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Investments In Unconsolidated Entities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Summary of joint ventures

A summary of our joint ventures is presented below ($000’s omitted):

	March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
Investments in joint ventures with debt non-recourse to PulteGroup	$	26,458			$	26,488
Investments in other active joint ventures	15,016				13,880
Total investments in unconsolidated entities	$	41,474			$	40,368
Total joint venture debt	$	26,382			$	25,849
PulteGroup proportionate share of joint venture debt:
Joint venture debt with limited recourse guaranties	$	423			$	283
Joint venture debt non-recourse to PulteGroup	11,335				11,341
PulteGroup's total proportionate share of joint venture debt	$	11,758			$	11,624

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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.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

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-Section 50

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571

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