no more than the greater of: (i) 50% of the size of the facility or (ii) $300 million in the aggregate. The interest rate on borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility may be based on either the London Interbank Offered Rate or Base Rate plus an applicable margin, as defined. Letters of credit totaling $195.5 million were outstanding under this facility at September 30, 2014.
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(UNAUDITED)
The Revolving Credit Facility contains financial covenants that require us to maintain a minimum Tangible Net Worth, a minimum Interest Coverage Ratio, and a maximum Debt to Capitalization Ratio (as each term is defined in the Revolving Credit Facility). As of September 30, 2014, we were in compliance with all covenants. Outstanding loans under the Revolving Credit Facility are guaranteed by certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Financial Services
Pulte Mortgage maintains a master repurchase agreement (the “Repurchase Agreement”) with third party lenders. In September 2014, Pulte Mortgage entered into the Fourth Amendment to the Repurchase Agreement that extended the effective date to September 2015. Effective September 2014, the borrowing capacity under the agreement was set at $150.0 million. The capacity will reduce to $99.8 million in February 2015 and will increase again to $150.0 million in June 2015. The purpose for the change in capacity during the term of the agreement is to lower associated fees during seasonally low volume periods when the additional capacity is unnecessary. Borrowings under the Repurchase Agreement are secured by residential mortgage loans available-for-sale. The Repurchase Agreement contains various affirmative and negative covenants applicable to Pulte Mortgage, including quantitative thresholds related to net worth, net income, and liquidity. Pulte Mortgage had $71.6 million and $105.7 million outstanding under the Repurchase Agreement at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, and was in compliance with all of its covenants and requirements as of those dates.
9. Commitments and contingencies
Loan origination liabilities
Our mortgage operations may be responsible for losses associated with mortgage loans originated and sold to investors in the event of errors or omissions relating to representations and warranties made by us that the loans met certain requirements, including representations as to underwriting standards, the existence of primary mortgage insurance, and the validity of certain borrower representations in connection with the loan. If a loan is determined to be faulty, we either repurchase the loans from the investors or reimburse the investors' losses (a “make-whole” payment).
In recent years, we experienced a significant increase in losses related to repurchase requests as a result of the high level of loan defaults and related losses in the mortgage industry and increasing aggressiveness by investors in presenting such claims to us. To date, the significant majority of these losses relates to loans originated in 2006 and 2007, during which period inherently riskier loan products became more common in the mortgage origination market. In 2006 and 2007, we originated $39.5 billion of loans, excluding loans originated by Centex's former subprime loan business sold by Centex in 2006. Because we generally do not retain the servicing rights to the loans we originate, information regarding the current and historical performance, credit quality, and outstanding balances of such loans is limited. Estimating these loan origination liabilities is further complicated by uncertainties surrounding numerous external factors, such as various macroeconomic factors (including unemployment rates and changes in home prices), actions taken by third parties, including the parties servicing the loans, and the U.S. federal government in its dual capacity as regulator of the U.S. mortgage industry and conservator of the government-sponsored enterprises commonly known as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which own or guarantee the majority of mortgage loans in the U.S.
Most requests received to date relate to make-whole payments on loans that have been foreclosed. Requests undergo extensive analysis to confirm the exposure, attempt to cure the identified defect, and, when necessary, determine our liability. We establish liabilities for such anticipated losses based upon, among other things, the level of current unresolved repurchase requests, the volume of estimated probable future repurchase requests, our ability to cure the defects identified in the repurchase requests, and the severity of the estimated loss upon repurchase. Determining these estimates and the resulting liability requires a significant level of management judgment. We are generally able to cure or refute over 60% of the requests received from investors such that we do not believe repurchases or make-whole payments will ultimately be required. For those requests that we believe will result in repurchases or make-whole payments, actual loss severities are expected to approximate 50% of the outstanding principal balance.
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(UNAUDITED)
Activity in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 reflected a reduction of $18.6 million in liabilities based on our evaluation of required reserves in light of recent settlements of various pending repurchase requests and current conditions. Given the ongoing volatility in the mortgage industry, changes in values of underlying collateral over time, and other uncertainties regarding the ultimate resolution of these claims, actual costs could differ from our current estimates. Changes in these liabilities were as follows ($000's omitted):

| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Liabilities, beginning of period | $ | 62,707 |  |  | $ | 154,421 |  |  | $ | 124,956 |  |  | $ | 164,280 |
Reserves provided and adjustments | — |  |  | — |  |  | (18,604 | ) |  | — |
Payments | (1,991 | ) |  | (8,220 | ) |  | (45,636 | ) |  | (18,079 | )
Liabilities, end of period | $ | 60,716 |  |  | $ | 146,201 |  |  | $ | 60,716 |  |  | $ | 146,201 |

We entered into an agreement in conjunction with the wind down of Centex's mortgage operations, which ceased loan origination activities in December 2009, that provides a guaranty for one major investor of loans originated by Centex. This guaranty provides that we will honor the potential repurchase obligations of Centex's mortgage operations related to breaches of representations and warranties in the origination of a certain pool of loans. Other than with respect to this pool of loans, our contractual repurchase obligations are limited to our mortgage subsidiaries, which are included in non-guarantor subsidiaries (see Note 10 for a discussion of non-guarantor subsidiaries).
The mortgage subsidiary of Centex also sold loans to a bank for inclusion in residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBSs”) issued by the bank. In connection with these sales, Centex's mortgage subsidiary entered into agreements pursuant to which it may be required to indemnify the bank for losses incurred by investors in the RMBSs arising out of material errors or omissions in certain information provided by the mortgage subsidiary relating to the loans and loan origination process. In 2011, the bank notified us that it had been named defendant in two lawsuits alleging various violations of federal and state securities laws asserting that untrue statements of material fact were included in the registration statements used to market the sale of two RMBS transactions, which included $162 million of loans originated by Centex's mortgage subsidiary. The plaintiffs seek unspecified compensatory and/or rescissory damages on behalf of persons who purchased the securities. Neither Centex's mortgage subsidiary nor the Company is named as a defendant in these actions. We cannot yet quantify Centex's mortgage subsidiary's potential liability as a result of these indemnification obligations. We do not believe, however, that these matters will have a material adverse impact on the results of operations, financial position, or cash flows of the Company. We are aware of six other RMBS transactions with similar indemnity provisions that include an aggregate $116 million of loans originated by Centex's mortgage subsidiary, and we are not aware of any current or threatened legal proceedings regarding those transactions.
Letters of credit and surety bonds
In the normal course of business, we post letters of credit and surety bonds pursuant to certain performance-related obligations, as security for certain land option agreements, and under various insurance programs. The majority of these letters of credit and surety bonds are in support of our land development and construction obligations to various municipalities, other government agencies, and utility companies related to the construction of roads, sewers, and other infrastructure. We had outstanding letters of credit and surety bonds totaling $205.8 million and $975.9 million, respectively, at September 30, 2014, and $183.1 million and $958.3 million, respectively, at December 31, 2013. In the event any such letter of credit or surety bonds are called, we would be obligated to reimburse the issuer of the letter of credit or surety bond. We do not believe that a material amount, if any, of the letters of credit or surety bonds will be called. Our surety bonds generally do not have stated expiration dates; rather we are released from the surety bonds as the underlying contractual performance is completed. Because significant construction and development work has been performed related to the applicable projects but has not yet received final acceptance by the respective counterparties, the aggregate amount of surety bonds outstanding is in excess of the projected cost of the remaining work to be performed.
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(UNAUDITED)
Litigation and regulatory matters
We are involved in various litigation and legal claims in the normal course of our business operations, including actions brought on behalf of various classes of claimants. We are also subject to a variety of local, state, and federal laws and regulations related to land development activities, house construction standards, sales practices, mortgage lending operations, employment practices, and protection of the environment. As a result, we are subject to periodic examination or inquiry by various governmental agencies that administer these laws and regulations.
We establish liabilities for legal claims and regulatory matters when such matters are both probable of occurring and any potential loss is reasonably estimable. We accrue for such matters based on the facts and circumstances specific to each matter and revise these estimates as the matters evolve. In such cases, there may exist an exposure to loss in excess of any amounts currently accrued. In view of the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of these legal and regulatory matters, we generally cannot predict the ultimate resolution of the pending matters, the related timing, or the eventual loss. While the outcome of such contingencies cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not believe that the resolution of such matters will have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial position, or cash flows. However, to the extent the liability arising from the ultimate resolution of any matter exceeds the estimates reflected in the recorded reserves relating to such matter, we could incur additional charges that could be significant.
Allowance for warranties
Home purchasers are provided with a limited warranty against certain building defects, including a one-year comprehensive limited warranty and coverage for certain other aspects of the home’s construction and operating systems for periods of up to 10 years. We estimate the costs to be incurred under these warranties and record liabilities in the amount of such costs at the time product revenue is recognized. Factors that affect our warranty liabilities include the number of homes sold, historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims, and the cost per claim. We periodically assess the adequacy of the warranty liabilities for each geographic market in which we operate and adjust the amounts as necessary. Actual warranty costs in the future could differ from the current estimates. Changes to warranty liabilities were as follows ($000’s omitted):

| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Warranty liabilities, beginning of period | $ | 61,986 |  |  | $ | 61,914 |  |  | $ | 63,992 |  |  | $ | 64,098 |
Reserves provided | 12,375 |  |  | 15,322 |  |  | 33,036 |  |  | 36,079 |
Payments | (12,674 | ) |  | (10,551 | ) |  | (34,586 | ) |  | (32,330 | )
Other adjustments | (222 | ) |  | (1,602 | ) |  | (977 | ) |  | (2,764 | )
Warranty liabilities, end of period | $ | 61,465 |  |  | $ | 65,083 |  |  | $ | 61,465 |  |  | $ | 65,083 |

