PulteGroup (PHM) 10-Q24 Oct 132013 Q3 Quarterly reportFinancial data

Company Profile

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information Document	9 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information Document	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 18, 2013
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	PULTEGROUP INC/MI/
Entity Central Index Key	822416
Current Fiscal Year End Date	-21
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	30-Sep-13
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	FALSE
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		383,057,410
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	$1,349,994		$1,404,760
Restricted cash	69,421		71,950
House and land inventory	4,150,964		4,214,046
Land held for sale	65,100		91,104
Land, not owned, under option agreements	27,612		31,066
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale	296,922		318,931
Investments in unconsolidated entities	45,006		45,629
Other assets	440,524		407,675
Intangible assets	139,423		149,248
Deferred tax assets, net	2,108,756		0
Total assets	8,693,722		6,734,409
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, including book overdrafts of $37,495 and $42,053 in 2013 and 2012, respectively	214,098		178,274
Customer deposits	173,665		101,183
Accrued and other liabilities	1,445,649		1,418,063
Income tax liabilities	196,870		198,865
Financial Services debt	115,098		138,795
Senior notes	2,056,657	[1]	2,509,613	[1]
Total liabilities	4,202,037		4,544,793
Shareholders' Equity	4,491,685		2,189,616
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	8,693,722		6,734,409
Book Overdrafts	$37,495		$42,053

[1]	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.

Consolidated_Statements_Of_Ope

Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Homebuilding
Home sale revenues	$1,491,959	$1,232,704	$3,811,386	$3,070,895
Land sale revenues	55,783	22,623	102,299	69,770
Total homebuilding revenues	1,547,742	1,255,327	3,913,685	3,140,665
Financial Services	34,336	47,264	110,571	112,367
Total revenues	1,582,078	1,302,591	4,024,256	3,253,032
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Home sale cost of revenues	1,180,137	1,023,704	3,072,425	2,605,249
Land sale cost of revenues	49,933	21,061	92,661	62,069
Total cost of revenues	1,230,070	1,044,765	3,165,086	2,667,318
Financial Services expenses	23,244	20,578	68,867	62,914
Selling, general and administrative expenses	138,637	125,191	418,794	372,691
Other expense (income), net	17,055	7,453	79,166	24,570
Interest income	-1,036	-1,219	-3,321	-3,582
Interest expense	171	201	544	616
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities	-785	-284	-282	-3,836
Income before income taxes	174,722	105,906	295,402	132,341
Income tax expense (benefit)	-2,107,162	-10,727	-2,104,661	-15,062
Net income	$2,281,884	$116,633	$2,400,063	$147,403
Per share:
Basic earnings	$5.92	$0.31	$6.20	$0.39
Diluted earnings	$5.87	$0.30	$6.14	$0.38
Cash dividends declared	$0.10	$0	$0.10	$0

Consolidated_Statements_of_Com

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Net income	$2,281,884	$116,633	$2,400,063	$147,403
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax
Change in fair value of derivatives	77	58	273	173
Other comprehensive income	77	58	273	173
Comprehensive income	$2,281,961	$116,691	$2,400,336	$147,576

Consolidated_Statements_Of_Sha

Consolidated Statements Of Shareholders' Equity (USD $)	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) [Member]
In Thousands	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) [Member]
Shareholders' Equity beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2011	$1,938,615	$3,826	$2,986,240	($1,306)	($1,050,145)
Shareholders' Equity, shares beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2011		382,608
Stock option exercises	27,432	24	27,408	0	0
Stock option exercises, shares		2,403
Stock awards, net of cancellations		13	-13
Stock awards, net of cancellations, shares		1,316
Stock repurchases	-961	-1	-813		-147
Stock repurchases, shares		-104
Stock-based compensation	9,384	0	9,384	0	0
Share-based compensation, shares
Net income	147,403				147,403
Other comprehensive income	173			173
Shareholders' Equity end of period at Sep. 30, 2012	2,122,046	3,862	3,022,206	-1,133	-902,889
Shareholders' Equity, shares end of period at Sep. 30, 2012		386,223
Shareholders' Equity beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2012	2,189,616	3,866	3,030,889	-992	-844,147
Shareholders' Equity, shares beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2012		386,608
Stock option exercises	18,549	14	18,535	0	0
Stock option exercises, shares		1,359
Stock awards, net of cancellations		7	-7
Stock awards, net of cancellations, shares		700
Cash dividends declared	-38,462				-38,462
Stock repurchases	-89,940	-56	-3,063		-86,821
Stock repurchases, shares		-5,609
Stock-based compensation	11,586	0	11,586	0	0
Share-based compensation, shares
Net income	2,400,063				2,400,063
Other comprehensive income	273			273
Shareholders' Equity end of period at Sep. 30, 2013	$4,491,685	$3,831	$3,057,940	($719)	$1,430,633
Shareholders' Equity, shares end of period at Sep. 30, 2013		383,058

Consolidated_Statements_Of_Cas

Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$2,400,063	$147,403
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:
Deferred income taxes	-2,108,756	0
Write-down of land inventory and deposits and pre-acquisition costs	6,371	12,623
Depreciation and amortization	23,134	22,278
Stock-based compensation expense	21,570	14,368
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities	-282	-3,836
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities	1,693	7,223
Loss on debt retirements	26,930	0
Other non-cash, net	5,943	5,254
Increase (decrease) in cash due to:
Restricted cash	1,654	-966
Inventories	89,040	160,973
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale	21,967	-5,275
Other assets	-29,989	-1,612
Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities	97,607	63,832
Income tax liabilities	-1,995	-1,033
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	554,950	421,232
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	200	2,696
Investments in unconsolidated entities	-1,057	-1,266
Net change in loans held for investment	236	736
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit	875	26,096
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	9	4,705
Capital expenditures	-18,354	-10,597
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-18,091	22,370
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	-23,697	103,000
Other borrowings (repayments)	-477,220	-92,493
Stock option exercises	18,549	27,432
Stock repurchases	-89,940	-961
Dividends paid	-19,317	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-591,625	36,978
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	-54,766	480,580
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	1,404,760	1,083,071
Cash and equivalents at end of period	1,349,994	1,563,651
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Interest paid (capitalized), net	-18,304	-28,072
Income taxes paid (refunded), net	($792)	($12,901)

Basis_Of_Presentation_And_Sign

Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies	Summary of significant accounting policies

	Basis of presentation

	PulteGroup, Inc. is one of the largest homebuilders in the United States. 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, 2012.

	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, 2013 and December 31, 2012 also included $13.6 million and $8.1 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 consists primarily of deposits maintained with financial institutions under cash-collateralized letter of credit agreements (see Note 9). The remaining balances relate to certain other accounts with restrictions, including customer deposits on home sales that are temporarily restricted by regulatory requirements until title transfers to the homebuyer.



	Other expense (income), net

	Other expense (income), net consists of the following ($000’s omitted):



		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2013				2012				2013			2012
	Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs	$	811			$	893			$	1,402		$	1,798

	Loss on debt retirements (Note 9)	3,858				—				26,930			—

	Lease exit and related costs (a)	378				152				1,146			6,312

	Amortization of intangible assets	3,275				3,275				9,825			9,825

	Miscellaneous expense (income), net (b)	8,733				3,133				39,863			6,635

		$	17,055			$	7,453			$	79,166		$	24,570



	(a)	Excludes $2.5 million of lease exit costs classified within Financial Services expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. There were no such costs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 or the three months ended September 30, 2012.

	(b)	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 (see Note 10).

	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,				31-Dec-12
		2013
	Notes receivable, gross	$	59,683			$	57,841

	Allowance for credit losses	(27,048		)		(26,865		)
	Notes receivable, net	$	32,635			$	30,976


We also record receivables from various parties in the normal course of business, including amounts due from municipalities, insurance carriers, and vendors. Such receivables are generally reported within other assets. See Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale in Note 1 for a discussion of receivables related to our 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 of restricted stock (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, non-vested restricted stock, 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 excludes 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, and 12.0 million and 18.8 million stock options and other potentially dilutive instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, 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. The Company's outstanding restricted stock awards and deferred shares are considered participating securities. 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,
	2013				2012				2013			2012
Numerator:
Net income	$	2,281,884			$	116,633			$	2,400,063		$	147,403

Less: earnings distributed to participating securities	(273		)		—				(273		)	—

Less: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities	(15,884		)		—				(17,526		)	—

Numerator for basic earnings per share	$	2,265,727			$	116,633			$	2,382,264		$	147,403

Add back: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities	15,884				—				17,526			—

Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to participating securities	(15,753		)		—				(17,358		)	—

Numerator for diluted earnings per share	$	2,265,858			$	116,633			$	2,382,432		$	147,403


Denominator:
Basic shares outstanding	382,883				381,355				384,159			380,839

Effect of dilutive securities	3,220				3,215				3,745			2,036

Diluted shares outstanding	386,103				384,570				387,904			382,875


Earnings per share:
Basic	$	5.92			$	0.31			$	6.2		$	0.39

Diluted	$	5.87			$	0.3			$	6.14		$	0.38


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 (income), net. See Note 3.

If the 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. Certain of our land option agreements are with entities considered VIEs. In evaluating whether we are required to consolidate a VIE, we take into consideration that the VIE is generally protected from the first dollar of loss under our land option agreement due to our deposit. Likewise, the VIE's gains are generally capped based on the purchase price within the land option agreement. However, we generally have little control or influence over the operations of these VIEs due to our lack of an equity interest in them. Additionally, creditors of the VIE have no recourse against us, and we do not provide financial or other support to these VIEs other than as stipulated in the land option agreements. Our maximum exposure to loss related to these VIEs is generally limited to our deposits and pre-acquisition costs under the applicable land option agreements. Historically, cancellations of land option agreements have resulted in write-offs of the related deposits and pre-acquisition costs but have not exposed us to the overall risks or losses of the applicable VIEs.

Separately, certain land option agreements represent financing arrangements even though we generally have no obligation to pay these future amounts. As a result, we recorded $27.6 million and $31.1 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, to land, not owned, under option agreements with a corresponding increase to accrued and other liabilities. Such amounts represent the remaining purchase price under the land option agreements, some of which are with VIEs, in the event we exercise the purchase rights under the agreements.

The following provides a summary of our interests in land option agreements as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 ($000’s omitted):


	September 30, 2013											December 31, 2012
	Deposits and				Remaining Purchase				Land, Not			Deposits and			Remaining Purchase		Land, Not
	Pre-acquisition				Price				Owned,			Pre-acquisition			Price		Owned,
	Costs								Under			Costs					Under
									Option								Option
									Agreements								Agreements
Consolidated VIEs	$	6,705			$	10,488			$	12,107		$	5,216		$	8,590	$	8,590

Unconsolidated VIEs	32,678				683,158				—			24,078			360,495		—

Other land option	48,561				707,547				15,505			40,822			554,307		22,476
agreements
	$	87,944			$	1,401,193			$	27,612		$	70,116		$	923,392	$	31,066


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, 2013 and December 31, 2012, residential mortgage loans available-for-sale had an aggregate fair value of $296.9 million and $318.9 million, respectively, and an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $285.9 million and $305.3 million, respectively. The net gain (loss) resulting from changes in fair value of these loans totaled $4.4 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $2.6 million and $0.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012. 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 $18.1 million and $33.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $66.4 million and $76.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, 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 use any derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.

