Supplemental Guarantor Information (Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ (25,397)	$ 91,396
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	0	6,385
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	(9)
Net change in loans held for investment	917	(6,390)
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit	3,710	(1,991)
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	5	23
Capital expenditures	(14,517)	(17,865)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(9,885)	(19,847)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	(72,678)	(69,828)
Other borrowings (repayments)	0us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfDebt	(250,013)us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfDebt
Stock option exercises	6,596	5,295
Stock repurchases	(107,955)	(50,105)
Dividends paid	(29,616)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends	(19,065)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends
Intercompany activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(203,653)	(383,716)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(238,935)	(312,167)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	1,292,862	1,580,329
Cash and equivalents at end of period	1,053,927	1,268,162
PulteGroup, Inc.
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	87,624	27,643
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated entities		0
Investments in unconsolidated entities		0
Net change in loans held for investment	0	0
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit	3,710	(1,991)
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	0	0
Capital expenditures	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	3,710	(1,991)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	0	0
Other borrowings (repayments)	0	(249,765)
Stock option exercises	6,596	5,295
Stock repurchases	(107,955)	(50,105)
Dividends paid	(29,616)	(19,065)
Intercompany activities, net	32,187	287,509
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(98,788)	(26,131)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(7,454)	(479)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	7,454	262,364
Cash and equivalents at end of period	0	261,885
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(203,566)	(14,676)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated entities		6,385
Investments in unconsolidated entities		0
Net change in loans held for investment	0	0
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit	0	0
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	5	23
Capital expenditures	(13,489)	(16,466)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(13,484)	(10,058)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	0	0
Other borrowings (repayments)	0	(248)
Stock option exercises	0	0
Stock repurchases	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Intercompany activities, net	56,487	(213,246)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	56,487	(213,494)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(160,563)	(238,228)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	1,157,307	1,188,999
Cash and equivalents at end of period	996,744	950,771
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	90,545	78,429
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated entities		0
Investments in unconsolidated entities		(9)
Net change in loans held for investment	917	(6,390)
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit	0	0
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	0	0
Capital expenditures	(1,028)	(1,399)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(111)	(7,798)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	(72,678)	(69,828)
Other borrowings (repayments)	0	0
Stock option exercises	0	0
Stock repurchases	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Intercompany activities, net	(88,674)	(74,263)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(161,352)	(144,091)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(70,918)	(73,460)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	128,101	128,966
Cash and equivalents at end of period	57,183	55,506
Eliminating Entries
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated entities		0
Investments in unconsolidated entities		0
Net change in loans held for investment	0	0
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit	0	0
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	0	0
Capital expenditures		0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	0	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	0	0
Other borrowings (repayments)	0	0
Stock option exercises	0	0
Stock repurchases	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Intercompany activities, net	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	0	0
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	0
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$ 0	$ 0

Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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