Self-insured risks
We maintain, and require our subcontractors to maintain, general liability insurance coverage. We also maintain builders' risk, property, errors and omissions, workers compensation, and other business insurance coverage. These insurance policies protect us against a portion of the risk of loss from claims. However, we retain a significant portion of the overall risk for such claims either through policies issued by our captive insurance subsidiaries or through our own self-insured per occurrence and aggregate retentions, deductibles, and claims in excess of available insurance policy limits.
Our general liability insurance includes coverage for certain construction defects. While construction defect claims can relate to a variety of circumstances, the majority of our claims relate to alleged problems with siding, plumbing, foundations and other concrete work, windows, roofing, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. The availability of general liability insurance for the homebuilding industry and its subcontractors has become increasingly limited, and the insurance policies available require companies to maintain significant per occurrence and aggregate retention levels. In certain instances, we may offer our subcontractors the opportunity to purchase insurance through one of our captive insurance subsidiaries or participate in a project-specific insurance program provided by the Company. Policies issued by the captive insurance subsidiaries represent self-insurance of these risks by the Company. This self-insured exposure is limited by reinsurance policies that we purchase. General liability coverage for the homebuilding
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(UNAUDITED)
industry is complex, and our coverage varies from policy year to policy year. Our insurance coverage requires a per occurrence deductible up to an overall aggregate retention level. Beginning with the first dollar, amounts paid to satisfy insured claims apply to our per occurrence and aggregate retention obligations. Any amounts incurred in excess of the occurrence or aggregate retention levels are covered by insurance up to our purchased coverage levels. Our insurance policies, including the captive insurance subsidiaries' reinsurance policies, are maintained with highly-rated underwriters for whom we believe counterparty default risk is not significant.
At any point in time, we are managing over 1,000 individual claims related to general liability, property, errors and omission, workers compensation, and other business insurance coverage. We reserve for costs associated with such claims (including expected claims management expenses) on an undiscounted basis at the time revenue is recognized for each home closing and evaluate the recorded liabilities based on actuarial analyses of our historical claims. The actuarial analyses calculate estimates of the ultimate net cost of all unpaid losses, including estimates for incurred but not reported losses ("IBNR"). IBNR represents losses related to claims incurred but not yet reported plus development on reported claims. These estimates comprise a significant portion of our liability and are subject to a high degree of uncertainty due to a variety of factors, including changes in claims reporting and resolution patterns, third party recoveries, insurance industry practices, the regulatory environment, and legal precedent. State regulations vary, but construction defect claims are reported and resolved over an extended period often exceeding ten years. In certain instances, we have the ability to recover a portion of our costs under various insurance policies or from subcontractors or other third parties. Estimates of such amounts are recorded when recovery is considered probable.
Our recorded reserves for all such claims totaled $734.7 million at September 30, 2014, the vast majority of which relates to general liability claims. The recorded reserves include loss estimates related to both (i) existing claims and related claim expenses and (ii) IBNR and related claim expenses. Liabilities related to IBNR and related claim expenses represented approximately 76% of the total general liability reserves at September 30, 2014. The actuarial analyses that determine the IBNR portion of reserves consider a variety of factors, including the frequency and severity of losses, which are based on our historical claims experience supplemented by industry data. The actuarial analyses of the reserves also consider historical third party recovery rates and claims management expenses.
Adjustments to reserves are recorded in the period in which the change in estimate occurs. Because the majority of our reserves relates to IBNR, adjustments to reserve amounts for individual existing claims generally do not impact the recorded reserves materially. However, changes in the frequency and timing of reported claims and estimates of specific claim values can impact the underlying inputs and trends utilized in the actuarial analyses, which could have a material impact on the recorded reserves. Additionally, the amount of insurance coverage available for each policy period also impacts our recorded reserves. Because of the inherent uncertainty in estimating future losses and the timing of such losses related to these claims, actual costs could differ significantly from estimated costs. Costs associated with our insurance programs are classified within selling, general, and administrative expenses.
During the second quarter of 2014, we recorded a change in estimate increasing reserves by $84.5 million, which is reflected in "Reserves provided" in the below table. Such additional reserves were primarily driven by estimated costs associated with siding repairs in certain previously completed communities that, in turn, impacted actuarial estimates for potential future claims.
Changes in these liabilities were as follows ($000's omitted):

| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 746,446 |  |  | $ | 708,142 |  |  | $ | 668,100 |  |  | $ | 721,284 |
Reserves provided | 21,385 |  |  | 21,439 |  |  | 137,666 |  |  | 52,266 |
Payments | (33,168 | ) |  | (37,983 | ) |  | (71,103 | ) |  | (81,952 | )
Balance, end of period | $ | 734,663 |  |  | $ | 691,598 |  |  | $ | 734,663 |  |  | $ | 691,598 |

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(UNAUDITED)
10. Supplemental Guarantor information
All of our senior notes are guaranteed jointly and severally on a senior basis by each of the Company's wholly-owned Homebuilding subsidiaries and certain other wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantors”). Such guaranties are full and unconditional. Supplemental consolidating financial information of the Company, including such information for the Guarantors, is presented below. Investments in subsidiaries are presented using the equity method of accounting. Separate financial statements of the Guarantors are not provided as the consolidating financial information contained herein provides a more meaningful disclosure to allow investors to determine the nature of the assets held by, and the operations of, the combined groups.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
($000’s omitted)

| Unconsolidated |  | Eliminating Entries |  | Consolidated PulteGroup, Inc.
| PulteGroup, Inc. |  | Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and equivalents | $ | 862 |  |  | $ | 1,169,490 |  |  | $ | 51,465 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,221,817 |
Restricted cash | 10,298 |  |  | 2,301 |  |  | 12,404 |  |  | — |  |  | 25,003 |
House and land inventory | — |  |  | 4,430,930 |  |  | 871 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,431,801 |
Land held for sale | — |  |  | 92,128 |  |  | 1,034 |  |  | — |  |  | 93,162 |
Land, not owned, under option agreements | — |  |  | 16,817 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 16,817 |
Residential mortgage loans available- for-sale | — |  |  | — |  |  | 236,372 |  |  | — |  |  | 236,372 |
Investments in unconsolidated entities | 74 |  |  | 36,091 |  |  | 4,130 |  |  | — |  |  | 40,295 |
Other assets | 35,240 |  |  | 403,047 |  |  | 62,457 |  |  | — |  |  | 500,744 |
Intangible assets | — |  |  | 126,340 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 126,340 |
Deferred tax assets, net | 1,909,922 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 12,355 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,922,294 |
Investments in subsidiaries and intercompany accounts, net | 4,848,387 |  |  | 673,726 |  |  | 6,178,709 |  |  | (11,700,822 | ) |  | — |
| $ | 6,804,783 |  |  | $ | 6,950,887 |  |  | $ | 6,559,797 |  |  | $ | (11,700,822 | ) |  | $ | 8,614,645 |
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable, customer deposits, accrued and other liabilities | $ | 81,104 |  |  | $ | 1,576,396 |  |  | $ | 161,874 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,819,374 |
Income tax liabilities | 196,216 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 196,214 |
Financial Services debt | — |  |  | — |  |  | 71,594 |  |  | — |  |  | 71,594 |
Senior notes | 1,817,054 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,817,054 |
Total liabilities | 2,094,374 |  |  | 1,576,394 |  |  | 233,468 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,904,236 |
Total shareholders’ equity | 4,710,409 |  |  | 5,374,493 |  |  | 6,326,329 |  |  | (11,700,822 | ) |  | 4,710,409 |
| $ | 6,804,783 |  |  | $ | 6,950,887 |  |  | $ | 6,559,797 |  |  | $ | (11,700,822 | ) |  | $ | 8,614,645 |

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER 31, 2013
($000’s omitted)

| Unconsolidated |  | Eliminating Entries |  | Consolidated PulteGroup, Inc.
| PulteGroup, Inc. |  | Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and equivalents | $ | 262,364 |  |  | $ | 1,188,999 |  |  | $ | 128,966 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,580,329 |
Restricted cash | 58,699 |  |  | 2,635 |  |  | 11,381 |  |  | — |  |  | 72,715 |
House and land inventory | — |  |  | 3,977,851 |  |  | 710 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,978,561 |
Land held for sale | — |  |  | 60,701 |  |  | 1,034 |  |  | — |  |  | 61,735 |
Land, not owned, under option agreements | — |  |  | 24,024 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 24,024 |
Residential mortgage loans available- for-sale | — |  |  | — |  |  | 287,933 |  |  | — |  |  | 287,933 |
Investments in unconsolidated entities | 68 |  |  | 41,319 |  |  | 3,936 |  |  | — |  |  | 45,323 |
Other assets | 50,251 |  |  | 359,228 |  |  | 51,142 |  |  | — |  |  | 460,621 |
Intangible assets | — |  |  | 136,148 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 136,148 |
Deferred tax assets, net | 2,074,137 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 12,600 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,086,754 |
Investments in subsidiaries and intercompany accounts, net | 4,532,950 |  |  | (16,513 | ) |  | 5,939,784 |  |  | (10,456,221 | ) |  | — |
| $ | 6,978,469 |  |  | $ | 5,774,409 |  |  | $ | 6,437,486 |  |  | $ | (10,456,221 | ) |  | $ | 8,734,143 |
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable, customer deposits, accrued and other liabilities | $ | 65,334 |  |  | $ | 1,413,752 |  |  | $ | 236,258 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,715,344 |
Income tax liabilities | 206,015 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 206,015 |
Financial Services debt | — |  |  | — |  |  | 105,664 |  |  | — |  |  | 105,664 |
Senior notes | 2,058,168 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,058,168 |
Total liabilities | 2,329,517 |  |  | 1,413,752 |  |  | 341,922 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,085,191 |
Total shareholders’ equity | 4,648,952 |  |  | 4,360,657 |  |  | 6,095,564 |  |  | (10,456,221 | ) |  | 4,648,952 |
| $ | 6,978,469 |  |  | $ | 5,774,409 |  |  | $ | 6,437,486 |  |  | $ | (10,456,221 | ) |  | $ | 8,734,143 |

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the three months ended September 30, 2014
($000’s omitted)

| Unconsolidated |  |  |  | Consolidated PulteGroup, Inc.
| PulteGroup, Inc. |  | Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Eliminating Entries |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home sale revenues | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,551,226 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,551,226 |
Land sale revenues | — |  |  | 10,047 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10,047 |
| — |  |  | 1,561,273 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,561,273 |
Financial Services | — |  |  | 154 |  |  | 33,298 |  |  | — |  |  | 33,452 |
| — |  |  | 1,561,427 |  |  | 33,298 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,594,725 |
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home sale cost of revenues | — |  |  | 1,195,369 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,195,369 |
Land sale cost of revenues | — |  |  | 3,539 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,539 |
| — |  |  | 1,198,908 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,198,908 |
Financial Services expenses | 195 |  |  | (102 | ) |  | 22,530 |  |  | — |  |  | 22,623 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | — |  |  | 146,642 |  |  | 494 |  |  | — |  |  | 147,136 |
Other expense (income), net | (16 | ) |  | 2,194 |  |  | 228 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,406 |
Interest income | (93 | ) |  | (1,080 | ) |  | (32 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,205 | )
Interest expense | 210 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 210 |
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities | (2 | ) |  | (205 | ) |  | (74 | ) |  | — |  |  | (281 | )
Intercompany interest | 4,190 |  |  | (1,666 | ) |  | (2,524 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries | (4,484 | ) |  | 216,736 |  |  | 12,676 |  |  | — |  |  | 224,928 |
Income tax expense (benefit) | (1,764 | ) |  | 81,157 |  |  | 4,990 |  |  | — |  |  | 84,383 |
Income (loss) before equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries | (2,720 | ) |  | 135,579 |  |  | 7,686 |  |  | — |  |  | 140,545 |
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries | 143,265 |  |  | 7,518 |  |  | 100,513 |  |  | (251,296 | ) |  | — |
Net income (loss) | 140,545 |  |  | 143,097 |  |  | 108,199 |  |  | (251,296 | ) |  | 140,545 |
Other comprehensive income | 21 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 21 |
Comprehensive income (loss) | $ | 140,566 |  |  | $ | 143,097 |  |  | $ | 108,199 |  |  | $ | (251,296 | ) |  | $ | 140,566 |