At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we had aggregate interest rate lock commitments of $317.7 million and $161.6 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.

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, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we had unexpired forward contracts of $519.6 million and $428.0 million, respectively, and whole loan investor commitments of $30.2 million and $4.7 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 75 days.

The fair values of derivative instruments and their location in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets is summarized below ($000’s omitted):



	September 30, 2013								December 31, 2012
	Other Assets				Other Liabilities				Other Assets			Other Liabilities
Interest rate lock commitments	$	12,239			$	117			$	6,045		$	24

Forward contracts	41				8,997				245			891

Whole loan commitments	78				219				30			85

	$	12,358			$	9,333			$	6,320		$	1,000


New accounting pronouncements

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-11, “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities" ("ASU 2011-11"), which requires entities to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements of financial instruments and derivative instruments. The guidance was effective for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2013 and was applied retrospectively. The adoption of this guidance, which is related to disclosure only, did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Corporate_Office_Relocation

Corporate Office Relocation	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]	Corporate office relocation

	On May 31, 2013, we announced our plan to relocate our corporate offices to Atlanta, Georgia, from its current location in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in 2014. The decision to relocate reflects long-term growth trends for both us and the homebuilding industry and is intended to bring our corporate offices closer to our customers and a larger portion of our investment portfolio. The relocation of operations will occur in phases over time but is expected to be substantially complete no later than early 2015. We expect to incur the following approximate costs in connection with the relocation, the substantial majority of which represent future cash expenditures ($000's omitted):


	Employee severance, retention, and relocation costs	$	21,000	to	$	26,000

	Asset impairments	355		to	500

	Lease termination and other exit costs	27,000		to	32,000


	During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we recorded employee severance, retention, and relocation costs of $0.3 million and $13.4 million, respectively, and asset impairments of $0.0 million and $0.4 million, respectively. Severance, retention, and relocation costs are recorded within selling, general, and administrative expense, while lease exit and asset impairments are included in other expense (income), net. We expect to record additional charges of approximately $2.0 million in 2013 related to the relocation with the remaining costs to be recognized primarily in 2014 and early 2015. We will also incur costs at the new location related to the recruitment and onboarding of new employees and certain redundant operating costs. The amount of such costs is not expected to be material.

Inventory_And_Land_Held_For_Sa

Inventory And Land Held For Sale	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Inventory Disclosure	Inventory and land held for sale

	Major components of inventory were as follows ($000’s omitted):


		September 30,			December 31,
		2013			2012
	Homes under construction	$	1,277,648		$	1,116,184

	Land under development	2,117,653			2,435,378

	Raw land	755,663			662,484

		$	4,150,964		$	4,214,046


	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. Interest expensed to Homebuilding home sale cost of revenues included capitalized interest related to inventory impairments of $0.8 million and $1.9 million, for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $2.7 million and $4.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. 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,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Interest in inventory, beginning of period	$	298,575		$	358,451		$	331,880		$	355,068

	Interest capitalized	35,962			50,730			118,527			153,369

	Interest expensed	(68,013		)	(57,155		)	(183,883		)	(156,411		)
	Interest in inventory, end of period	$	266,524		$	352,026		$	266,524		$	352,026

	Interest incurred*	$	35,962		$	50,730		$	118,527		$	153,369



	*	Homebuilding interest incurred includes interest on senior debt and certain other financing arrangements.

	Land valuation adjustments and write-offs

	Impairment of inventory

	We record valuation adjustments on land inventory and related communities under development when events and circumstances indicate that they may be impaired and when the cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than their carrying amounts. Such indicators include gross margin or sales paces significantly below expectations, construction costs or land development costs significantly in excess of budgeted amounts, significant delays or changes in the planned development for the community, and other known qualitative factors. For communities that are not yet active, an additional consideration includes an evaluation of the probability, timing, and cost of obtaining necessary approvals from municipalities and any potential concessions that may be necessary in order to obtain such approvals. We also consider potential changes to the product offerings in a community and any alternative strategies for the land, such as the sale of the land either in whole or in parcels. Communities that demonstrate potential impairment indicators are tested for impairment. We compare the expected undiscounted cash flows for these communities to their carrying values. For those communities whose carrying values exceed the expected undiscounted cash flows, we estimate the fair value of the community. Impairment charges are recorded if the fair value of the community's inventory is less than its carrying value.

	We determine the fair value of a community's inventory using a combination of market comparable land transactions, where available, and discounted cash flow models. These estimated cash flows are significantly impacted by estimates related to expected average selling prices, expected sales paces, expected land development and construction timelines, and anticipated land development, construction, and overhead costs. The assumptions used in the discounted cash flow models are specific to each community tested for impairment. Due to uncertainties in the estimation process, the significant volatility in demand for new housing, and the long life cycles of many communities, actual results could differ significantly from such estimates. Our determination of fair value also requires discounting the estimated cash flows at a rate commensurate with the inherent risks associated with each of the assets and related estimated cash flow streams. The discount rate used in determining each community's fair value depends on the stage of development of the community and other specific factors that increase or decrease the inherent risks associated with the community's cash flow streams. For example, communities that are entitled and near completion will generally be assigned a lower discount rate than communities that are not entitled and consist of multiple phases spanning several years of development and construction.

	During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, we reviewed each of our land positions for potential impairment. As a result of these reviews, we recorded impairments of $0.8 million and $2.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $2.7 million and $9.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, which are recorded within Homebuilding home sale cost of revenues. Our evaluations for impairments recorded to date were based on our best estimates of the future cash flows for our communities. However, if conditions in the homebuilding industry or 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, which could result in future charges that might be significant.

	Net realizable value adjustments – land held for sale

	Land held for sale is valued at the lower of carrying value or fair value less costs to sell. In determining the value of land held for sale, we consider recent offers received, prices for land in recent comparable sales transactions, and other factors. During the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, we recognized net realizable value adjustments related to land held for sale of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively. Such adjustments totaled $2.3 million and $1.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. We record these net realizable value adjustments within Homebuilding land sale cost of revenues. During 2013, the decrease in the gross land held for sale and net realizable value reserve balances resulted primarily from the sale of land parcels, certain of which were previously impaired. Land held for sale was as follows ($000’s omitted):



		September 30,			December 31,
		2013			2012
	Land held for sale, gross	$	73,698		$	135,201

	Net realizable value reserves	(8,598		)	(44,097		)
	Land held for sale, net	$	65,100		$	91,104

	Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs

	We wrote off deposits and pre-acquisition costs in the amount of $0.8 million and $0.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $1.4 million and $1.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. We record these write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs within other expense (income), net.

Segment_Information

Segment Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Information	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, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,
			Rhode Island, Virginia
	Southeast:		Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
	Florida:		Florida
	Texas:		Texas
	North:		Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Northern California, Ohio, Oregon, Washington
	Southwest:		Arizona, Colorado, 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, 2012.



		Operating Data by Segment
		($000’s omitted)
		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2013				2012				2013				2012
	Revenues:
	Northeast	$	259,413			$	194,732			$	555,856			$	502,813

	Southeast	234,605				194,654				602,379				496,244

	Florida	227,614				165,621				562,890				439,665

	Texas	217,897				179,581				621,972				471,648

	North	343,748				277,297				826,054				666,458

	Southwest	264,465				243,442				744,534				563,837

		1,547,742				1,255,327				3,913,685				3,140,665

	Financial Services	34,336				47,264				110,571				112,367

	Consolidated	$	1,582,078			$	1,302,591			$	4,024,256			$	3,253,032


	Income (loss) before income taxes:
	Northeast	$	33,508			$	20,303			$	62,162			$	42,940

	Southeast	37,687				21,227				78,811				40,724

	Florida	43,834				23,723				89,711				46,530

	Texas	32,111				18,807				79,015				34,704

	North	48,674				26,494				95,303				38,281

	Southwest	49,508				27,882				119,908				41,817

	Other homebuilding (a)	(81,728		)		(59,257		)		(271,308		)		(162,230		)
		163,594				79,179				253,602				82,766

	Financial Services (b)	11,128				26,727				41,800				49,575

	Consolidated	$	174,722			$	105,906			$	295,402			$	132,341



(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 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013: losses on debt retirements totaling $3.9 million and $26.9 million, respectively; costs associated with the previously announced relocation of our corporate headquarters totaling $0.3 million and $13.8 million, respectively; and charges resulting from a contractual dispute related to a previously completed luxury community totaling $8.0 million and $38.0 million, respectively.

(b)	Financial Services income before income taxes includes interest income of $2.1 million and $1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $5.2 million and $4.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.




	Land-Related Charges by Segment
	($000's omitted)
	Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
	September 30,								September 30,
	2013				2012				2013				2012
Land and community valuation adjustments:
Northeast	$	—			$	—			$	—			$	535

Southeast	—				—				—				—

Florida	—				—				—				—

Texas	—				—				—				—

North	—				385				—				2,373

Southwest	—				—				—				1,810

Other homebuilding (a)	766				1,878				2,701				4,855

	$	766			$	2,263			$	2,701			$	9,573

Net realizable value adjustments (NRV) - land held
for sale:
Northeast	$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—

Southeast	—				69				—				350

Florida	—				11				567				49

Texas	(6		)		154				(2		)		412

North	172				29				1,703				94

Southwest	(81		)		(14		)		—				347

	$	85			$	249			$	2,268			$	1,252

Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs:
Northeast	$	219			$	727			$	328			$	815

Southeast	56				46				144				589

Florida	126				69				208				80

Texas	6				21				2				70

North	155				13				337				156

Southwest	249				17				383				88

	$	811			$	893			$	1,402			$	1,798

Total land-related charges	$	1,662			$	3,405			$	6,371			$	12,623



(a)	Represents write-offs of capitalized interest related to land and community valuation adjustments.


