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Investments In Unconsolidated Entities (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Summary of joint ventures | 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 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of equity method investments including, but not limited to, name of each investee or group of investments, percentage ownership, difference between recorded amount of an investment and the value of the underlying equity in the net assets, and summarized financial information. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 + Details
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