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the three months ended September 30, 2013
($000’s omitted)

| Unconsolidated |  |  |  | Consolidated PulteGroup, Inc.
| PulteGroup, Inc. |  | Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Eliminating Entries |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home sale revenues | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,491,959 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,491,959 |
Land sale revenues | — |  |  | 55,783 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 55,783 |
| — |  |  | 1,547,742 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,547,742 |
Financial Services | — |  |  | 649 |  |  | 33,687 |  |  | — |  |  | 34,336 |
| — |  |  | 1,548,391 |  |  | 33,687 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,582,078 |
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home sale cost of revenues | — |  |  | 1,180,137 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,180,137 |
Land sale cost of revenues | — |  |  | 49,933 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 49,933 |
| — |  |  | 1,230,070 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,230,070 |
Financial Services expenses | 209 |  |  | 145 |  |  | 22,890 |  |  | — |  |  | 23,244 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | — |  |  | 138,629 |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | 138,637 |
Other expense (income), net | 3,844 |  |  | 10,860 |  |  | 2,351 |  |  | — |  |  | 17,055 |
Interest income | (91 | ) |  | (928 | ) |  | (17 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,036 | )
Interest expense | 171 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 171 |
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities | 2 |  |  | (570 | ) |  | (217 | ) |  | — |  |  | (785 | )
Intercompany interest | (158,633 | ) |  | 162,739 |  |  | (4,106 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries | 154,498 |  |  | 7,446 |  |  | 12,778 |  |  | — |  |  | 174,722 |
Income tax expense (benefit) | (2,108,148 | ) |  | (1,692 | ) |  | 2,678 |  |  | — |  |  | (2,107,162 | )
Income (loss) before equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries | 2,262,646 |  |  | 9,138 |  |  | 10,100 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,281,884 |
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries | 19,238 |  |  | 11,316 |  |  | 94,212 |  |  | (124,766 | ) |  | — |
Net income (loss) | 2,281,884 |  |  | 20,454 |  |  | 104,312 |  |  | (124,766 | ) |  | 2,281,884 |
Other comprehensive income | 77 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 77 |
Comprehensive income (loss) | $ | 2,281,961 |  |  | $ | 20,454 |  |  | $ | 104,312 |  |  | $ | (124,766 | ) |  | $ | 2,281,961 |

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PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014
($000’s omitted)

| Unconsolidated |  |  |  | Consolidated PulteGroup, Inc.
| PulteGroup, Inc. |  | Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Eliminating Entries |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home sale revenues | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,885,703 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,885,703 |
Land sale revenues | — |  |  | 24,558 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 24,558 |
| — |  |  | 3,910,261 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,910,261 |
Financial Services | — |  |  | 888 |  |  | 88,656 |  |  | — |  |  | 89,544 |
| — |  |  | 3,911,149 |  |  | 88,656 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,999,805 |
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home sale cost of revenues | — |  |  | 2,976,665 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,976,665 |
Land sale cost of revenues | — |  |  | 15,382 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 15,382 |
| — |  |  | 2,992,047 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,992,047 |
Financial Services expenses | 591 |  |  | 56 |  |  | 47,411 |  |  | — |  |  | 48,058 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | — |  |  | 520,513 |  |  | 1,278 |  |  | — |  |  | 521,791 |
Other expense, net | 8,538 |  |  | 16,290 |  |  | 733 |  |  | — |  |  | 25,561 |
Interest income | (332 | ) |  | (3,046 | ) |  | (53 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3,431 | )
Interest expense | 625 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 625 |
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities | (7 | ) |  | (7,295 | ) |  | (181 | ) |  | — |  |  | (7,483 | )
Intercompany interest | 5,010 |  |  | 2,281 |  |  | (7,291 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries | (14,425 | ) |  | 390,303 |  |  | 46,759 |  |  | — |  |  | 422,637 |
Income tax expense (benefit) | (5,640 | ) |  | 152,750 |  |  | 18,283 |  |  | — |  |  | 165,393 |
Income (loss) before equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries | (8,785 | ) |  | 237,553 |  |  | 28,476 |  |  | — |  |  | 257,244 |
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries | 266,029 |  |  | 28,670 |  |  | 209,648 |  |  | (504,347 | ) |  | — |
Net income (loss) | 257,244 |  |  | 266,223 |  |  | 238,124 |  |  | (504,347 | ) |  | 257,244 |
Other comprehensive income | 82 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 82 |
Comprehensive income | $ | 257,326 |  |  | $ | 266,223 |  |  | $ | 238,124 |  |  | $ | (504,347 | ) |  | $ | 257,326 |

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PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2013
($000’s omitted)

| Unconsolidated |  |  |  | Consolidated PulteGroup, Inc.
| PulteGroup, Inc. |  | Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Eliminating Entries |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home sale revenues | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,811,386 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,811,386 |
Land sale revenues | — |  |  | 102,299 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 102,299 |
| — |  |  | 3,913,685 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,913,685 |
Financial Services | — |  |  | 1,759 |  |  | 108,812 |  |  | — |  |  | 110,571 |
| — |  |  | 3,915,444 |  |  | 108,812 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,024,256 |
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home sale cost of revenues | — |  |  | 3,072,425 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,072,425 |
Land sale cost of revenues | — |  |  | 92,661 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 92,661 |
| — |  |  | 3,165,086 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,165,086 |
Financial Services expenses | 625 |  |  | 369 |  |  | 67,873 |  |  | — |  |  | 68,867 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | — |  |  | 417,495 |  |  | 1,299 |  |  | — |  |  | 418,794 |
Other expense (income), net | 26,887 |  |  | 48,379 |  |  | 3,900 |  |  | — |  |  | 79,166 |
Interest income | (257 | ) |  | (2,985 | ) |  | (79 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3,321 | )
Interest expense | 544 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 544 |
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities | 1,462 |  |  | (916 | ) |  | (828 | ) |  | — |  |  | (282 | )
Intercompany interest | 16,647 |  |  | (9,658 | ) |  | (6,989 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries | (45,908 | ) |  | 297,674 |  |  | 43,636 |  |  | — |  |  | 295,402 |
Income tax expense (benefit) | (2,108,019 | ) |  | (9,658 | ) |  | 13,016 |  |  | — |  |  | (2,104,661 | )
Income (loss) before equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries | 2,062,111 |  |  | 307,332 |  |  | 30,620 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,400,063 |
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries | 337,952 |  |  | 33,292 |  |  | 295,673 |  |  | (666,917 | ) |  | — |
Net income (loss) | 2,400,063 |  |  | 340,624 |  |  | 326,293 |  |  | (666,917 | ) |  | 2,400,063 |
Other comprehensive income | 273 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 273 |
Comprehensive income (loss) | $ | 2,400,336 |  |  | $ | 340,624 |  |  | $ | 326,293 |  |  | $ | (666,917 | ) |  | $ | 2,400,336 |

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PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014
($000’s omitted)

| Unconsolidated |  |  |  | Consolidated PulteGroup, Inc.
| PulteGroup, Inc. |  | Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Eliminating Entries |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | 265,107 |  |  | $ | (73,268 | ) |  | $ | 9,996 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 201,835 |
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions from unconsolidated entities | — |  |  | 7,627 |  |  | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | 7,624 |
Investments in unconsolidated entities | — |  |  | — |  |  | (9 | ) |  | — |  |  | (9 | )
Net change in loans held for investment | — |  |  | — |  |  | (6,338 | ) |  | — |  |  | (6,338 | )
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit | 48,401 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 48,401 |
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment | — |  |  | 83 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 83 |
Capital expenditures | — |  |  | (39,025 | ) |  | (2,863 | ) |  |  |  |  | (41,888 | )
Cash used for business acquisitions | — |  |  | (77,469 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (77,469 | )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 48,401 |  |  | (108,784 | ) |  | (9,213 | ) |  | — |  |  | (69,596 | )
Cash flows from financing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Services borrowings (repayments) | — |  |  | — |  |  | (34,070 | ) |  | — |  |  | (34,070 | )
Other borrowings (repayments) | (249,765 | ) |  | (866 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (250,631 | )
Stock option exercises | 6,034 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,034 |
Stock repurchases | (155,140 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (155,140 | )
Dividends paid | (56,944 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (56,944 | )
Intercompany activities, net | (119,195 | ) |  | 163,409 |  |  | (44,214 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (575,010 | ) |  | 162,543 |  |  | (78,284 | ) |  | — |  |  | (490,751 | )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents | (261,502 | ) |  | (19,509 | ) |  | (77,501 | ) |  | — |  |  | (358,512 | )
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period | 262,364 |  |  | 1,188,999 |  |  | 128,966 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,580,329 |
Cash and equivalents at end of period | $ | 862 |  |  | $ | 1,169,490 |  |  | $ | 51,465 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,221,817 |

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PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the nine months ended September 30, 2013
($000’s omitted)

| Unconsolidated |  |  |  | Consolidated PulteGroup, Inc.
| PulteGroup, Inc. |  | Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Eliminating Entries |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | 15,822 |  |  | $ | 511,801 |  |  | $ | 27,327 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 554,950 |
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions from unconsolidated entities | — |  |  | 200 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 200 |
Investments in unconsolidated entities | — |  |  | (1,057 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,057 | )
Net change in loans held for investment | — |  |  | — |  |  | 236 |  |  | — |  |  | 236 |
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit | 875 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 875 |
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment | — |  |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |
Capital expenditures | — |  |  | (16,679 | ) |  | (1,675 | ) |  | — |  |  | (18,354 | )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 875 |  |  | (17,527 | ) |  | (1,439 | ) |  | — |  |  | (18,091 | )
Cash flows from financing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Services borrowings (repayments) | — |  |  | — |  |  | (23,697 | ) |  | — |  |  | (23,697 | )
Other borrowings (repayments) | (485,048 | ) |  | 7,828 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (477,220 | )
Stock option exercises | 18,549 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18,549 |
Stock repurchases | (89,940 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (89,940 | )
Dividends paid | (19,317 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (19,317 | )
Intercompany activities, net | 600,190 |  |  | (485,052 | ) |  | (115,138 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 24,434 |  |  | (477,224 | ) |  | (138,835 | ) |  | — |  |  | (591,625 | )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents | 41,131 |  |  | 17,050 |  |  | (112,947 | ) |  | — |  |  | (54,766 | )
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period | 146,168 |  |  | 1,063,943 |  |  | 194,649 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,404,760 |
Cash and equivalents at end of period | $ | 187,299 |  |  | $ | 1,080,993 |  |  | $ | 81,702 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,349,994 |

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
The overall U.S. housing market continues to be influenced by a combination of low interest rates and affordable home prices that have kept monthly mortgage payments affordable relative to historical levels and the rental market. This environment has contributed to our experiencing relatively stable overall demand in 2014. Our net new orders were flat in the third quarter of 2014 compared to the comparable 2013 period but were generated from 1% fewer active communities resulting in an increase in orders per community for both the third quarter and first nine months of 2014 over the prior year periods. The decline in active communities is consistent with our more disciplined land investment strategy. While we believe higher mortgage interest rates are inevitable and may have a moderating effect on demand and pricing, we believe this impact will be outweighed in the long-term by other factors driving increased sales volume as overall new home sales in the U.S. remain low compared with historical levels.
In the short-term, we will continue to focus on maximizing our operating margins in the face of rising land, material, and labor prices while also allocating capital more effectively, and controlling unsold "spec" inventory. We believe we have positioned ourselves to deliver improved long-term returns. In planning for the longer term, we continue to maintain confidence that we are in the middle stages of a broad, sustainable recovery in the U.S. new home market. While the U.S. macroeconomic environment continues to face challenges and local markets have and will continue to experience varying results, we are continuing to pursue strategic land positions that meet our underwriting requirements in well-positioned submarkets and believe that sustained execution of our strategy will result in improved returns on invested capital over the housing cycle.
Our improved financial results have allowed us to continue to enhance our financial position. We generated positive cash flow from operations in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 due primarily to improved profitability. Our improved financial position provided additional flexibility to retire debt early and increase our investments in future communities, while also returning funds to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. Specifically, we accomplished the following during the nine months ended September 30, 2014:

• | Increased our gross margin to 23.4%, an improvement of 400 bps over the prior year period;

• | Increased our pretax income by $127.2 million over the prior year period;

• | Proactively reduced our outstanding debt by $245.7 million;

• | Returned capital to shareholders by repurchasing 7.7 million common shares for $147.8 million and declaring three quarterly dividends of $0.05 per common share each for an aggregate $56.7 million; and

• | Significantly increased our land investment to support future growth.