	Operating Data by Segment
	($000's omitted)
	September 30, 2013
	Homes Under				Land Under				Raw Land				Total				Total
	Construction				Development								Inventory				Assets
Northeast	$	263,889			$	331,779			$	117,532			$	713,200			$	809,063

Southeast	160,916				256,949				131,724				549,589				589,929

Florida	161,204				293,858				91,238				546,300				629,724

Texas	148,158				221,958				49,607				419,723				477,936

North	300,452				327,529				100,737				728,718				781,447

Southwest	197,689				475,663				206,387				879,739				955,368

Other homebuilding (a)	45,340				209,917				58,438				313,695				4,098,818

	1,277,648				2,117,653				755,663				4,150,964				8,342,285

Financial Services	—				—				—				—				351,437

	$	1,277,648			$	2,117,653			$	755,663			$	4,150,964			$	8,693,722


	December 31, 2012
	Homes Under				Land Under				Raw Land				Total				Total
	Construction				Development								Inventory				Assets
Northeast	$	198,549			$	445,436			$	109,136			$	753,121			$	866,024

Southeast	147,227				286,210				120,193				553,630				590,650

Florida	130,276				310,625				100,633				541,534				620,220

Texas	145,594				256,704				54,556				456,854				523,843

North	219,172				369,144				46,414				634,730				680,447

Southwest	226,204				496,488				167,295				889,987				963,540

Other homebuilding (a)	49,162				270,771				64,257				384,190				2,140,739

	1,116,184				2,435,378				662,484				4,214,046				6,385,463

Financial Services	—				—				—				—				348,946

	$	1,116,184			$	2,435,378			$	662,484			$	4,214,046			$	6,734,409



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

Investments_In_Unconsolidated_

Investments In Unconsolidated Entities	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Investments In Unconsolidated Entities	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,		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Investments in joint ventures with debt non-recourse to PulteGroup	$	26,362	$	11,155

	Investments in other active joint ventures	18,644		34,474

	Total investments in unconsolidated entities	$	45,006	$	45,629


	Total joint venture debt	$	10,104	$	6,915


	PulteGroup proportionate share of joint venture debt:
	Joint venture debt with limited recourse guaranties	$	955	$	769

	Joint venture debt non-recourse to PulteGroup	2,065		826

	PulteGroup's total proportionate share of joint venture debt	$	3,020	$	1,595


	We recognized (income) expense from unconsolidated joint ventures of $(0.8) million and $(0.3) million during the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $(0.3) million and $(3.8) million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 we made capital contributions of $1.1 million and $1.3 million, respectively, and received capital and earnings distributions of $1.9 million and $9.9 million, respectively.

	The timing of cash obligations under the 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.

Shareholders_Equity

Shareholders' Equity	9 Months Ended
Shareholders' Equity	Sep. 30, 2013
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Shareholders' Equity	Shareholders’ equity

	We reinstated our quarterly cash dividend in July 2013. During the three months ended September 30, 2013, we declared two cash dividends of $0.05 per common share; the first paid in August 2013, the second in October 2013.

	In July 2013, we increased our common share repurchase authorization to $352.3 million of common shares. During the three months ended September 30, 2013, we repurchased 5.3 million shares under the repurchase authorization for a total of $83.0 million. Such repurchases are reflected as a reduction of common stock and retained earnings. At September 30, 2013, we had remaining authorization to repurchase $269.3 million of common shares.

	Under our stock-based compensation plans, we accept shares as payment under certain conditions related to stock option exercises and vesting of restricted stock, generally related to the payment of minimum tax obligations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, employees surrendered shares valued at $6.9 million and $1.0 million, respectively, under these plans. Such share transactions are excluded from the above noted stock repurchase authorization.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	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 and changes in our unrecognized tax benefits. Due to the effects of these factors, our effective tax rates in 2013 and 2012 are not correlated to the amount of our income or loss before income taxes.
	From 2007 to 2011, we generated significant deferred tax assets primarily from asset impairments combined with reduced operational profitability. At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we had deferred tax assets of $2.3 billion and $2.5 billion, respectively. 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 fully reserved our net deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty of their realization. One of the primary pieces of negative evidence we considered was the significant losses we incurred in recent years, including being in a three-year cumulative pre-tax loss position through June 30, 2013.
	Consistent with the above process, we evaluated the need for a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets at September 30, 2013, 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 quarter ended September 30, 2013. This reversal is reflected in our income tax expense (benefit) in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. When a change in valuation allowance is recognized in an interim period, a portion of the valuation allowance to be reversed must be allocated to the remaining interim periods. Accordingly, a portion of the remaining valuation allowance of $231.0 million at September 30, 2013, will reverse in the fourth quarter of 2013. The other components of the remaining valuation allowance relate primarily to state net operating losses that have not met the "more likely than not" realization threshold.
	We conducted our evaluation by considering all available positive and negative evidence. The principal positive evidence that led to the reversal of the valuation allowance included: (1) our emergence from a three-year cumulative loss in 2013; (2) the significant positive income we generated during 2012 and 2013, including six consecutive quarters of pretax income; (3) continued improvements in 2013 over recent years in other key operating metrics, including revenues, gross margin, overhead leverage, and backlog; (4) our forecasted future profitability; (5) improvement in our financial position; and (6) significant evidence that conditions in the U.S. housing industry are more favorable than in recent years and our belief that conditions will continue to be favorable over the long-term. Even if industry conditions weaken from current levels, we believe we will be able to adjust our operations to sustain long-term profitability.
	The accounting for deferred taxes is based upon an estimate of future results. Differences between our estimated and actual results could have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial position and our ability to fully realize our deferred tax assets. Changes in existing tax laws could also affect actual tax results and the realization of deferred tax assets over time.
	As a result of our merger with Centex in August 2009, our ability to use certain of Centex’s pre-ownership change NOL carryforwards and built-in losses or deductions is limited by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. Our Section 382 limitation is approximately $67.4 million per year for NOLs, losses realized on built-in loss assets that are sold within 60 months of the ownership change (i.e. before August 2014), and certain deductions. We do not believe that the Section 382 limitation will prevent the Company from using Centex’s pre-ownership change federal NOL carryforwards and built-in losses or deductions.
	At September 30, 2013, we had $165.9 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits, of which $31.0 million would impact the effective tax rate if recognized. Additionally, we have $32.9 million of related accrued interest and penalties at September 30, 2013. It is reasonably possible within the next twelve months that our gross unrecognized tax benefits may decrease by up to $130.0 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 2003 to 2013.

Fair_Value_Disclosures

Fair Value Disclosures	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value Disclosures	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	Fair Value
		Hierarchy	September 30,			December 31,
			2013			2012

	Measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
	Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale	Level 2	$	296,922		$	318,931

	Interest rate lock commitments	Level 2	12,122			6,021

	Forward contracts	Level 2	(8,956		)	(646		)
	Whole loan commitments	Level 2	(141		)	(55		)

	Measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:
	House and land inventory	Level 3	$	—		$	11,243


	Disclosed at fair value:
	Cash and equivalents (including restricted cash)	Level 1	$	1,419,415		$	1,476,710

	Financial Services debt	Level 2	115,098			138,795

	Senior notes	Level 2	2,060,018			2,663,451


	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. The non-recurring fair values included in the table above represent only those assets whose carrying values were adjusted to fair value as of the respective balance sheet dates. See Note 3 for a more detailed discussion of the valuation methods used for inventory.
	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 $2.1 billion at September 30, 2013 and $2.5 billion at December 31, 2012.

Debt

Debt	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt	Debt

	Our senior notes are summarized as follows ($000’s omitted):


		September 30,		December 31,
		2013		2012
	5.25% unsecured senior notes due January 2014 (a)	$	—	$	187,970

	5.70% unsecured senior notes due May 2014 (a)	—		208,274

	5.20% unsecured senior notes due February 2015 (a)	95,627		95,615

	5.25% unsecured senior notes due June 2015 (a)	232,243		264,058

	6.50% unsecured senior notes due May 2016 (a)	458,975		457,154

	7.625% unsecured senior notes due October 2017 (b)	122,641		149,481

	7.875% unsecured senior notes due June 2032 (a)	299,185		299,152

	6.375% unsecured senior notes due May 2033 (a)	398,550		398,492

	6.00% unsecured senior notes due February 2035 (a)	299,436		299,417

	7.375% unsecured senior notes due June 2046 (a)	150,000		150,000

	Total senior notes – carrying value (c)	$	2,056,657	$	2,509,613

	Estimated fair value	$	2,060,018	$	2,663,451



	(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 three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we retired prior to their scheduled maturity dates $27.0 million and $461.4 million of senior notes, respectively. We recorded losses related to these transactions totaling $3.9 million and $26.9 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. Losses on these transactions included the write-off of unamortized discounts, premiums, and transaction fees and are reflected in other expense (income), net. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we retired $96.4 million of senior notes at their scheduled maturity dates.

	Letter of credit facilities

	We maintain separate cash-collateralized letter of credit agreements with a number of financial institutions. Letters of credit totaling $53.7 million and $54.5 million were outstanding under these agreements at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Under these agreements, we are required to maintain deposits with the respective financial institutions in amounts approximating the letters of credit outstanding. Such deposits are included in restricted cash.

	We also maintain an unsecured letter of credit facility with a bank that expires in September 2014. This facility permits the issuance of up to $150.0 million of letters of credit for general corporate purposes in support of any wholly-owned subsidiary. Letters of credit totaling $124.4 million and $124.6 million were outstanding under this facility at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

	Financial Services

	Pulte Mortgage provides mortgage financing for the majority of our home closings 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.

	In September 2013, Pulte Mortgage entered into the First Amendment to Master Repurchase Agreement with third party lenders, which extended the term of the Master Repurchase Agreement (the "Repurchase Agreement") through September 2014, modified the pricing applicable under the Repurchase Agreement, and made other adjustments to the credit available under the Repurchase Agreement. The Repurchase Agreement provides for loan purchases of up to $150.0 million, subject to certain sublimits. 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. At September 30, 2013, Pulte Mortgage had $115.1 million outstanding under the Repurchase Agreement.

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	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 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. 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.

	Our current estimates assume that such requests will continue through 2014. Given the ongoing volatility in the mortgage industry, our lack of visibility into the current status of the review process of loans by investors, the claim volumes we continue to experience, and 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,
		2013				2012				2013				2012
	Liabilities, beginning of period	$	154,421			$	120,711			$	164,280			$	128,330

	Reserves provided	—				—				—				—

	Payments	(8,220		)		(2,089		)		(18,079		)		(9,708		)
	Liabilities, end of period	$	146,201			$	118,622			$	146,201			$	118,622


	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 11 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 has 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. These actions are in their preliminary stage, and 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 such 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 $178.1 million and $1.0 billion at September 30, 2013, respectively, and $179.2 million and $1.0 billion at December 31, 2012, respectively. 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.

	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.

	We are engaged in arbitration related to a previously completed luxury community in a market we have since exited. The arbitration relates to a variety of claims involving a contractual dispute with certain homeowners. Based on the various stages of these claims, we anticipate most, if not all, of these claims being resolved during 2013. As the result of various rulings by the arbitrator and ongoing settlement discussions, we recorded charges of $8.0 million and $38.0 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. While the ultimate outcome of this matter remains uncertain, we believe that the final resolution will not vary materially from our current estimates.