In October 2014, our board of directors approved increasing our quarterly cash dividend by 60% to $0.08 per common share along with increasing our existing common share repurchase authorization by $750.0 million. Assuming market conditions remain consistent with our expectations, we also expect to continue to invest increasing amounts into our land portfolio following our disciplined capital allocation process. Our first priority in allocating capital is to invest responsibly in our business and then to return excess funds to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases on a routine and systematic basis. By intelligently investing in our business while routinely returning funds to shareholders, we are aligning our capital allocation decisions with our value creation strategy and our fundamental goal of increasing long-term total shareholder returns.
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The following is a summary of our operating results by line of business ($000's omitted, except per share data):

| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Income before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding | $ | 214,051 |  |  | $ | 163,594 |  |  | $ | 381,059 |  |  | $ | 253,602 |
Financial Services | 10,877 |  |  | 11,128 |  |  | 41,578 |  |  | 41,800 |
Income before income taxes | 224,928 |  |  | 174,722 |  |  | 422,637 |  |  | 295,402 |
Income tax expense (benefit) | 84,383 |  |  | (2,107,162 | ) |  | 165,393 |  |  | (2,104,661 | )
Net income | $ | 140,545 |  |  | $ | 2,281,884 |  |  | $ | 257,244 |  |  | $ | 2,400,063 |
Per share data - assuming dilution: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | $ | 0.37 |  |  | $ | 5.87 |  |  | $ | 0.67 |  |  | $ | 6.14 |

• | Homebuilding income before income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 improved compared to the prior year periods, primarily as the result of higher gross margins. Homebuilding income before income taxes also reflected the following significant items:

| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Insurance reserves charge (Note 9) | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 84,462 |  |  | $ | — |
Corporate office relocation (Note 3) | 1,908 |  |  | 266 |  |  | 7,084 |  |  | 13,754 |
Loss on debt retirements (Note 8) | — |  |  | 3,858 |  |  | 8,584 |  |  | 26,930 |
Contractual dispute charge (Note 1) | — |  |  | 8,000 |  |  | — |  |  | 38,000 |
| $ | 1,908 |  |  | $ | 12,124 |  |  | $ | 100,130 |  |  | $ | 78,684 |

For additional information on each of the above, see the applicable Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The acquisition of certain real estate assets from Dominion Homes in August 2014 (see Note 1) was not material to our results of operations or financial condition.

• | Financial Services income before income taxes was lower in the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared with the prior year period due to lower loan pricing resulting from increased industry competition. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the impact of the lower loan pricing was offset by a reduction in loan origination liabilities totaling $18.6 million that occurred in the first quarter of 2014.

• | The income tax benefit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 includes $2.1 billion related to the reversal of substantially all of the valuation allowance previously recorded against our deferred tax assets. See Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

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Homebuilding Operations
The following is a summary of income before income taxes for our Homebuilding operations ($000’s omitted):

| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2014 vs. 2013 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2014 vs. 2013 |  | 2013
Home sale revenues | $ | 1,551,226 |  |  | 4 | % |  | $ | 1,491,959 |  |  | $ | 3,885,703 |  |  | 2 | % |  | $ | 3,811,386 |
Land sale revenues | 10,047 |  |  | (82 | )% |  | 55,783 |  |  | 24,558 |  |  | (76 | )% |  | 102,299 |
Total Homebuilding revenues | 1,561,273 |  |  | 1 | % |  | 1,547,742 |  |  | 3,910,261 |  |  | — | % |  | 3,913,685 |
Home sale cost of revenues (a) | 1,195,369 |  |  | 1 | % |  | 1,180,137 |  |  | 2,976,665 |  |  | (3 | )% |  | 3,072,425 |
Land sale cost of revenues | 3,539 |  |  | (93 | )% |  | 49,933 |  |  | 15,382 |  |  | (83 | )% |  | 92,661 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") (b) | 147,136 |  |  | 6 | % |  | 138,637 |  |  | 521,791 |  |  | 25 | % |  | 418,794 |
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities | (233 | ) |  | (69 | )% |  | (749 | ) |  | (7,391 | ) |  | 3,874 | % |  | (186 | )
Other expense, net (c) | 2,406 |  |  | (86 | )% |  | 17,055 |  |  | 25,561 |  |  | (68 | )% |  | 79,166 |
Interest income, net | (995 | ) |  | 15 | % |  | (865 | ) |  | (2,806 | ) |  | 1 | % |  | (2,777 | )
Income before income taxes | $ | 214,051 |  |  | 31 | % |  | $ | 163,594 |  |  | $ | 381,059 |  |  | 50 | % |  | $ | 253,602 |
Supplemental data: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross margin from home sales | 22.9 | % |  | 200 bps |  |  | 20.9 | % |  | 23.4 | % |  | 400 bps |  |  | 19.4 | %
SG&A as a percentage of home sale revenues | 9.5 | % |  | 20 bps |  |  | 9.3 | % |  | 13.4 | % |  | 240 bps |  |  | 11.0 | %
Closings (units) | 4,646 |  |  | (4 | )% |  | 4,817 |  |  | 11,880 |  |  | (7 | )% |  | 12,802 |
Average selling price | $ | 334 |  |  | 8 | % |  | $ | 310 |  |  | $ | 327 |  |  | 10 | % |  | $ | 298 |
Net new orders: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Units | 3,779 |  |  | 0 | % |  | 3,781 |  |  | 13,420 |  |  | (3 | )% |  | 13,866 |
Dollars (d) | $ | 1,251,081 |  |  | 3 | % |  | $ | 1,210,976 |  |  | $ | 4,453,895 |  |  | 3 | % |  | $ | 4,312,597 |
Cancellation rate | 18 | % |  |  |  | 18 | % |  | 14 | % |  |  |  | 15 | %
Active communities at September 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 600 |  |  | (1 | )% |  | 604 |
Backlog at September 30: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Units |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,934 |  |  | 5 | % |  | 7,522 |
Dollars |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,615,288 |  |  | 8 | % |  | $ | 2,432,747 |

(a) | Includes the amortization of capitalized interest.

(b) | Includes a charge totaling $84.5 million to increase insurance reserves for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and costs associated with the relocation of our corporate headquarters totaling $1.9 million and $7.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, and $0.3 million and $13.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

(c) | Includes losses on debt retirements totaling $8.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and $3.9 million and $26.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and charges of $8.0 million and $38.0 million resulting from a contractual dispute related to a previously completed luxury community during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

(d) | Net new order dollars represent a composite of new order dollars combined with other movements of the dollars in backlog related to cancellations and change orders.

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Home sale revenues
Home sale revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2014 were higher than the prior year period by $59.3 million, or 4%. The increase was attributable to an 8% increase in average selling price offset in part by a 4% decrease in closings. Home sale revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were higher than the prior year period by $74.3 million, or 2%. The increase was attributable to a 10% increase in average selling price offset partially by a 7% decrease in closings. The increase in average selling price for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 occurred in substantially all of our local markets and reflects improved market conditions that have allowed for increased sale prices, including higher levels of house options and lot premiums. The decrease in closings resulted primarily from lower net new order volume in the first half of the year compared with the prior year.
Home sale gross margins
Home sale gross margins were 22.9% and 23.4% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, compared to 20.9% and 19.4% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. The gross margin improvement over the prior year was broad-based as the majority of our operating divisions experienced higher gross margins in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared with the prior year periods. These improved gross margins reflect a combination of factors, including an improved pricing environment, contributions from our strategic pricing and house cost reduction initiatives, and lower amortized interest costs (3.4% and 3.6% of sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, compared to 4.6% and 4.8% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively).
Land sales
We periodically elect to sell parcels of land to third parties in the event such assets no longer fit into our strategic operating plans or are zoned for commercial or other development. Land sale revenues and their related gains or losses vary between periods, depending on the timing of land sales and our strategic operating decisions. Land sales had margin contributions of $6.5 million and $9.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, compared to $5.9 million and $9.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.
SG&A
SG&A as a percentage of home sale revenues was 9.5% and 13.4% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, compared with 9.3% and 11.0% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. The gross dollar amount of our SG&A increased $8.5 million, or 6%, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the prior year period, and $103.0 million or 25%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in gross overhead dollars in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily due to a charge totaling $84.5 million to increase general liability insurance reserves. Such additional reserves were primarily driven by estimated costs associated with siding repairs in certain previously completed communities that, in turn, impacted actuarial estimates for potential future claims. Also reflected in SG&A are costs related to the relocation of our corporate headquarters, which totaled $1.9 million and $7.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, and $0.3 million and $13.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. After adjusting for these items, our SG&A was slightly higher in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared with the prior year periods due to increased headcount as well as higher costs in conjunction with the planned opening of a number of new communities.
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities was $(0.2) million and $(7.4) million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, compared with $(0.7) million and $(0.2) million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. The majority of our unconsolidated entities represent land development joint ventures. As a result, the timing of income and losses varies between periods depending on the timing of transactions and circumstances specific to each entity.
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Other expense, net
Other expense, net includes the following ($000’s omitted):

| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, | September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 | 2014 |  | 2013
Write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs | $ | 1,391 |  |  | $ | 811 |  | $ | 4,543 |  |  | $ | 1,402 |
Loss on debt retirements (Note 8) | — |  |  | 3,858 |  | 8,584 |  |  | 26,930 |
Amortization of intangible assets | 3,258 |  |  | 3,275 |  | 9,808 |  |  | 9,825 |
Miscellaneous, net (a) | (2,243 | ) |  | 9,111 |  | 2,626 |  |  | 41,009 |
| $ | 2,406 |  |  | $ | 17,055 |  | $ | 25,561 |  |  | $ | 79,166 |

(a) | Includes charges of $8.0 million and $38.0 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, resulting from a contractual dispute related to a previously completed luxury community.