	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,
		2013				2012				2013				2012
	Warranty liabilities, beginning of period	$	61,914			$	64,364			$	64,098			$	68,025

	Reserves provided	15,322				12,593				36,079				32,014

	Payments	(10,551		)		(10,976		)		(32,330		)		(34,336		)
	Other adjustments	(1,602		)		(1,453		)		(2,764		)		(1,175		)
	Warranty liabilities, end of period	$	65,083			$	64,528			$	65,083			$	64,528


	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 to 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 on insured claims satisfy 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 $691.6 million at September 30, 2013, 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 77% of the total general liability reserves at September 30, 2013. 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. Because of the inherent uncertainty in estimating future 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. Changes in these liabilities were as follows ($000's omitted):


	Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
	September 30,								September 30,
	2013				2012				2013				2012
Balance, beginning of period	$	708,142			$	733,042			$	721,284			$	739,029

Reserves provided	21,439				15,557				52,266				37,772

Payments	(37,983		)		(24,773		)		(81,952		)		(52,975		)
Balance, end of period	$	691,598			$	723,826			$	691,598			$	723,826

Supplemental_Guarantor_Informa

Supplemental Guarantor Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Abstract]
Supplemental Guarantor Information	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.
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
	SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
	($000’s omitted)


		Unconsolidated									Eliminating				Consolidated
											Entries				PulteGroup,
		PulteGroup,			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor							Inc.
		Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
	ASSETS
	Cash and equivalents	$	187,299		$	1,080,993		$	81,702		$	—			$	1,349,994

	Restricted cash	53,672			4,455			11,294			—				69,421

	House and land inventory	—			4,150,254			710			—				4,150,964

	Land held for sale	—			64,066			1,034			—				65,100

	Land, not owned, under option	—			27,612			—			—				27,612
	agreements
	Residential mortgage loans available-	—			—			296,922			—				296,922
	for-sale
	Investments in unconsolidated entities	66			40,983			3,957			—				45,006

	Other assets	40,125			353,549			46,850			—				440,524

	Intangible assets	—			139,423			—			—				139,423

	Deferred tax assets, net	2,087,306			20			21,430			—				2,108,756

	Investments in subsidiaries and	4,461,536			644,702			5,035,100			(10,141,338		)		—
	intercompany accounts, net
		$	6,830,004		$	6,506,057		$	5,498,999		$	(10,141,338	)		$	8,693,722

	LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
	Liabilities:
	Accounts payable, customer deposits,	$	84,792		$	1,470,586		$	278,034		$	—			$	1,833,412
	accrued and other liabilities
	Income tax liabilities	196,870			—			—			—				196,870

	Financial Services debt	—			—			115,098			—				115,098

	Senior notes	2,056,657			—			—			—				2,056,657

	Total liabilities	2,338,319			1,470,586			393,132			—				4,202,037

	Total shareholders’ equity	4,491,685			5,035,471			5,105,867			(10,141,338		)		4,491,685

		$	6,830,004		$	6,506,057		$	5,498,999		$	(10,141,338	)		$	8,693,722


	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
	DECEMBER 31, 2012
	($000’s omitted)


		Unconsolidated									Eliminating				Consolidated
											Entries				PulteGroup,
		PulteGroup,			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor							Inc.
		Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
	ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	$	146,168		$	1,063,943		$	194,649		$	—			$	1,404,760

Restricted cash	54,546			3,365			14,039			—				71,950

House and land inventory	—			4,210,201			3,845			—				4,214,046

Land held for sale	—			91,104			—			—				91,104

Land, not owned, under option	—			31,066			—			—				31,066
agreements
Residential mortgage loans available-	—			—			318,931			—				318,931
for-sale
Investments in unconsolidated entities	1,528			40,973			3,128			—				45,629

Other assets	28,951			324,109			54,615			—				407,675

Intangible assets	—			149,248			—			—				149,248

Investments in subsidiaries and	4,723,466			7,198,710			6,296,915			(18,219,091		)		—
intercompany accounts, net
	$	4,954,659		$	13,112,719		$	6,886,122		$	(18,219,091	)		$	6,734,409

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, customer deposits,	$	56,565		$	1,343,653		$	297,302		$	—			$	1,697,520
accrued and other liabilities
Income tax liabilities	198,865			—			—			—				198,865

Financial Services debt	—			—			138,795			—				138,795

Senior notes	2,509,613			—			—			—				2,509,613

Total liabilities	2,765,043			1,343,653			436,097			—				4,544,793

Total shareholders’ equity	2,189,616			11,769,066			6,450,025			(18,219,091		)		2,189,616

	$	4,954,659		$	13,112,719		$	6,886,122		$	(18,219,091	)		$	6,734,409


CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the three months ended September 30, 2013
($000’s omitted)


	Unconsolidated													Consolidated
														PulteGroup,
	PulteGroup,			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminating				Inc.
	Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			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	—			138,629			8			—				138,637
expenses
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	2			(570		)	(217		)	—				(785		)
unconsolidated entities
Intercompany interest	(158,633		)	162,739			(4,106		)	—				—

Income (loss) before income taxes and	154,498			7,446			12,778			—				174,722
equity in income (loss) of
subsidiaries
Income tax expense (benefit)	(2,108,148		)	(1,692		)	2,678			—				(2,107,162		)

Income (loss) before equity in income	2,262,646			9,138			10,100			—				2,281,884
(loss) of subsidiaries
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	$	2,281,961		$	20,454		$	104,312		$	(124,766	)		$	2,281,961
















CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the three months ended September 30, 2012
($000’s omitted)


	Unconsolidated													Consolidated
														PulteGroup,
	PulteGroup,			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminating				Inc.
	Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries
Revenues:
Homebuilding
Home sale revenues	$	—		$	1,232,704		$	—		$	—			$	1,232,704

Land sale revenues	—			22,623			—			—				22,623

	—			1,255,327			—			—				1,255,327

Financial Services	—			537			46,727			—				47,264

	—			1,255,864			46,727			—				1,302,591

Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Home sale cost of revenues	—			1,023,704			—			—				1,023,704

Land sale cost of revenues	—			21,061			—			—				21,061

	—			1,044,765			—			—				1,044,765

Financial Services expenses	(5		)	123			20,460			—				20,578

Selling, general and administrative	—			124,410			781			—				125,191
expenses
Other expense (income), net	(10		)	7,315			148			—				7,453

Interest income	(55		)	(1,141		)	(23		)	—				(1,219		)

Interest expense	201			—			—			—				201

Equity in (earnings) loss of	—			(150		)	(134		)	—				(284		)
unconsolidated entities
Intercompany interest	159,014			(155,576		)	(3,438		)	—				—

Income (loss) before income taxes and	(159,145		)	236,118			28,933			—				105,906
equity in income (loss) of
subsidiaries
Income tax expense (benefit)	(9,738		)	(10,648		)	9,659			—				(10,727		)

Income (loss) before equity in income	(149,407		)	246,766			19,274			—				116,633
(loss) of subsidiaries
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	266,040			19,387			183,738			(469,165		)		—

Net income (loss)	116,633			266,153			203,012			(469,165		)		116,633

Other comprehensive income	58			—			—			—				58

Comprehensive income (loss)	$	116,691		$	266,153		$	203,012		$	(469,165	)		$	116,691












CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2013
($000’s omitted)


	Unconsolidated													Consolidated
														PulteGroup,
	PulteGroup,			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminating				Inc.
	Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			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	—			417,495			1,299			—				418,794
expenses
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	1,462			(916		)	(828		)	—				(282		)
unconsolidated entities
Intercompany interest	16,647			(9,658		)	(6,989		)	—				—

Income (loss) before income taxes and	(45,908		)	297,674			43,636			—				295,402
equity in income (loss) of
subsidiaries
Income tax expense (benefit)	(2,108,019		)	(9,658		)	13,016			—				(2,104,661		)

Income (loss) before equity in income	2,062,111			307,332			30,620			—				2,400,063
(loss) of subsidiaries
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	$	2,400,336		$	340,624		$	326,293		$	(666,917	)		$	2,400,336






CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012
($000’s omitted)


	Unconsolidated													Consolidated
														PulteGroup,
	PulteGroup,			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminating				Inc.
	Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries
Revenues:
Homebuilding
Home sale revenues	$	—		$	3,070,895		$	—		$	—			$	3,070,895

Land sale revenues	—			69,770			—			—				69,770

	—			3,140,665			—			—				3,140,665

Financial Services	—			1,367			111,000							112,367

	—			3,142,032			111,000			—				3,253,032

Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Home sale cost of revenues	—			2,605,249			—							2,605,249

Land sale cost of revenues	—			62,069			—							62,069

	—			2,667,318			—			—				2,667,318

Financial Services expenses	165			396			62,353							62,914

Selling, general and administrative	—			370,076			2,615							372,691
expenses
Other expense (income), net	(30		)	21,774			2,826							24,570

Interest income	(178		)	(3,335		)	(69		)					(3,582		)

Interest expense	616			—			—							616

Equity in (earnings) loss of	(2		)	(3,312		)	(522		)					(3,836		)
unconsolidated entities
Intercompany interest	421,479			(411,405		)	(10,074		)					—

Income (loss) before income taxes and	(422,050		)	500,520			53,871			—				132,341
equity in income (loss) of
subsidiaries
Income tax expense (benefit)	9,518			(14,842		)	(9,738		)					(15,062		)

Income (loss) before equity in income	(431,568		)	515,362			63,609			—				147,403
(loss) of subsidiaries
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	578,971			64,123			329,332			(972,426		)		—

Net income (loss)	147,403			579,485			392,941			(972,426		)		147,403

Other comprehensive income	173			—			—			—				173

Comprehensive income	$	147,576		$	579,485		$	392,941		$	(972,426	)		$	147,576


CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the nine months ended September 30, 2013
($000’s omitted)


	Unconsolidated													Consolidated
	PulteGroup,			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminating				PulteGroup, Inc.
	Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries
Net cash provided by (used in)	$	15,822		$	511,801		$	27,327		$	—			$	554,950
operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated	—			200			—			—				200
entities
Investments in unconsolidated entities	—			(1,057		)	—			—				(1,057		)

Net change in loans held for investment	—			—			236			—				236

Change in restricted cash related to	875			—			—			—				875
letters of credit
Proceeds from the sale of property and	—			9			—			—				9
equipment
Capital expenditures	—			(16,679		)	(1,675		)	—				(18,354		)

Net cash provided by (used in)	875			(17,527		)	(1,439		)	—				(18,091		)
investing activities
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)	24,434			(477,224		)	(138,835		)	—				(591,625		)
financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in cash and	41,131			17,050			(112,947		)	—				(54,766		)
equivalents
Cash and equivalents at beginning of	146,168			1,063,943			194,649			—				1,404,760
period
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$	187,299		$	1,080,993		$	81,702		$	—			$	1,349,994



CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012
($000’s omitted)


	Unconsolidated													Consolidated
	PulteGroup,			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminating				PulteGroup, Inc.
	Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries
Net cash provided by (used in)	$	(397,371	)	$	765,922		$	52,681		$	—			$	421,232
operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated	—			2,696			—			—				2,696
entities
Investments in unconsolidated entities	—			(1,266		)	—			—				(1,266		)

Net change in loans held for investment	—			—			736			—				736

Change in restricted cash related to	26,096			—			—			—				26,096
letters of credit
Proceeds from the sale of property and	—			4,705			—			—				4,705
equipment
Capital expenditures	—			(8,398		)	(2,199		)	—				(10,597		)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing	26,096			(2,263		)	(1,463		)	—				22,370
activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	—			—			103,000			—				103,000

Other borrowings (repayments)	(96,393		)	3,900			—			—				(92,493		)

Stock option exercises	27,432			—			—			—				27,432

Stock repurchases	(961		)	—			—			—				(961		)

Intercompany activities, net	465,471			(305,997		)	(159,474		)	—				—

Net cash provided by (used in)	395,549			(302,097		)	(56,474		)	—				36,978
financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in cash and	24,274			461,562			(5,256		)	—				480,580
equivalents
Cash and equivalents at beginning of	119,287			875,561			88,223			—				1,083,071
period
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$	143,561		$	1,337,123		$	82,967		$	—			$	1,563,651

Basis_Of_Presentation_And_Sign1

Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Consolidation Policy	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, 2012.
Use of Estimates Policy	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 Policy	Subsequent events

	We evaluated subsequent events up until the time the financial statements were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
Cash and Cash Equivalents Policy	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, 2013 and December 31, 2012 also included $13.6 million and $8.1 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 consists primarily of deposits maintained with financial institutions under cash-collateralized letter of credit agreements (see Note 9). The remaining balances relate to certain other accounts with restrictions, including customer deposits on home sales that are temporarily restricted by regulatory requirements until title transfers to the homebuyer.
Notes Receivable Policy	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.
Earnings Per Share Policy	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 of restricted stock (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, non-vested restricted stock, 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 excludes 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, and 12.0 million and 18.8 million stock options and other potentially dilutive instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.
Land under Option Arrangements Policy	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 (income), net. See Note 3.

	If the 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. Certain of our land option agreements are with entities considered VIEs. In evaluating whether we are required to consolidate a VIE, we take into consideration that the VIE is generally protected from the first dollar of loss under our land option agreement due to our deposit. Likewise, the VIE's gains are generally capped based on the purchase price within the land option agreement. However, we generally have little control or influence over the operations of these VIEs due to our lack of an equity interest in them. Additionally, creditors of the VIE have no recourse against us, and we do not provide financial or other support to these VIEs other than as stipulated in the land option agreements. Our maximum exposure to loss related to these VIEs is generally limited to our deposits and pre-acquisition costs under the applicable land option agreements. Historically, cancellations of land option agreements have resulted in write-offs of the related deposits and pre-acquisition costs but have not exposed us to the overall risks or losses of the applicable VIEs.

	Separately, certain land option agreements represent financing arrangements even though we generally have no obligation to pay these future amounts. As a result, we recorded $27.6 million and $31.1 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, to land, not owned, under option agreements with a corresponding increase to accrued and other liabilities. Such amounts represent the remaining purchase price under the land option agreements, some of which are with VIEs, in the event we exercise the purchase rights under the agreements.
Residential Mortgage Loans Available for Sale Policy	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.
Derivatives Policy	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 use any derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.

	At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we had aggregate interest rate lock commitments of $317.7 million and $161.6 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.

	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, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we had unexpired forward contracts of $519.6 million and $428.0 million, respectively, and whole loan investor commitments of $30.2 million and $4.7 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 75 days.

Inventory_And_Land_Held_For_Sa1

Inventory And Land Held For Sale (Policy)	9 Months Ended
Inventory And Land Held For Sale (Policy)	Sep. 30, 2013
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Inventory, Interest Capitalization Policy	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.
Inventory Impairment Policy	Impairment of inventory

	We record valuation adjustments on land inventory and related communities under development when events and circumstances indicate that they may be impaired and when the cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than their carrying amounts. Such indicators include gross margin or sales paces significantly below expectations, construction costs or land development costs significantly in excess of budgeted amounts, significant delays or changes in the planned development for the community, and other known qualitative factors. For communities that are not yet active, an additional consideration includes an evaluation of the probability, timing, and cost of obtaining necessary approvals from municipalities and any potential concessions that may be necessary in order to obtain such approvals. We also consider potential changes to the product offerings in a community and any alternative strategies for the land, such as the sale of the land either in whole or in parcels. Communities that demonstrate potential impairment indicators are tested for impairment. We compare the expected undiscounted cash flows for these communities to their carrying values. For those communities whose carrying values exceed the expected undiscounted cash flows, we estimate the fair value of the community. Impairment charges are recorded if the fair value of the community's inventory is less than its carrying value.

	We determine the fair value of a community's inventory using a combination of market comparable land transactions, where available, and discounted cash flow models. These estimated cash flows are significantly impacted by estimates related to expected average selling prices, expected sales paces, expected land development and construction timelines, and anticipated land development, construction, and overhead costs. The assumptions used in the discounted cash flow models are specific to each community tested for impairment. Due to uncertainties in the estimation process, the significant volatility in demand for new housing, and the long life cycles of many communities, actual results could differ significantly from such estimates. Our determination of fair value also requires discounting the estimated cash flows at a rate commensurate with the inherent risks associated with each of the assets and related estimated cash flow streams. The discount rate used in determining each community's fair value depends on the stage of development of the community and other specific factors that increase or decrease the inherent risks associated with the community's cash flow streams. For example, communities that are entitled and near completion will generally be assigned a lower discount rate than communities that are not entitled and consist of multiple phases spanning several years of development and construction.
Impairment of Land Held for Sale Policy	Land held for sale is valued at the lower of carrying value or fair value less costs to sell. In determining the value of land held for sale, we consider recent offers received, prices for land in recent comparable sales transactions, and other factors. During the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, we recognized net realizable value adjustments related to land held for sale of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively. Such adjustments totaled $2.3 million and $1.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. We record these net realizable value adjustments within Homebuilding land sale cost of revenues.
Write-Off of Deposits and Pre-Acquisition Costs	We wrote off deposits and pre-acquisition costs in the amount of $0.8 million and $0.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $1.4 million and $1.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. We record these write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs within other expense (income), net.

Fair_Value_Disclosures_Fair_Va

Fair Value Disclosures Fair Value Disclosures (Policies)	9 Months Ended
Fair Value Disclosures Fair Value Disclosures (Policies)	Sep. 30, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]	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. The non-recurring fair values included in the table above represent only those assets whose carrying values were adjusted to fair value as of the respective balance sheet dates. See Note 3 for a more detailed discussion of the valuation methods used for inventory.
	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

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies (Policy)	9 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Policy)	Sep. 30, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Legal Reserves Policy	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.
Standard Product Warranty, Policy	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.

Basis_Of_Presentation_And_Sign2

Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Schedule of other expense (income), net	Other expense (income), net consists of the following ($000’s omitted):



		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs	$	811		$	893		$	1,402		$	1,798

	Loss on debt retirements (Note 9)	3,858			—			26,930			—

	Lease exit and related costs (a)	378			152			1,146			6,312

	Amortization of intangible assets	3,275			3,275			9,825			9,825

	Miscellaneous expense (income), net (b)	8,733			3,133			39,863			6,635

		$	17,055		$	7,453		$	79,166		$	24,570



	(a)	Excludes $2.5 million of lease exit costs classified within Financial Services expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. There were no such costs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 or the three months ended September 30, 2012.

	(b)	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 (see Note 10).
Schedule of Notes Receivable	The following represents our notes receivable and related allowance for credit losses ($000’s omitted):


		September 30,			31-Dec-12
		2013
	Notes receivable, gross	$	59,683		$	57,841

	Allowance for credit losses	(27,048		)	(26,865		)
	Notes receivable, net	$	32,635		$	30,976

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Table Text Block]	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,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Numerator:
	Net income	$	2,281,884		$	116,633		$	2,400,063		$	147,403

	Less: earnings distributed to participating securities	(273		)	—			(273		)	—

	Less: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities	(15,884		)	—			(17,526		)	—

	Numerator for basic earnings per share	$	2,265,727		$	116,633		$	2,382,264		$	147,403

	Add back: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities	15,884			—			17,526			—

	Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to participating securities	(15,753		)	—			(17,358		)	—

	Numerator for diluted earnings per share	$	2,265,858		$	116,633		$	2,382,432		$	147,403


	Denominator:
	Basic shares outstanding	382,883			381,355			384,159			380,839

	Effect of dilutive securities	3,220			3,215			3,745			2,036

	Diluted shares outstanding	386,103			384,570			387,904			382,875


	Earnings per share:
	Basic	$	5.92		$	0.31		$	6.2		$	0.39

	Diluted	$	5.87		$	0.3		$	6.14		$	0.38

Schedule Of Company Interests In Land Option Agreements	The following provides a summary of our interests in land option agreements as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 ($000’s omitted):


		September 30, 2013									December 31, 2012
		Deposits and			Remaining Purchase			Land, Not			Deposits and		Remaining Purchase		Land, Not
		Pre-acquisition			Price			Owned,			Pre-acquisition		Price		Owned,
		Costs						Under			Costs				Under
								Option							Option
								Agreements							Agreements
	Consolidated VIEs	$	6,705		$	10,488		$	12,107		$	5,216	$	8,590	$	8,590

	Unconsolidated VIEs	32,678			683,158			—			24,078		360,495		—

	Other land option	48,561			707,547			15,505			40,822		554,307		22,476
	agreements
		$	87,944		$	1,401,193		$	27,612		$	70,116	$	923,392	$	31,066

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value	The fair values of derivative instruments and their location in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets is summarized below ($000’s omitted):



		September 30, 2013						December 31, 2012
		Other Assets			Other Liabilities			Other Assets			Other Liabilities
	Interest rate lock commitments	$	12,239		$	117		$	6,045		$	24

	Forward contracts	41			8,997			245			891

	Whole loan commitments	78			219			30			85

		$	12,358		$	9,333		$	6,320		$	1,000

Corporate_Office_Relocation_Ta

Corporate Office Relocation (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]	We expect to incur the following approximate costs in connection with the relocation, the substantial majority of which represent future cash expenditures ($000's omitted):


	Employee severance, retention, and relocation costs	$	21,000	to	$	26,000

	Asset impairments	355		to	500

	Lease termination and other exit costs	27,000		to	32,000

Inventory_And_Land_Held_For_Sa2

Inventory And Land Held For Sale (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Components of Inventory	Major components of inventory were as follows ($000’s omitted):


		September 30,			December 31,
		2013			2012
	Homes under construction	$	1,277,648		$	1,116,184

	Land under development	2,117,653			2,435,378

	Raw land	755,663			662,484

		$	4,150,964		$	4,214,046

Capitalized interest rollforward	Information related to interest capitalized into inventory is as follows ($000’s omitted):



		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Interest in inventory, beginning of period	$	298,575		$	358,451		$	331,880		$	355,068

	Interest capitalized	35,962			50,730			118,527			153,369

	Interest expensed	(68,013		)	(57,155		)	(183,883		)	(156,411		)
	Interest in inventory, end of period	$	266,524		$	352,026		$	266,524		$	352,026

	Interest incurred*	$	35,962		$	50,730		$	118,527		$	153,369



	*	Homebuilding interest incurred includes interest on senior debt and certain other financing arrangements.
Land Held for Sale	Land held for sale was as follows ($000’s omitted):



		September 30,			December 31,
		2013			2012
	Land held for sale, gross	$	73,698		$	135,201

	Net realizable value reserves	(8,598		)	(44,097		)
	Land held for sale, net	$	65,100		$	91,104

Segment_Information_Tables

Segment Information (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Operating Data By Reporting Segment


		Operating Data by Segment
		($000’s omitted)
		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Revenues:
	Northeast	$	259,413		$	194,732		$	555,856		$	502,813

	Southeast	234,605			194,654			602,379			496,244

	Florida	227,614			165,621			562,890			439,665

	Texas	217,897			179,581			621,972			471,648

	North	343,748			277,297			826,054			666,458

	Southwest	264,465			243,442			744,534			563,837

		1,547,742			1,255,327			3,913,685			3,140,665

	Financial Services	34,336			47,264			110,571			112,367

	Consolidated	$	1,582,078		$	1,302,591		$	4,024,256		$	3,253,032


	Income (loss) before income taxes:
	Northeast	$	33,508		$	20,303		$	62,162		$	42,940

	Southeast	37,687			21,227			78,811			40,724

	Florida	43,834			23,723			89,711			46,530

	Texas	32,111			18,807			79,015			34,704

	North	48,674			26,494			95,303			38,281

	Southwest	49,508			27,882			119,908			41,817

	Other homebuilding (a)	(81,728		)	(59,257		)	(271,308		)	(162,230		)
		163,594			79,179			253,602			82,766

	Financial Services (b)	11,128			26,727			41,800			49,575

	Consolidated	$	174,722		$	105,906		$	295,402		$	132,341



	(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 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013: losses on debt retirements totaling $3.9 million and $26.9 million, respectively; costs associated with the previously announced relocation of our corporate headquarters totaling $0.3 million and $13.8 million, respectively; and charges resulting from a contractual dispute related to a previously completed luxury community totaling $8.0 million and $38.0 million, respectively.