Interest income, net
Interest income, was relatively consistent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared with the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 due to the level of invested cash balances and returns on invested cash.
Net new orders
Net new orders as measured in units were flat and decreased 3% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, compared with the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, primarily due to selling from fewer active communities in 2014. Net new orders as measured in dollars increased 3% for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared with the same periods in 2013. The cancellation rates (canceled orders for the period divided by gross new orders for the period) were 18% and 14% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, which were largely consistent with the prior year periods. Ending backlog, which represents orders for homes that have not yet closed, decreased 5% at September 30, 2014 compared with September 30, 2013 as measured in units but increased 8% when compared to the prior year period as measured in dollars due to the increase in our average selling price.
Homes in production
The following is a summary of our homes in production at September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013:

| September 30, 2014 |  | September 30, 2013
Sold | 5,651 |  |  | 5,375 |
Unsold |  |  |
Under construction | 879 |  |  | 668 |
Completed | 335 |  |  | 269 |
| 1,214 |  |  | 937 |
Models | 970 |  |  | 1,015 |
Total | 7,835 |  |  | 7,327 |

The number of homes in production at September 30, 2014 was 7% higher than at September 30, 2013, primarily due to the acquisition of certain real estate assets from Dominion Homes in August 2014, including approximately 400 homes in production. Excluding these acquired homes in production, the number of homes in production was relatively consistent with the prior year. Aggressively controlling the start of construction of homes unsold to customers ("spec homes") is a component of our strategic pricing and inventory turns objectives. We continue to focus on maintaining a low level of spec home inventory, especially our completed specs.
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Controlled lots
The following is a summary of our lots under control at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

| September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
| Owned |  | Optioned |  | Controlled |  | Owned |  | Optioned |  | Controlled
Northeast | 6,637 |  |  | 3,829 |  |  | 10,466 |  |  | 7,423 |  |  | 2,762 |  |  | 10,185 |
Southeast | 11,743 |  |  | 4,977 |  |  | 16,720 |  |  | 12,702 |  |  | 4,296 |  |  | 16,998 |
Florida | 19,672 |  |  | 8,284 |  |  | 27,956 |  |  | 21,805 |  |  | 6,956 |  |  | 28,761 |
Texas | 12,004 |  |  | 8,075 |  |  | 20,079 |  |  | 12,038 |  |  | 3,860 |  |  | 15,898 |
North | 19,347 |  |  | 7,665 |  |  | 27,012 |  |  | 11,785 |  |  | 7,952 |  |  | 19,737 |
Southwest | 28,638 |  |  | 3,357 |  |  | 31,995 |  |  | 29,459 |  |  | 2,440 |  |  | 31,899 |
Total | 98,041 |  |  | 36,187 |  |  | 134,228 |  |  | 95,212 |  |  | 28,266 |  |  | 123,478 |
Developed (%) | 25 | % |  | 15 | % |  | 23 | % |  | 24 | % |  | 18 | % |  | 23 | %

Of our controlled lots, 98,041 and 95,212 were owned and 36,187 and 28,266 were under land option agreements at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. While competition for well-positioned land is robust, we continue to pursue strategic land positions that meet our underwriting requirements while also using our existing land assets more effectively. The remaining purchase price under our land option agreements totaled $1.7 billion at September 30, 2014. These land option agreements, which generally may be canceled at our discretion and in certain cases extend over several years, are secured by deposits and pre-acquisition costs totaling $122.9 million, of which $8.9 million is refundable.
Homebuilding Segment Operations
Our homebuilding operations represent our core business. Homebuilding offers a broad product line to meet the needs of homebuyers in our targeted markets. As of September 30, 2014, we conducted our operations in approximately 50 markets located throughout 27 states. For reporting purposes, our Homebuilding operations are aggregated into six reportable segments:

Northeast: |  | Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia
Southeast: |  | Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Florida: |  | Florida
Texas: |  | Texas
North: |  | Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Northern California, Ohio, Oregon, Washington
Southwest: |  | Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Southern California

We also have a reportable segment for our financial services operations, which consist principally of mortgage banking and title operations. The Financial Services segment operates generally in the same markets as the Homebuilding segments.
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The following tables present selected financial information for our reportable Homebuilding segments:

| Operating Data by Segment ($000's omitted)
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2014 vs. 2013 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2014 vs. 2013 |  | 2013
Home sale revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Northeast | $ | 184,169 |  |  | (19 | )% |  | $ | 226,808 |  |  | $ | 478,100 |  |  | (8 | )% |  | $ | 522,193 |
Southeast | 253,895 |  |  | 8 | % |  | 234,605 |  |  | 668,660 |  |  | 11 | % |  | 602,322 |
Florida | 250,694 |  |  | 10 | % |  | 227,175 |  |  | 645,307 |  |  | 15 | % |  | 560,775 |
Texas | 216,758 |  |  | 2 | % |  | 213,543 |  |  | 594,376 |  |  | — | % |  | 596,969 |
North | 425,479 |  |  | 29 | % |  | 329,244 |  |  | 942,388 |  |  | 16 | % |  | 810,424 |
Southwest | 220,231 |  |  | (15 | )% |  | 260,584 |  |  | 556,872 |  |  | (23 | )% |  | 718,703 |
| $ | 1,551,226 |  |  | 4 | % |  | $ | 1,491,959 |  |  | $ | 3,885,703 |  |  | 2 | % |  | $ | 3,811,386 |
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Northeast | $ | 28,568 |  |  | (15 | )% |  | $ | 33,508 |  |  | $ | 65,873 |  |  | 6 | % |  | $ | 62,162 |
Southeast | 42,230 |  |  | 12 | % |  | 37,687 |  |  | 105,974 |  |  | 34 | % |  | 78,811 |
Florida | 55,931 |  |  | 28 | % |  | 43,834 |  |  | 132,541 |  |  | 48 | % |  | 89,711 |
Texas | 33,730 |  |  | 5 | % |  | 32,111 |  |  | 87,952 |  |  | 11 | % |  | 79,015 |
North | 61,599 |  |  | 27 | % |  | 48,674 |  |  | 129,699 |  |  | 36 | % |  | 95,303 |
Southwest | 40,812 |  |  | (18 | )% |  | 49,508 |  |  | 93,198 |  |  | (22 | )% |  | 119,908 |
Other homebuilding (a) | (48,819 | ) |  | (40 | )% |  | (81,728 | ) |  | (234,178 | ) |  | (14 | )% |  | (271,308 | )
| $ | 214,051 |  |  | 31 | % |  | $ | 163,594 |  |  | $ | 381,059 |  |  | 50 | % |  | $ | 253,602 |
Closings (units): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Northeast | 383 |  |  | (28 | )% |  | 532 |  |  | 1,072 |  |  | (12 | )% |  | 1,212 |
Southeast | 833 |  |  | 1 | % |  | 823 |  |  | 2,265 |  |  | 3 | % |  | 2,209 |
Florida | 754 |  |  | (1 | )% |  | 760 |  |  | 1,944 |  |  | (2 | )% |  | 1,992 |
Texas | 963 |  |  | (1 | )% |  | 976 |  |  | 2,629 |  |  | (7 | )% |  | 2,833 |
North | 1,098 |  |  | 19 | % |  | 926 |  |  | 2,406 |  |  | 3 | % |  | 2,333 |
Southwest | 615 |  |  | (23 | )% |  | 800 |  |  | 1,564 |  |  | (30 | )% |  | 2,223 |
| 4,646 |  |  | (4 | )% |  | 4,817 |  |  | 11,880 |  |  | (7 | )% |  | 12,802 |
Average selling price: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Northeast | $ | 481 |  |  | 13 | % |  | $ | 426 |  |  | $ | 446 |  |  | 4 | % |  | $ | 431 |
Southeast | 305 |  |  | 7 | % |  | 285 |  |  | 295 |  |  | 8 | % |  | 273 |
Florida | 332 |  |  | 11 | % |  | 299 |  |  | 332 |  |  | 18 | % |  | 282 |
Texas | 225 |  |  | 3 | % |  | 219 |  |  | 226 |  |  | 7 | % |  | 211 |
North | 388 |  |  | 9 | % |  | 356 |  |  | 392 |  |  | 13 | % |  | 347 |
Southwest | 358 |  |  | 10 | % |  | 326 |  |  | 356 |  |  | 10 | % |  | 323 |
| $ | 334 |  |  | 8 | % |  | $ | 310 |  |  | $ | 327 |  |  | 10 | % |  | $ | 298 |

(a) | 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 nine months ended September 30, 2014 and $3.9 million and $26.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively; a charge totaling $84.5 million to increase insurance reserves for the nine months ended September 30, 2014; costs associated with the relocation of our corporate headquarters totaling $1.9 million and $0.3 million for three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $7.1 million and $13.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively; and charges resulting from a contractual dispute related to a previously completed luxury community totaling $8.0 million and $38.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

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The following tables present additional selected financial information for our reportable Homebuilding segments:

| Operating Data by Segment ($000's omitted)
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2014 vs. 2013 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2014 vs. 2013 |  | 2013
Net new orders - units: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Northeast | 336 |  |  | (17 | )% |  | 405 |  |  | 1,160 |  |  | (24 | )% |  | 1,519 |
Southeast | 756 |  |  | 6 | % |  | 714 |  |  | 2,460 |  |  | (4 | )% |  | 2,560 |
Florida | 650 |  |  | 10 | % |  | 589 |  |  | 2,274 |  |  | 9 | % |  | 2,094 |
Texas | 735 |  |  | (10 | )% |  | 813 |  |  | 3,046 |  |  | 6 | % |  | 2,881 |
North | 778 |  |  | 8 | % |  | 720 |  |  | 2,658 |  |  | — | % |  | 2,665 |
Southwest | 524 |  |  | (3 | )% |  | 540 |  |  | 1,822 |  |  | (15 | )% |  | 2,147 |
| 3,779 |  |  | 0 | % |  | 3,781 |  |  | 13,420 |  |  | (3 | )% |  | 13,866 |
Net new orders - dollars: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Northeast | $ | 147,984 |  |  | (13 | )% |  | $ | 170,672 |  |  | $ | 523,630 |  |  | (18 | )% |  | $ | 640,410 |
Southeast | 229,309 |  |  | 11 | % |  | 206,306 |  |  | 748,703 |  |  | 4 | % |  | 719,430 |
Florida | 211,708 |  |  | 7 | % |  | 198,456 |  |  | 762,279 |  |  | 16 | % |  | 654,728 |
Texas | 174,631 |  |  | (6 | )% |  | 186,611 |  |  | 698,217 |  |  | 10 | % |  | 636,545 |
North | 305,133 |  |  | 16 | % |  | 264,056 |  |  | 1,083,149 |  |  | 13 | % |  | 956,552 |
Southwest | 182,316 |  |  | (1 | )% |  | 184,875 |  |  | 637,917 |  |  | (10 | )% |  | 704,932 |
| $ | 1,251,081 |  |  | 3 | % |  | $ | 1,210,976 |  |  | $ | 4,453,895 |  |  | 3 | % |  | $ | 4,312,597 |
Cancellation rates: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Northeast | 14 | % |  |  |  | 17 | % |  | 12 | % |  |  |  | 12 | %
Southeast | 13 | % |  |  |  | 16 | % |  | 12 | % |  |  |  | 11 | %
Florida | 10 | % |  |  |  | 15 | % |  | 10 | % |  |  |  | 13 | %
Texas | 25 | % |  |  |  | 24 | % |  | 19 | % |  |  |  | 21 | %
North | 18 | % |  |  |  | 12 | % |  | 12 | % |  |  |  | 10 | %
Southwest | 22 | % |  |  |  | 22 | % |  | 19 | % |  |  |  | 17 | %
| 18 | % |  |  |  | 18 | % |  | 14 | % |  |  |  | 15 | %
Unit backlog: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Northeast |  |  |  |  |  |  | 709 |  |  | (24 | )% |  | 929 |
Southeast |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,248 |  |  | (1 | )% |  | 1,262 |
Florida |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,243 |  |  | 7 | % |  | 1,167 |
Texas |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,667 |  |  | 11 | % |  | 1,503 |
North |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,087 |  |  | 31 | % |  | 1,599 |
Southwest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 980 |  |  | (8 | )% |  | 1,062 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,934 |  |  | 5 | % |  | 7,522 |
Backlog dollars: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Northeast |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 320,769 |  |  | (19 | )% |  | $ | 395,068 |
Southeast |  |  |  |  |  |  | 385,642 |  |  | 4 | % |  | 369,764 |
Florida |  |  |  |  |  |  | 425,806 |  |  | 11 | % |  | 383,085 |
Texas |  |  |  |  |  |  | 390,037 |  |  | 17 | % |  | 334,199 |
North |  |  |  |  |  |  | 751,541 |  |  | 27 | % |  | 592,868 |
Southwest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 341,493 |  |  | (5 | )% |  | 357,763 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,615,288 |  |  | 8 | % |  | $ | 2,432,747 |

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Northeast
For the third quarter of 2014, Northeast home sale revenues decreased 19% compared with the prior year period due to a 28% decrease in closings partially offset by a 13% increase in the average selling price. The decrease in closings was concentrated in the New England and the Mid-Atlantic and resulted from a decrease in active communities. The increase in average selling price was concentrated in New England and Mid-Atlantic. The decreased income before income taxes resulted from lower gross margins and increased overhead. Net new orders decreased 17% reflecting lower order levels across all divisions, due in part to a lower active community count.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, Northeast home sale revenues decreased 8% compared to the prior year period due to a 12% decrease in closings partially offset by a 4% increase in the average selling price. The decrease in closings occurred across all divisions. The increase in average selling price occurred primarily in the New England and the Mid-Atlantic. The increased income before income taxes was due to improved gross margins. Net new orders decreased 24%, reflecting lower order levels across all divisions, due in part to a lower active community count.
Southeast
For the third quarter of 2014, Southeast home sale revenues increased 8% compared with the prior year period due to a 7% increase in the average selling price and a 1% increase in closings. The increase in closing volumes was concentrated in Georgia. The increase in average selling price was most apparent in Charlotte and Georgia. The increased income before income taxes resulted from the higher revenues combined with improved gross margins. Net new orders increased 6%, primarily due to increased order levels in Raleigh, Charlotte, and Tennessee.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, Southeast home sale revenues increased 11% compared with the prior year period due to a 3% increase in closings and an 8% increase in the average selling price. The increase in average selling price was due to increases across all divisions. The increased income before income taxes resulted from the higher revenues combined with improved gross margins and overhead leverage. Net new orders decreased 4% mainly due to lower order levels in Tennessee and Charlotte.
Florida
For the third quarter of 2014, Florida home sale revenues increased 10% compared with the prior year period due to an 11% increase in the average selling price, offset in part by a 1% decrease in closings. The increase in average selling price occurred in both North and South Florida while the decrease in closings was concentrated in North Florida. The increased income before income taxes resulted from the higher revenues combined with improved gross margins. Net new orders increased 10% despite fewer active communities.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, Florida home sale revenues increased 15% compared with the prior year period due to an 18% increase in the average selling price partially offset by a 2% decrease in closings. The increase in average selling price occurred in both North and South Florida while the decrease in closings was concentrated in North Florida. The increased income before income taxes resulted from the higher revenues combined with improved gross margins. Net new orders increased 9% despite fewer active communities.
Texas
For the third quarter of 2014, Texas home sale revenues increased 2% compared with the prior year period due to a 3% increase in the average selling price partially offset by a 1% decrease in closings. The increase in average selling price and the decrease in closings were primarily concentrated in Central Texas and San Antonio. The increased income before income taxes for the quarter resulted from the higher revenues combined with improved gross margins. Net new orders decreased by 10%, reflecting lower order levels in Dallas, Houston, and Central Texas, due in large part to a lower active community count.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, Texas home sale revenues were essentially flat with the prior year period due to a 7% decrease in closings and a 7% increase in average selling price. The decrease in closings and the increase in average selling price occurred across all local divisions. The increased income before income taxes resulted from improved gross margins. Net new orders increased by 6% despite fewer active communities in each division.
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North
For the third quarter of 2014, North home sale revenues increased 29% compared with the prior year period due to a 9% increase in average selling price and a 19% increase in closings. The increase in average selling price occurred in all divisions. The increase in closing volumes occurred in the Midwest, including a small increase from the acquisition of certain real estate assets from Dominion Homes in August 2014, but offset by decreases in Northern California and Minnesota. While market conditions remain good in Northern California, activity has slowed from the very favorable conditions that existed in 2013. The increase in income before income taxes resulted from the increased revenues combined with improved gross margins in the majority of divisions. Net new orders increased by 8% compared with the prior year period mainly due to increases in the Midwest, partially offset by decreases in Northern California.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, North home sale revenues increased 16% compared with the prior year period due to a 13% increase in average selling price and a 3% increase in closings. The increase in average selling price occurred in all divisions. The increase in closing volumes resulted from increases in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio offset by decreases in other North divisions. The increase in income before income taxes resulted from the increased revenues combined with improved gross margins in the majority of divisions. Net new orders were essentially flat with the prior year period.
Southwest
For the third quarter of 2014, Southwest home sale revenues decreased 15% compared with the prior year period due to a 23% decrease in closings, offset in part by a 10% increase in average selling price. The decrease in closings was due to decreases across all divisions and resulted from fewer active communities in all divisions and less favorable market conditions. While market conditions remain good in the Southwest, activity has slowed from the very favorable conditions that existed in the first half of 2013. The increase in average selling price occurred across all divisions. The decrease in income before income taxes resulted from lower revenue and gross margins. Net new orders decreased by 3% compared with the prior year period due to lower order levels in New Mexico.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, Southwest home sale revenues decreased 23% compared with the prior year period due to a 30% decrease in closings, offset by a 10% increase in average selling price. Both the decrease in closings and the increase in selling price occurred across all local divisions. The decrease in income before income taxes resulted from the lower revenues combined with lower gross margins. Net new orders decreased by 15% compared with the prior year period due to lower order levels across all divisions.
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Financial Services Operations
We conduct our Financial Services operations, which include mortgage and title operations, through Pulte Mortgage and other subsidiaries. In originating mortgage loans, we initially use our own funds, including funds available pursuant to credit agreements with either third parties or with the Company. Substantially all of the loans we originate are sold in the secondary market within a short period of time after origination, generally within 30 days. We also sell the servicing rights for the loans we originate through fixed price servicing sales contracts to reduce the risks and costs inherent in servicing loans. This strategy results in owning the servicing rights for only a short period of time. Operating as a captive business model primarily targeted to supporting our Homebuilding operations, the business levels of our Financial Services operations are highly correlated to Homebuilding. Our Homebuilding customers continue to account for substantially all loan production. We believe that our capture rate, which represents loan originations from our Homebuilding operations as a percentage of total loan opportunities from our Homebuilding operations, excluding cash closings, is an important metric in evaluating the effectiveness of our captive mortgage business model. The following table presents selected financial information for our Financial Services operations ($000's omitted):

| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2014 vs. 2013 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2014 vs. 2013 |  | 2013
Mortgage operations revenues | $ | 26,028 |  |  | (3 | )% |  | $ | 26,927 |  |  | $ | 70,019 |  |  | (23 | )% |  | $ | 90,717 |
Title services revenues | 7,424 |  |  | — | % |  | 7,409 |  |  | 19,525 |  |  | (2 | )% |  | 19,854 |
Total Financial Services revenues | 33,452 |  |  | (3 | )% |  | 34,336 |  |  | 89,544 |  |  | (19 | )% |  | 110,571 |
Expenses | 22,623 |  |  | (3 | )% |  | 23,244 |  |  | 48,058 |  |  | (30 | )% |  | 68,867 |
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities | (48 | ) |  | 33 | % |  | (36 | ) |  | (92 | ) |  | (4 | )% |  | (96 | )
Income before income taxes | $ | 10,877 |  |  | (2 | )% |  | $ | 11,128 |  |  | $ | 41,578 |  |  | (1 | )% |  | $ | 41,800 |
Total originations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans | 2,899 |  |  | (7 | )% |  | 3,126 |  |  | 7,482 |  |  | (14 | )% |  | 8,660 |
Principal | $ | 724,025 |  |  | (1 | )% |  | $ | 733,433 |  |  | $ | 1,816,827 |  |  | (9 | )% |  | $ | 1,998,697 |
Supplemental data: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capture rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79.7 | % |  |  |  | 80.5 | %
Average FICO score |  |  |  |  |  |  | 749 |  |  |  |  | 745 |
Loan application backlog |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,301,921 |  |  | 2 | % |  | $ | 1,272,691 |
Agency production for funded originations |  |  |  |  |  |  | 95 | % |  |  |  | 97 | %
FHA agency production |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 | % |  |  |  | 17 | %