	(b)	Financial Services income before income taxes includes interest income of $2.1 million and $1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively
Land-Related Charges By Reporting Segment


		Land-Related Charges by Segment
		($000's omitted)
		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Land and community valuation adjustments:
	Northeast	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	535

	Southeast	—			—			—			—

	Florida	—			—			—			—

	Texas	—			—			—			—

	North	—			385			—			2,373

	Southwest	—			—			—			1,810

	Other homebuilding (a)	766			1,878			2,701			4,855

		$	766		$	2,263		$	2,701		$	9,573

	Net realizable value adjustments (NRV) - land held
	for sale:
	Northeast	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

	Southeast	—			69			—			350

	Florida	—			11			567			49

	Texas	(6		)	154			(2		)	412

	North	172			29			1,703			94

	Southwest	(81		)	(14		)	—			347

		$	85		$	249		$	2,268		$	1,252

	Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs:
	Northeast	$	219		$	727		$	328		$	815

	Southeast	56			46			144			589

	Florida	126			69			208			80

	Texas	6			21			2			70

	North	155			13			337			156

	Southwest	249			17			383			88

		$	811		$	893		$	1,402		$	1,798

	Total land-related charges	$	1,662		$	3,405		$	6,371		$	12,623



	(a)	Represents write-offs of capitalized interest related to land and community valuation adjustments.
Total Assets And Inventory By Reporting Segment	.


		Operating Data by Segment
		($000's omitted)
		September 30, 2013
		Homes Under			Land Under			Raw Land			Total			Total
		Construction			Development						Inventory			Assets
	Northeast	$	263,889		$	331,779		$	117,532		$	713,200		$	809,063

	Southeast	160,916			256,949			131,724			549,589			589,929

	Florida	161,204			293,858			91,238			546,300			629,724

	Texas	148,158			221,958			49,607			419,723			477,936

	North	300,452			327,529			100,737			728,718			781,447

	Southwest	197,689			475,663			206,387			879,739			955,368

	Other homebuilding (a)	45,340			209,917			58,438			313,695			4,098,818

		1,277,648			2,117,653			755,663			4,150,964			8,342,285

	Financial Services	—			—			—			—			351,437

		$	1,277,648		$	2,117,653		$	755,663		$	4,150,964		$	8,693,722


		December 31, 2012
		Homes Under			Land Under			Raw Land			Total			Total
		Construction			Development						Inventory			Assets
	Northeast	$	198,549		$	445,436		$	109,136		$	753,121		$	866,024

	Southeast	147,227			286,210			120,193			553,630			590,650

	Florida	130,276			310,625			100,633			541,534			620,220

	Texas	145,594			256,704			54,556			456,854			523,843

	North	219,172			369,144			46,414			634,730			680,447

	Southwest	226,204			496,488			167,295			889,987			963,540

	Other homebuilding (a)	49,162			270,771			64,257			384,190			2,140,739

		1,116,184			2,435,378			662,484			4,214,046			6,385,463

	Financial Services	—			—			—			—			348,946

		$	1,116,184		$	2,435,378		$	662,484		$	4,214,046		$	6,734,409



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

Investments_In_Unconsolidated_1

Investments In Unconsolidated Entities (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
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,		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Investments in joint ventures with debt non-recourse to PulteGroup	$	26,362	$	11,155

	Investments in other active joint ventures	18,644		34,474

	Total investments in unconsolidated entities	$	45,006	$	45,629


	Total joint venture debt	$	10,104	$	6,915


	PulteGroup proportionate share of joint venture debt:
	Joint venture debt with limited recourse guaranties	$	955	$	769

	Joint venture debt non-recourse to PulteGroup	2,065		826

	PulteGroup's total proportionate share of joint venture debt	$	3,020	$	1,595

Fair_Value_Disclosures_Fair_Va1

Fair Value Disclosures Fair Value Disclosures (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis	Our assets and liabilities measured or disclosed at fair value are summarized below ($000’s omitted):



	Financial Instrument	Fair Value	Fair Value
		Hierarchy	September 30,			December 31,
			2013			2012

	Measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
	Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale	Level 2	$	296,922		$	318,931

	Interest rate lock commitments	Level 2	12,122			6,021

	Forward contracts	Level 2	(8,956		)	(646		)
	Whole loan commitments	Level 2	(141		)	(55		)

	Measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:
	House and land inventory	Level 3	$	—		$	11,243


	Disclosed at fair value:
	Cash and equivalents (including restricted cash)	Level 1	$	1,419,415		$	1,476,710

	Financial Services debt	Level 2	115,098			138,795

	Senior notes	Level 2	2,060,018			2,663,451

Debt_Tables

Debt (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Senior Notes	Our senior notes are summarized as follows ($000’s omitted):


		September 30,		December 31,
		2013		2012
	5.25% unsecured senior notes due January 2014 (a)	$	—	$	187,970

	5.70% unsecured senior notes due May 2014 (a)	—		208,274

	5.20% unsecured senior notes due February 2015 (a)	95,627		95,615

	5.25% unsecured senior notes due June 2015 (a)	232,243		264,058

	6.50% unsecured senior notes due May 2016 (a)	458,975		457,154

	7.625% unsecured senior notes due October 2017 (b)	122,641		149,481

	7.875% unsecured senior notes due June 2032 (a)	299,185		299,152

	6.375% unsecured senior notes due May 2033 (a)	398,550		398,492

	6.00% unsecured senior notes due February 2035 (a)	299,436		299,417

	7.375% unsecured senior notes due June 2046 (a)	150,000		150,000

	Total senior notes – carrying value (c)	$	2,056,657	$	2,509,613

	Estimated fair value	$	2,060,018	$	2,663,451



	(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

Commitments_and_Contingencies_1

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Summary of changes in loan origination liability	Changes in these liabilities were as follows ($000's omitted):


		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Liabilities, beginning of period	$	154,421		$	120,711		$	164,280		$	128,330

	Reserves provided	—			—			—			—

	Payments	(8,220		)	(2,089		)	(18,079		)	(9,708		)
	Liabilities, end of period	$	146,201		$	118,622		$	146,201		$	118,622

Summary of changes in warranty liability	Changes to warranty liabilities were as follows ($000’s omitted):



		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Warranty liabilities, beginning of period	$	61,914		$	64,364		$	64,098		$	68,025

	Reserves provided	15,322			12,593			36,079			32,014

	Payments	(10,551		)	(10,976		)	(32,330		)	(34,336		)
	Other adjustments	(1,602		)	(1,453		)	(2,764		)	(1,175		)
	Warranty liabilities, end of period	$	65,083		$	64,528		$	65,083		$	64,528

Summary of changes in self-insurance liability	Changes in these liabilities were as follows ($000's omitted):


		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Balance, beginning of period	$	708,142		$	733,042		$	721,284		$	739,029

	Reserves provided	21,439			15,557			52,266			37,772

	Payments	(37,983		)	(24,773		)	(81,952		)	(52,975		)
	Balance, end of period	$	691,598		$	723,826		$	691,598		$	723,826

Supplemental_Guarantor_Informa1

Supplemental Guarantor Information (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Supplemental Guarantor Information [Abstract]
Consolidating Balance Sheet	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
	SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
	($000’s omitted)


		Unconsolidated												Eliminating				Consolidated
														Entries				PulteGroup,
		PulteGroup,				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor								Inc.
		Inc.				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries
	ASSETS
	Cash and equivalents	$	187,299			$	1,080,993			$	81,702			$	—			$	1,349,994

	Restricted cash	53,672				4,455				11,294				—				69,421

	House and land inventory	—				4,150,254				710				—				4,150,964

	Land held for sale	—				64,066				1,034				—				65,100

	Land, not owned, under option	—				27,612				—				—				27,612
	agreements
	Residential mortgage loans available-	—				—				296,922				—				296,922
	for-sale
	Investments in unconsolidated entities	66				40,983				3,957				—				45,006

	Other assets	40,125				353,549				46,850				—				440,524

	Intangible assets	—				139,423				—				—				139,423

	Deferred tax assets, net	2,087,306				20				21,430				—				2,108,756

	Investments in subsidiaries and	4,461,536				644,702				5,035,100				(10,141,338		)		—
	intercompany accounts, net
		$	6,830,004			$	6,506,057			$	5,498,999			$	(10,141,338	)		$	8,693,722

	LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
	Liabilities:
	Accounts payable, customer deposits,	$	84,792			$	1,470,586			$	278,034			$	—			$	1,833,412
	accrued and other liabilities
	Income tax liabilities	196,870				—				—				—				196,870

	Financial Services debt	—				—				115,098				—				115,098

	Senior notes	2,056,657				—				—				—				2,056,657

	Total liabilities	2,338,319				1,470,586				393,132				—				4,202,037

	Total shareholders’ equity	4,491,685				5,035,471				5,105,867				(10,141,338		)		4,491,685

		$	6,830,004			$	6,506,057			$	5,498,999			$	(10,141,338	)		$	8,693,722


	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
	DECEMBER 31, 2012
	($000’s omitted)


		Unconsolidated												Eliminating				Consolidated
														Entries				PulteGroup,
		PulteGroup,				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor								Inc.
		Inc.				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries
	ASSETS
	Cash and equivalents	$	146,168			$	1,063,943			$	194,649			$	—			$	1,404,760

	Restricted cash	54,546				3,365				14,039				—				71,950

House and land inventory	—				4,210,201				3,845				—				4,214,046

Land held for sale	—				91,104				—				—				91,104

Land, not owned, under option	—				31,066				—				—				31,066
agreements
Residential mortgage loans available-	—				—				318,931				—				318,931
for-sale
Investments in unconsolidated entities	1,528				40,973				3,128				—				45,629

Other assets	28,951				324,109				54,615				—				407,675

Intangible assets	—				149,248				—				—				149,248

Investments in subsidiaries and	4,723,466				7,198,710				6,296,915				(18,219,091		)		—
intercompany accounts, net
	$	4,954,659			$	13,112,719			$	6,886,122			$	(18,219,091	)		$	6,734,409

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, customer deposits,	$	56,565			$	1,343,653			$	297,302			$	—			$	1,697,520
accrued and other liabilities
Income tax liabilities	198,865				—				—				—				198,865

Financial Services debt	—				—				138,795				—				138,795

Senior notes	2,509,613				—				—				—				2,509,613

Total liabilities	2,765,043				1,343,653				436,097				—				4,544,793

Total shareholders’ equity	2,189,616				11,769,066				6,450,025				(18,219,091		)		2,189,616

	$	4,954,659			$	13,112,719			$	6,886,122			$	(18,219,091	)		$	6,734,409

Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)	CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
	For the three months ended September 30, 2013
	($000’s omitted)


		Unconsolidated																Consolidated
																		PulteGroup,
		PulteGroup,				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Eliminating				Inc.
		Inc.				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries				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	—				138,629				8				—				138,637
	expenses
	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	2				(570		)		(217		)		—				(785		)
	unconsolidated entities
	Intercompany interest	(158,633		)		162,739				(4,106		)		—				—

	Income (loss) before income taxes and	154,498				7,446				12,778				—				174,722
	equity in income (loss) of
	subsidiaries
	Income tax expense (benefit)	(2,108,148		)		(1,692		)		2,678				—				(2,107,162		)

	Income (loss) before equity in income	2,262,646				9,138				10,100				—				2,281,884
	(loss) of subsidiaries
	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	$	2,281,961			$	20,454			$	104,312			$	(124,766	)		$	2,281,961
















CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the three months ended September 30, 2012
($000’s omitted)


	Unconsolidated																Consolidated
																	PulteGroup,
	PulteGroup,				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Eliminating				Inc.
	Inc.				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries				Entries
Revenues:
Homebuilding
Home sale revenues	$	—			$	1,232,704			$	—			$	—			$	1,232,704

Land sale revenues	—				22,623				—				—				22,623

	—				1,255,327				—				—				1,255,327

Financial Services	—				537				46,727				—				47,264

	—				1,255,864				46,727				—				1,302,591

Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Home sale cost of revenues	—				1,023,704				—				—				1,023,704

Land sale cost of revenues	—				21,061				—				—				21,061

	—				1,044,765				—				—				1,044,765

Financial Services expenses	(5		)		123				20,460				—				20,578

Selling, general and administrative	—				124,410				781				—				125,191
expenses
Other expense (income), net	(10		)		7,315				148				—				7,453

Interest income	(55		)		(1,141		)		(23		)		—				(1,219		)

Interest expense	201				—				—				—				201

Equity in (earnings) loss of	—				(150		)		(134		)		—				(284		)
unconsolidated entities
Intercompany interest	159,014				(155,576		)		(3,438		)		—				—

Income (loss) before income taxes and	(159,145		)		236,118				28,933				—				105,906
equity in income (loss) of
subsidiaries
Income tax expense (benefit)	(9,738		)		(10,648		)		9,659				—				(10,727		)

Income (loss) before equity in income	(149,407		)		246,766				19,274				—				116,633
(loss) of subsidiaries
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	266,040				19,387				183,738				(469,165		)		—

Net income (loss)	116,633				266,153				203,012				(469,165		)		116,633

Other comprehensive income	58				—				—				—				58

Comprehensive income (loss)	$	116,691			$	266,153			$	203,012			$	(469,165	)		$	116,691












CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2013
($000’s omitted)


	Unconsolidated																Consolidated
																	PulteGroup,
	PulteGroup,				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Eliminating				Inc.
	Inc.				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries				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	—				417,495				1,299				—				418,794
expenses
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	1,462				(916		)		(828		)		—				(282		)
unconsolidated entities
Intercompany interest	16,647				(9,658		)		(6,989		)		—				—

Income (loss) before income taxes and	(45,908		)		297,674				43,636				—				295,402
equity in income (loss) of
subsidiaries
Income tax expense (benefit)	(2,108,019		)		(9,658		)		13,016				—				(2,104,661		)

Income (loss) before equity in income	2,062,111				307,332				30,620				—				2,400,063
(loss) of subsidiaries
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	$	2,400,336			$	340,624			$	326,293			$	(666,917	)		$	2,400,336






CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2012
($000’s omitted)


	Unconsolidated																Consolidated
																	PulteGroup,
	PulteGroup,				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Eliminating				Inc.
	Inc.				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries				Entries
Revenues:
Homebuilding
Home sale revenues	$	—			$	3,070,895			$	—			$	—			$	3,070,895

Land sale revenues	—				69,770				—				—				69,770

	—				3,140,665				—				—				3,140,665

Financial Services	—				1,367				111,000								112,367

	—				3,142,032				111,000				—				3,253,032

Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Home sale cost of revenues	—				2,605,249				—								2,605,249

Land sale cost of revenues	—				62,069				—								62,069

	—				2,667,318				—				—				2,667,318

Financial Services expenses	165				396				62,353								62,914

Selling, general and administrative	—				370,076				2,615								372,691
expenses
Other expense (income), net	(30		)		21,774				2,826								24,570

Interest income	(178		)		(3,335		)		(69		)						(3,582		)

Interest expense	616				—				—								616

Equity in (earnings) loss of	(2		)		(3,312		)		(522		)						(3,836		)
unconsolidated entities
Intercompany interest	421,479				(411,405		)		(10,074		)						—

Income (loss) before income taxes and	(422,050		)		500,520				53,871				—				132,341
equity in income (loss) of
subsidiaries
Income tax expense (benefit)	9,518				(14,842		)		(9,738		)						(15,062		)

Income (loss) before equity in income	(431,568		)		515,362				63,609				—				147,403
(loss) of subsidiaries
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	578,971				64,123				329,332				(972,426		)		—

Net income (loss)	147,403				579,485				392,941				(972,426		)		147,403

Other comprehensive income	173				—				—				—				173

Comprehensive income	$	147,576			$	579,485			$	392,941			$	(972,426	)		$	147,576

Consolidating Statement Of Cash Flows	CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
	For the nine months ended September 30, 2013
	($000’s omitted)


		Unconsolidated																Consolidated
		PulteGroup,				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Eliminating				PulteGroup, Inc.
		Inc.				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries				Entries
	Net cash provided by (used in)	$	15,822			$	511,801			$	27,327			$	—			$	554,950
	operating activities
	Cash flows from investing activities:
	Distributions from unconsolidated	—				200				—				—				200
	entities
	Investments in unconsolidated entities	—				(1,057		)		—				—				(1,057		)

	Net change in loans held for investment	—				—				236				—				236

	Change in restricted cash related to	875				—				—				—				875
	letters of credit
	Proceeds from the sale of property and	—				9				—				—				9
	equipment
	Capital expenditures	—				(16,679		)		(1,675		)		—				(18,354		)

	Net cash provided by (used in)	875				(17,527		)		(1,439		)		—				(18,091		)
	investing activities
	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)	24,434				(477,224		)		(138,835		)		—				(591,625		)
	financing activities
	Net increase (decrease) in cash and	41,131				17,050				(112,947		)		—				(54,766		)
	equivalents
	Cash and equivalents at beginning of	146,168				1,063,943				194,649				—				1,404,760
	period
	Cash and equivalents at end of period	$	187,299			$	1,080,993			$	81,702			$	—			$	1,349,994



	CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
	For the nine months ended September 30, 2012
	($000’s omitted)


		Unconsolidated																Consolidated
		PulteGroup,				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Eliminating				PulteGroup, Inc.
		Inc.				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries				Entries
	Net cash provided by (used in)	$	(397,371	)		$	765,922			$	52,681			$	—			$	421,232
	operating activities
	Cash flows from investing activities:
	Distributions from unconsolidated	—				2,696				—				—				2,696
	entities
	Investments in unconsolidated entities	—				(1,266		)		—				—				(1,266		)

	Net change in loans held for investment	—				—				736				—				736

Change in restricted cash related to	26,096				—				—				—				26,096
letters of credit
Proceeds from the sale of property and	—				4,705				—				—				4,705
equipment
Capital expenditures	—				(8,398		)		(2,199		)		—				(10,597		)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing	26,096				(2,263		)		(1,463		)		—				22,370
activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	—				—				103,000				—				103,000

Other borrowings (repayments)	(96,393		)		3,900				—				—				(92,493		)

Stock option exercises	27,432				—				—				—				27,432

Stock repurchases	(961		)		—				—				—				(961		)

Intercompany activities, net	465,471				(305,997		)		(159,474		)		—				—

Net cash provided by (used in)	395,549				(302,097		)		(56,474		)		—				36,978
financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in cash and	24,274				461,562				(5,256		)		—				480,580
equivalents
Cash and equivalents at beginning of	119,287				875,561				88,223				—				1,083,071
period
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$	143,561			$	1,337,123			$	82,967			$	—			$	1,563,651

Basis_Of_Presentation_And_Sign3

Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Unfunded settlements	$13,600,000		$13,600,000		$8,100,000
Litigation Settlement, Expense	8,000,000		38,000,000
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	10.3	12	10.5	18.8
Land, not owned, under option agreements	27,612,000		27,612,000		31,066,000
Liabilities for land, not owned, under option agreements	27,612,000		27,612,000		31,066,000
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale fair value	296,922,000		296,922,000		318,931,000
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale aggregate outstanding principal balance	285,900,000		285,900,000		305,300,000
Net gain (loss) from change in fair value	4,400,000	900,000	2,600,000	600,000
Net gains from the sale of mortgages	18,100,000	33,900,000	66,400,000	76,900,000
Maximum [Member]
Variability in future cash flows of derivative instruments in days			75 days
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount	317,700,000		317,700,000		161,600,000
Forward Contracts [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount	519,600,000		519,600,000		428,000,000
Whole Loan Commitments [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount	30,200,000		30,200,000		4,700,000
Contract Termination [Member] \| Financial Services [Member]
Lease exit and related costs	$0		$0	$2,500,000

Basis_Of_Presentation_And_Sign4

Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies (Other Expense (Income), Net) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Component of Other Expense (Income), net [Line Items]
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs	$811		$893		$1,402		$1,798
Loss on debt retirements	3,858		0		26,930		0
Amortization of intangible assets	3,275		3,275		9,825		9,825
Miscellaneous expense (income), net	8,733	[1]	3,133		39,863	[1]	6,635
Other expense (income), net	17,055		7,453		79,166		24,570
Contract Termination [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Component of Other Expense (Income), net [Line Items]
Lease exit and related costs	$378	[2]	$152	[2]	$1,146	[2]	$6,312	[2]

[1]	Includes charges of $8.0 million and $38.0 million during the three and nine months ended SeptemberB 30, 2013, respectively, resulting from a contractual dispute related to a previously completed luxury community (see Note 10).
[2]	Excludes $2.5 million of lease exit costs classified within Financial Services expense during the nine months ended SeptemberB 30, 2012. There were no such costs during the three and nine months ended SeptemberB 30, 2013 or the three months ended SeptemberB 30, 2012

Basis_Of_Presentation_And_Sign5

Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies (Notes Receivable And Related Allowance For Credit Losses) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Notes Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable, gross	$59,683	$57,841
Allowance for credit losses	-27,048	-26,865
Notes receivable, net	$32,635	$30,976