Revenues
Total Financial Services revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 decreased 3% and 19%, respectively, compared to the respective prior year periods. This decrease is primarily attributable to lower origination volume due to the lower home closings in our Homebuilding operations in both periods and lower capture rate combined with lower revenues per loan resulting from the increased competitiveness in the mortgage industry that began in 2013.
In recent years, the mortgage industry has experienced a significant overall tightening of lending standards and a shift toward agency production. Adjustable rate mortgages (“ARMs”) accounted for 11% and 11% of funded loan production in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, compared with 6% and 4% of funded loan production in the same periods in 2013. The shift toward ARMs has contributed to lower profitability as ARMs generally contain lower margins. Additionally, fixed rate mortgages tend to have higher servicing values. Beginning in 2013, competition increased in the industry, partially as the result of the mortgage industry's lower refinancing volume. We expect this increased level of competition, and more challenging pricing environment, to continue for the foreseeable future.
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Loan origination liabilities
Our mortgage operations may be responsible for losses associated with mortgage loans originated and sold to investors in the event of errors or omissions relating to representations and warranties that the loans sold meet certain requirements, including representations as to underwriting standards, the existence of primary mortgage insurance, and the validity of certain borrower representations in connection with the loan. If determined to be at fault, we either repurchase the loans from the investors or reimburse the investors' losses (a “make-whole” payment).
In recent years, we experienced a significant increase in losses related to repurchase requests as a result of the high level of loan defaults and related losses in the mortgage industry and increasing aggressiveness by investors in presenting such claims to us. To date, the significant majority of these losses relates to loans originated in 2006 and 2007, during which period inherently riskier loan products became more common in the mortgage origination market. Activity in the first quarter of 2014 reflected a reduction of $18.6 million in liabilities based on our evaluation of required reserves in light of recent settlements of various pending repurchase requests and current conditions. This reduction was reflected as a decrease to Financial Services expenses in the above table and in the consolidated statement of operations. Given the volatility in the mortgage industry and the uncertainty regarding the ultimate resolution of these claims, actual costs could differ from our current estimates. See Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion.
We entered into an agreement in conjunction with the wind down of Centex's mortgage operations, which ceased loan origination activities in December 2009, that provides a guaranty for one major investor of loans originated by Centex. This guaranty provides that we will honor the potential repurchase obligations of Centex's mortgage operations related to breaches of representations and warranties in the origination of a certain pool of loans. Other than with respect to this pool of loans, our contractual repurchase obligations are limited to our mortgage subsidiaries, which are included in non-guarantor subsidiaries (see Note 10 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of non-guarantor subsidiaries).
The mortgage subsidiary of Centex also sold loans to a bank for inclusion in residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBSs”) issued by the bank. In connection with these sales, Centex's mortgage subsidiary entered into agreements pursuant to which it may be required to indemnify the bank for losses incurred by investors in the RMBSs arising out of material errors or omissions in certain information provided by the mortgage subsidiary relating to the loans and loan origination process. In 2011, the bank notified us that it had been named defendant in two lawsuits alleging various violations of federal and state securities laws asserting that untrue statements of material fact were included in the registration statements used to market the sale of two RMBS transactions, which included $162 million of loans originated by Centex's mortgage subsidiary. Neither Centex's mortgage subsidiary nor the Company is named as a defendant in these actions. We cannot yet quantify Centex's mortgage subsidiary's potential liability as a result of these indemnification obligations. We do not believe, however, that these matters will have a material adverse impact on the results of operations, financial position, or cash flows of the Company. We are aware of six other RMBS transactions with similar indemnity provisions that include an aggregate $116 million of loans, and we are not aware of any current or threatened legal proceedings regarding those transactions.
Income Taxes
Our effective tax rate is affected by a number of factors, the most significant of which are the valuation allowance related to our deferred tax assets, changes to tax laws or other circumstances that impact the value of our deferred tax assets, and changes in our unrecognized tax benefits. Our 2014 effective tax rate approximates our blended statutory tax rate. Our tax provisions for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 consisted primarily of the reversal of a valuation allowance related to our deferred tax assets.
At September 30, 2013, we evaluated evidence related to the need for a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets and determined that the valuation allowance against substantially all of our federal deferred tax assets and a significant portion of our state deferred tax assets was no longer required. Accordingly, we reversed $2.1 billion of valuation allowance in the third quarter of 2013.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
We finance our land acquisition, development, and construction activities and financial services operations by using internally-generated funds supplemented by credit arrangements with third parties and capital market financing. We routinely monitor current and expected operational requirements and financial market conditions to evaluate accessing other available financing sources, including revolving bank credit and securities offerings. Based on our current financial condition and credit relationships, we believe that our operations and borrowing resources are sufficient to provide for our current and foreseeable capital requirements. However, we continue to evaluate the impact of market conditions on our liquidity and may determine that modifications are appropriate.
At September 30, 2014, we had unrestricted cash and equivalents of $1.2 billion and senior notes of $1.8 billion. We also had restricted cash balances of $25.0 million. Other financing sources include an unsecured revolving credit facility, a separate letter of credit agreement, and surety bond arrangements.
We follow a diversified investment approach for our cash and equivalents by maintaining such funds with a portfolio of banks within our group of relationship banks and investing our cash in high quality, highly liquid, short-term investments, generally money market funds and federal government or agency securities. We monitor our investments with each bank and do not believe our cash and equivalents are exposed to any material risk of loss. However, there can be no assurances that losses of the principal balance of our cash and equivalents will not occur.
Our ratio of debt to total capitalization, excluding our Financial Services borrowings, was 27.8% at September 30, 2014.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we retired prior to their scheduled maturity dates $245.7 million of senior notes. We recorded losses related to these transactions totaling $8.6 million. Losses on these transactions included the write-off of unamortized discounts, premiums, and transaction fees and are reflected in other expense, net.
Letter of credit agreement
We maintain a cash-collateralized letter of credit agreement with a financial institution. Letters of credit totaling $10.3 million were outstanding under this agreement at September 30, 2014. Under this agreement, we are required to maintain deposits with the financial institution in amounts approximating the letters of credit outstanding. Such deposits are included in restricted cash.
Revolving credit facility
On July 23, 2014, we entered into a senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) maturing July 21, 2017. The Revolving Credit Facility provides for maximum borrowings of $500 million and contains an uncommitted accordion feature that could increase the size of the Revolving Credit Facility to $1.0 billion, subject to certain conditions and availability of additional bank commitments. The Revolving Credit Facility also provides for the issuance of letters of credit that reduce available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility and may total no more than the greater of: (i) 50% of the size of the facility or (ii) $300 million in the aggregate. The interest rate on borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility may be based on either the London Interbank Offered Rate or Base Rate plus an applicable margin, as defined. Letters of credit totaling $195.5 million were outstanding under this facility at September 30, 2014.
The Revolving Credit Facility contains financial covenants that require us to maintain a minimum Tangible Net Worth, a minimum Interest Coverage Ratio, and a maximum Debt to Capitalization Ratio (as each term is defined in the Revolving Credit Facility). As of September 30, 2014, we were in compliance with all covenants. Outstanding loans under the Revolving Credit Facility are guaranteed by certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Pulte Mortgage
Pulte Mortgage provides mortgage financing for the majority of our home closings by utilizing its own funds and funds made available pursuant to credit agreements with third parties or through intercompany borrowings. Pulte Mortgage uses these resources to finance its lending activities until the mortgage loans are sold in the secondary market, which generally occurs within 30 days.
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Pulte Mortgage maintains a master repurchase agreement (the “Repurchase Agreement”) with third party lenders. In September 2014, Pulte Mortgage entered into an amendment to the Repurchase Agreement that extends the effective date to September 2015. Effective September 2014 the borrowing capacity under the agreement was set at $150.0 million. The capacity will reduce to $99.8 million in February 2015, and will increase again to $150.0 million in June 2015. The purpose for the change in capacity during the term of the agreement is to lower associated fees during seasonally low volume periods when the additional capacity is unnecessary. Borrowings under the Repurchase Agreement are secured by residential mortgage loans available-for-sale. The Repurchase Agreement contains various affirmative and negative covenants applicable to Pulte Mortgage, including quantitative thresholds related to net worth, net income, and liquidity. Pulte Mortgage had $71.6 million and $105.7 million outstanding under the Repurchase Agreement at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, and was in compliance with all of its covenants and requirements as of those dates. While there can be no assurances that the Repurchase Agreement can be renewed or replaced on commercially reasonable terms upon its expiration, we believe we have adequate liquidity to meet Pulte Mortgage's anticipated financing needs.
Dividends and share repurchase program
During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we declared three quarterly cash dividends of $0.05 per common share each for an aggregate $56.7 million. In October 2014, the board of directors declared an increase to the quarterly cash dividend to $0.08 per common share.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we repurchased 7.7 million shares under our repurchase authorization for a total of $147.8 million. Such repurchases are reflected as reductions of common stock and retained earnings. At September 30, 2014, we had remaining authorization to repurchase $86.4 million of common shares. In October 2014, our board of directors approved an increase of $750.0 million to such authorization.
Cash flows
Operating activities
Our net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, was $201.8 million, compared with net cash provided by operating activities of $555.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Generally, the primary drivers of our cash flow from operations are profitability and changes in inventory levels. Our positive cash flow from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily due to our pretax income of $422.6 million combined with a seasonal reduction of $49.6 million in residential mortgage loans available-for-sale and an increase in accrued and other liabilities of $74.1 million. The increase in accrued and other liabilities was primarily due to an $84.5 million non-cash charge to increase general liability insurance reserves, offset by annual incentive compensation payments. These cash flow items were partially offset by a net increase in inventories of $384.6 million resulting from a seasonal build of house inventory related to homes in production as well as a significant increase in investments related to land acquisition and development activities. Our positive cash flow from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, was mainly due to our changes in working capital, including a net decrease in inventory and an increase in accrued and other liabilities, combined with our pretax income for the period. The inventory decrease resulted primarily from a significant reduction in spec homes in production, partially offset by a seasonal increase in sold homes in production.
Investing activities
Investing activities are generally not a significant source or use of cash for us. Net cash used by investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $69.6 million, compared with net cash used by investing activities of $18.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily due to the acquisition of certain real estate assets from Dominion Homes in August 2014 (see Note 1). Additionally, capital expenditures increased in 2014 over the prior year as the result of new community openings and the relocation of our corporate headquarters. These cash outflows were partially offset by a significant reduction in restricted cash related to letters of credit as the result of the Revolving Credit Facility entered into in July 2014.
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Financing activities
Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 totaled $490.8 million, compared with net cash used in financing activities of $591.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The net cash used by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 resulted primarily from the early retirement of $245.7 million of senior notes, the repurchase of 7.7 million common shares for $147.8 million, payment of $56.9 million in cash dividends, and net repayments of $34.1 million for borrowings under the Repurchase Agreement related to a seasonal reduction in residential mortgage loans available-for-sale.
Inflation
We, and the homebuilding industry in general, may be adversely affected during periods of inflation because of higher land and construction costs. Inflation may also increase our financing costs. In addition, higher mortgage interest rates affect the affordability of our products to prospective homebuyers. While we attempt to pass on to our customers increases in our costs through increased sales prices, market forces may limit our ability to do so. If we are unable to raise sales prices enough to compensate for higher costs, or if mortgage interest rates increase significantly, our revenues, gross margins, and net income could be adversely affected.
Seasonality
We experience variability in our quarterly results from operations due to the seasonal nature of the homebuilding industry. Historically, we have experienced increases in revenues and cash flow from operations during the fourth quarter based on the timing of home closings.
Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
There have been no material changes to our contractual obligations from those disclosed in our "Contractual Obligations" contained in Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation s included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 except for the aforementioned early retirement of senior notes and our entering into the Revolving Credit Facility (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources" above).
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We use letters of credit and surety bonds to guarantee our performance under various contracts, principally in connection with the development of our homebuilding projects. The expiration dates of the letter of credit contracts coincide with the expected completion date of the related homebuilding projects. If the obligations related to a project are ongoing, annual extensions of the letters of credit are typically granted on a year-to-year basis. At September 30, 2014, we had outstanding letters of credit totaling $205.8 million. Our surety bonds generally do not have stated expiration dates; rather, we are released from the bonds as the contractual performance is completed. These bonds, which approximated $975.9 million at September 30, 2014, are typically outstanding over a period of approximately three to five years. Because significant construction and development work has been performed related to the applicable projects but has not yet received final acceptance by the respective counterparties, the aggregate amount of surety bonds outstanding is in excess of the projected cost of the remaining work to be performed.
In the ordinary course of business, we enter into land option agreements in order to procure land for the construction of houses in the future. At September 30, 2014, these agreements had an aggregate remaining purchase price of $1.7 billion. Pursuant to these land option agreements, we provide a deposit to the seller as consideration for the right to purchase land at different times in the future, usually at predetermined prices. In certain instances, we are required to record the land under option as if we own it. At September 30, 2014, we recorded assets of $16.8 million as land, not owned, under option agreements.
At September 30, 2014, aggregate outstanding debt of unconsolidated joint ventures was $24.5 million, of which our proportionate share was $10.3 million. See Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared with those contained in Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation s included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, except as follows:
Self-insured risks
We maintain, and require our subcontractors to maintain, general liability insurance coverage. We also maintain builders' risk, property, errors and omissions, workers compensation, and other business insurance coverage. These insurance policies protect us against a portion of the risk of loss from claims. However, we retain a significant portion of the overall risk for such claims either through policies issued by our captive insurance subsidiaries or through our own self-insured per occurrence and aggregate retentions, deductibles, and claims in excess of available insurance policy limits.
Our general liability insurance includes coverage for certain construction defects. While construction defect claims can relate to a variety of circumstances, the majority of our claims relate to alleged problems with siding, plumbing, foundations and other concrete work, windows, roofing, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. The availability of general liability insurance for the homebuilding industry and its subcontractors has become increasingly limited, and the insurance policies available require companies to maintain higher per occurrence and aggregate retention levels. In certain instances, we may offer our subcontractors the opportunity to purchase insurance through one of our captive insurance subsidiaries or participate in a project-specific insurance program provided by the Company. Policies issued by the captive insurance subsidiaries represent self-insurance of these risks by the Company. This self-insured exposure is limited by reinsurance policies that we purchase. General liability coverage for the homebuilding industry is complex, and our coverage varies from policy year to policy year. Our insurance coverage requires a per occurrence deductible up to an overall aggregate retention level. Beginning with the first dollar, amounts paid to satisfy insured claims apply to our per occurrence and aggregate retention obligations. Any amounts incurred in excess of the occurrence or aggregate retention levels are covered by insurance up to our purchased coverage levels. Our insurance policies, including the captive insurance subsidiaries' reinsurance policies, are maintained with highly-rated underwriters for whom we believe counterparty default risk is not significant.
At any point in time, we are managing over 1,000 individual claims related to general liability, property, errors and omission, workers compensation, and other business insurance coverage. We reserve for costs associated with such claims (including expected claims management expenses) on an undiscounted basis at the time product revenue is recognized for each home closing and evaluate the recorded liabilities based on actuarial analyses of our historical claims. The actuarial analyses calculate an estimate of the ultimate net cost of all unpaid losses, including estimates for incurred but not reported losses ("IBNR"). IBNR represents losses related to claims incurred but not yet reported plus development on reported claims. These estimates are subject to a high degree of uncertainty due to a variety of factors, including changes in claims reporting and resolution patterns, third party recoveries, insurance industry practices, the regulatory environment, and legal precedent. State regulations vary, but construction defect claims are reported and resolved over an extended period often exceeding ten years. In certain instances, we have the ability to recover a portion of our costs under various insurance policies or from our subcontractors or other third parties. Estimates of such amounts are recorded when recovery is considered probable.
The recorded reserves include loss estimates related to both (i) existing claims and related claim expenses and (ii) IBNR and related claim expenses. Liabilities related to IBNR and related claim expenses represented approximately 76% of the total general liability reserves at September 30, 2014. The actuarial analyses that determine the IBNR portion of reserves consider a variety of factors, including the frequency and severity of losses, which are based on our historical claims experience supplemented by industry data. The actuarial analyses of the reserves also consider historical third party recovery rates and claims management expenses.
Adjustments to estimated reserves are recorded in the period in which the change in estimate occurs. Because the majority of our recorded reserves relates to IBNR, adjustments to reserve amounts for individual existing claims generally do not impact the recorded reserves materially. However, changes in the frequency and timing of reported claims and the estimates of specific claim values can impact the underlying inputs and trends utilized in the actuarial analyses, which could have a material impact on the recorded reserves. Additionally, the amount of insurance coverage available for each policy period also impacts our recorded reserves. Costs associated with our insurance programs are classified within selling, general, and administrative expenses.
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Our recorded reserves for all such claims totaled $734.7 million and $668.1 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, the vast majority of which relate to general liability claims. Because of the inherent uncertainty in estimating future losses related to these claims, actual costs could differ significantly from estimated costs. Based on the actuarial analyses performed, we believe the range of reasonably possible losses related to these claims is $700 million to $850 million. While this range represents our best estimate of our ultimate liability related to these claims, due to a variety of factors, including those factors described above, there can be no assurance that the ultimate costs realized by us will fall within this range.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Quantitative disclosure
The following tables set forth, as of September 30, 2014, our rate-sensitive financing obligations, principal cash flows by scheduled maturity, weighted-average interest rates, and estimated fair value ($000’s omitted).

| As of September 30, 2014 for the Years ending December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | Thereafter |  | Total |  | Fair Value
Rate-sensitive liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed interest rate debt: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes | $ | — |  |  | $ | 237,994 |  |  | $ | 465,245 |  |  | $ | 123,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,000,000 |  |  | $ | 1,826,239 |  |  | $ | 1,900,488 |
Average interest rate | — | % |  | 5.25 | % |  | 6.50 | % |  | 7.63 | % |  | — | % |  | 6.71 | % |  | 6.53 | % |  |

Qualitative disclosure
There have been no material changes to the qualitative disclosure found in Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
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SPECIAL NOTES CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
As a cautionary note, except for the historical information contained herein, certain matters discussed in Item 2, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and Item 3, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, are “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities, as well as those of the markets we serve or intend to serve, to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate to matters of a strictly factual or historical nature and generally discuss or relate to forecasts, estimates or other expectations regarding future events. Generally, the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “project,” “may,” “can,” “could,” “might,” “will” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, including statements related to expected operating and performing results, planned transactions, planned objectives of management, future developments or conditions in the industries in which we participate and other trends, developments and uncertainties that may affect our business in the future.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among other things: interest rate changes and the availability of mortgage financing; continued volatility in the debt and equity markets; competition within the industries in which we operate; the availability and cost of land and other raw materials used by us in our homebuilding operations; the impact of any changes to our strategy in responding to the cyclical nature of the industry, including any changes regarding our land positions; the availability and cost of insurance covering risks associated with our businesses; shortages and the cost of labor; weather related slowdowns; slow growth initiatives and/or local building moratoria; governmental regulation directed at or affecting the housing market, the homebuilding industry or construction activities; uncertainty in the mortgage lending industry, including revisions to underwriting standards and repurchase requirements associated with the sale of mortgage loans; the interpretation of or changes to tax, labor and environmental laws; economic changes nationally or in our local markets, including inflation, deflation, changes in consumer confidence and preferences and the state of the market for homes in general; legal or regulatory proceedings or claims; our ability to generate sufficient cash flow in order to successfully implement our capital allocation priorities; required accounting changes; terrorist acts and other acts of war; and other factors of national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business and competitive nature. See PulteGroup's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, and other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for a further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties applicable to our businesses. We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or changes in our expectations.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management, including our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2014. Based upon, and as of the date of, that evaluation, our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2014.
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2014 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

| Total number of shares purchased (1) |  | Average price paid per share (1) |  | Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs |  | Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs ($000’s omitted)
July 1, 2014 to July 31, 2014 | 875,801 |  |  | $ | 19.78 |  |  | 870,194 |  |  | $ | 119,463 |  | (2)
August 1, 2014 to August 31, 2014 | 1,020,302 |  |  | $ | 18.14 |  |  | 1,020,302 |  |  | $ | 100,951 |  | (2)
September 1, 2014 to September 30, 2014 | 826,889 |  |  | $ | 18.80 |  |  | 775,000 |  |  | $ | 86,378 |  | (2)
Total | 2,722,992 |  |  | $ | 18.87 |  |  | 2,665,496 |  |  |  |

(1) | During the third quarter of 2014, a total of 57,946 shares were surrendered by employees for payment of minimum tax obligations upon the vesting or exercise of previously granted stock-based compensation awards. Such shares were not repurchased as part of our publicly-announced stock repurchase programs.

(2) | Pursuant to the $250 million share repurchase authorization announced in July 2013, we have repurchased a total of 8,526,005 shares for a total of $163.6 million. The share repurchase authorization has $86.4 million remaining as of September 30, 2014. In October 2014, our Board of Directors approved an increase of $750.0 million to such authorization. There is no expiration date for this program.

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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit Number and Description

3 |  | (a) |  | Restated Articles of Incorporation, of PulteGroup, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 18, 2009)
|  | (b) |  | Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, dated March 18, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(b) of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010)
|  | (c) |  | Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, dated May 21, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(c) of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010)
|  | (d) |  | By-laws, as amended, of PulteGroup, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 8, 2009)
|  | (e) |  | Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Shares, dated August 6, 2009 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(b) of our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on August 18, 2009)
4 |  | (a) |  | Any instrument with respect to long-term debt, where the securities authorized thereunder do not exceed 10% of the total assets of PulteGroup, Inc. and its subsidiaries, has not been filed. The Company agrees to furnish a copy of such instruments to the SEC upon request.
|  | (b) |  | Amended and Restated Section 382 Rights Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2010, between PulteGroup, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent, which includes the Form of Rights Certificate as Exhibit B thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 of PulteGroup, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed with the SEC on March 23, 2010)
|  | (c) |  | First Amendment, dated as of March 14, 2013, to the Amended and Restated Section 382 Rights Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2010, between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 15, 2013)
10 |  | (a) |  | Fourth Amendment to Master Repurchase Agreement dated as of September 8, 2014 among Comerica Bank, as Agent and a Buyer, the other Buyers party thereto and Pulte Mortgage LLC, as Seller (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 10, 2014)
|  | (b) |  | Credit Agreement dated as of July 23, 2014 among PulteGroup, Inc., as Borrower, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and an L/C Issuer, and the Other Lenders Party Hereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a) of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014)
31 |  | (a) |  | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification by Richard J. Dugas, Jr., Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer (Filed herewith)
|  | (b) |  | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification by Robert T. O'Shaughnessy, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Filed herewith)
32 |  |  |  | Certification Pursuant to 18 United States Code § 1350 and Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Filed herewith)
101.INS |  |  |  | XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH |  |  |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL |  |  |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF |  |  |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB |  |  |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE |  |  |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

PULTEGROUP, INC. |
/s/ Robert T. O'Shaughnessy |
Robert T. O'Shaughnessy |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
(Principal Financial Officer and duly authorized officer) |
Date: | October 23, 2014 |

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