Basis_Of_Presentation_And_Sign6

Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies (Earnings per share) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Numerator:
Net income	$2,281,884	$116,633	$2,400,063	$147,403
Less: earnings distributed to participating securities	-273	0	-273	0
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities	-15,884	0	-17,526	0
Numerator for basic earnings per share	2,265,727	116,633	2,382,264	147,403
Add back: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities	15,884	0	17,526	0
Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to participating securities	-15,753	0	-17,358	0
Numerator for diluted earnings per share	$2,265,858	$116,633	$2,382,432	$147,403
Denominator:
Basic shares outstanding	382,883	381,355	384,159	380,839
Effect of dilutive securities	3,220	3,215	3,745	2,036
Diluted shares outstanding	386,103	384,570	387,904	382,875
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings Per Share, Basic	$5.92	$0.31	$6.20	$0.39
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$5.87	$0.30	$6.14	$0.38

Basis_Of_Presentation_And_Sign7

Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies (Schedule Of The Company's Interests In Land Option Agreements) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Land under option agreement [Line Items]
Deposits and pre-acquisition costs	$87,944	$70,116
Remaining Purchase Price	1,401,193	923,392
Land, not owned, under option agreements	27,612	31,066
Consolidated VIE [Member]
Land under option agreement [Line Items]
Deposits and pre-acquisition costs	6,705	5,216
Remaining Purchase Price	10,488	8,590
Land, not owned, under option agreements	12,107	8,590
Unconsolidated VIE [Member]
Land under option agreement [Line Items]
Deposits and pre-acquisition costs	32,678	24,078
Remaining Purchase Price	683,158	360,495
Land, not owned, under option agreements	0	0
Other Land Option Agreements Member
Land under option agreement [Line Items]
Deposits and pre-acquisition costs	48,561	40,822
Remaining Purchase Price	707,547	554,307
Land, not owned, under option agreements	$15,505	$22,476

Basis_Of_Presentation_And_Sign8

Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies (Fair Value Of the Company's Derivative Instruments) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Other Assets	$12,358	$6,320
Other Liabilities	9,333	1,000
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member]
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Other Assets	12,239	6,045
Other Liabilities	117	24
Whole Loan Commitments [Member]
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Other Assets	78	30
Other Liabilities	219	85
Forward Contracts [Member]
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Other Assets	41	245
Other Liabilities	$8,997	$891

Corporate_Office_Relocation_Na

Corporate Office Relocation (Narrative) (Details) (Home Office Relocation [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	15 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
			Employee Severance [Member]	Employee Severance [Member]	Other Restructuring [Member]	Other Restructuring [Member]	Minimum [Member]	Minimum [Member]	Maximum [Member]	Maximum [Member]
							Employee Severance [Member]	Other Restructuring [Member]	Employee Severance [Member]	Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost		$13,754	$300	$13,400	$0	$400
Expected restructuring and relocation costs	$2,000						$21,000	$355	$26,000	$500

Corporate_Office_Relocation_Ex

Corporate Office Relocation (Expected costs) (Details) (Home Office Relocation [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended	15 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
		Minimum [Member]	Minimum [Member]	Minimum [Member]	Maximum [Member]	Maximum [Member]	Maximum [Member]
		Employee Severance [Member]	Other Restructuring [Member]	Contract Termination [Member]	Employee Severance [Member]	Other Restructuring [Member]	Contract Termination [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected restructuring and relocation costs	$2,000	$21,000	$355	$27,000	$26,000	$500	$32,000

Recovered_Sheet1

Inventory And Land Held for Sale (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Impairment of Real Estate	$766,000	$2,263,000	$2,701,000	$9,573,000
Capitalized interest related to inventory impairments expensed to cost of revenues	800,000	1,900,000	2,700,000	4,900,000
Net realizable value adjustments - land held for sale	85,000	249,000	2,268,000	1,252,000
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs	$811,000	$893,000	$1,402,000	$1,798,000

Inventory_And_Land_Held_For_Sa3

Inventory And Land Held For Sale (Major Components Of Inventory) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Homes under construction	$1,277,648	$1,116,184
Land under development	2,117,653	2,435,378
Raw Land	755,663	662,484
House and land inventory	$4,150,964	$4,214,046

Inventory_And_Land_Held_For_Sa4

Inventory And Land Held For Sale (Information Related To Interest Capitalized Into Homebuilding Inventory) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Interest in inventory, beginning of period	$298,575		$358,451		$331,880		$355,068
Interest capitalized	35,962		50,730		118,527		153,369
Interest expensed	-68,013		-57,155		-183,883		-156,411
Interest in inventory, end of period	266,524		352,026		266,524		352,026
Interest incurred	$35,962	[1]	$50,730	[1]	$118,527	[1]	$153,369	[1]

[1]	Homebuilding interest incurred includes interest on senior debt and certain other financing arrangements.

Inventory_And_Land_Held_For_Sa5

Inventory And Land Held For Sale (Land Held For Sale) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Land held for sale, gross	$73,698	$135,201
Net realizable value reserves	-8,598	-44,097
Land held for sale, net	$65,100	$91,104

Segment_Information_Narrative_

Segment Information Narrative (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Segment Information Narrative (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information
Loss on debt retirements	$3,858,000	$0	$26,930,000	$0
Litigation Settlement, Expense	8,000,000		38,000,000
Financial Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Interest Income, Operating	2,100,000	1,600,000	5,200,000	4,100,000
Home Office Relocation [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost			13,754,000
Employee Severance [Member] \| Home Office Relocation [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost	$300,000		$13,400,000

Segment_Information_Operating_

Segment Information (Operating Data By Segment) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Revenues:
Homebuilding	$1,547,742		$1,255,327		$3,913,685		$3,140,665
Financial Services	34,336		47,264		110,571		112,367
Consolidated revenues	1,582,078		1,302,591		4,024,256		3,253,032
Income before Income Taxes:
Income before income taxes	174,722		105,906		295,402		132,341
Northeast [Member]
Revenues:
Homebuilding	259,413		194,732		555,856		502,813
Income before Income Taxes:
Income before income taxes	33,508		20,303		62,162		42,940
Southeast [Member]
Revenues:
Homebuilding	234,605		194,654		602,379		496,244
Income before Income Taxes:
Income before income taxes	37,687		21,227		78,811		40,724
Florida [Member]
Revenues:
Homebuilding	227,614		165,621		562,890		439,665
Income before Income Taxes:
Income before income taxes	43,834		23,723		89,711		46,530
Texas [Member]
Revenues:
Homebuilding	217,897		179,581		621,972		471,648
Income before Income Taxes:
Income before income taxes	32,111		18,807		79,015		34,704
North [Member]
Revenues:
Homebuilding	343,748		277,297		826,054		666,458
Income before Income Taxes:
Income before income taxes	48,674		26,494		95,303		38,281
Southwest [Member]
Revenues:
Homebuilding	264,465		243,442		744,534		563,837
Income before Income Taxes:
Income before income taxes	49,508		27,882		119,908		41,817
Other Homebuilding [Member]
Income before Income Taxes:
Income before income taxes	-81,728	[1]	-59,257	[1]	-271,308	[1]	-162,230	[1]
Homebuilding [Member]
Income before Income Taxes:
Income before income taxes	163,594		79,179		253,602		82,766
Financial Services [Member]
Income before Income Taxes:
Income before income taxes	$11,128	[2]	$26,727	[2]	$41,800	[2]	$49,575	[2]

[1]	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 for the three and nine months ended SeptemberB 30, 2013: losses on debt retirements totaling $3.9B million and $26.9B million, respectively; costs associated with the previously announced relocation of our corporate headquarters totaling $0.3B million and $13.8B million, respectively; and charges resulting from a contractual dispute related to a previously completed luxury community totaling $8.0B million and $38.0B million, respectively.
[2]	Financial Services income before income taxes includes interest income of $2.1 million and $1.6 million for the three months ended SeptemberB 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $5.2 million and $4.1 million for the nine months ended SeptemberB 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Segment_Information_LandRelate

Segment Information (Land-Related Charges By Segment) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information
Land and community valuation adjustments	$766		$2,263		$2,701		$9,573
Net realizable value adjustments - land held for sale	85		249		2,268		1,252
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs	811		893		1,402		1,798
Total land-related charges	1,662		3,405		6,371		12,623
Northeast [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Land and community valuation adjustments	0		0		0		535
Net realizable value adjustments - land held for sale	0		0		0		0
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs	219		727		328		815
Southeast [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Land and community valuation adjustments	0		0		0		0
Net realizable value adjustments - land held for sale	0		69		0		350
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs	56		46		144		589
Florida [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Land and community valuation adjustments	0		0		0		0
Net realizable value adjustments - land held for sale	0		11		567		49
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs	126		69		208		80
Texas [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Land and community valuation adjustments	0		0		0		0
Net realizable value adjustments - land held for sale	-6		154		-2		412
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs	6		21		2		70
North [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Land and community valuation adjustments	0		385		0		2,373
Net realizable value adjustments - land held for sale	172		29		1,703		94
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs	155		13		337		156
Southwest [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Land and community valuation adjustments	0		0		0		1,810
Net realizable value adjustments - land held for sale	-81		-14		0		347
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs	249		17		383		88
Other Homebuilding [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Land and community valuation adjustments	$766	[1]	$1,878	[1]	$2,701	[1]	$4,855	[1]

[1]	Represents write-offs of capitalized interest related to land and community valuation adjustments

Segment_Information_Total_Asse

Segment Information (Total Assets And Inventory By Reportable Segment) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	$1,277,648		$1,116,184
Land under development	2,117,653		2,435,378
Raw Land	755,663		662,484
House and land inventory	4,150,964		4,214,046
Total assets	8,693,722		6,734,409
Northeast [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	263,889		198,549
Land under development	331,779		445,436
Raw Land	117,532		109,136
House and land inventory	713,200		753,121
Total assets	809,063		866,024
Southeast [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	160,916		147,227
Land under development	256,949		286,210
Raw Land	131,724		120,193
House and land inventory	549,589		553,630
Total assets	589,929		590,650
Florida [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	161,204		130,276
Land under development	293,858		310,625
Raw Land	91,238		100,633
House and land inventory	546,300		541,534
Total assets	629,724		620,220
Texas [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	148,158		145,594
Land under development	221,958		256,704
Raw Land	49,607		54,556
House and land inventory	419,723		456,854
Total assets	477,936		523,843
North [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	300,452		219,172
Land under development	327,529		369,144
Raw Land	100,737		46,414
House and land inventory	728,718		634,730
Total assets	781,447		680,447
Southwest [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	197,689		226,204
Land under development	475,663		496,488
Raw Land	206,387		167,295
House and land inventory	879,739		889,987
Total assets	955,368		963,540
Other Homebuilding [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	45,340	[1]	49,162	[1]
Land under development	209,917	[1]	270,771	[1]
Raw Land	58,438	[1]	64,257	[1]
House and land inventory	313,695	[1]	384,190	[1]
Total assets	4,098,818	[1]	2,140,739	[1]
Homebuilding [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	1,277,648		1,116,184
Land under development	2,117,653		2,435,378
Raw Land	755,663		662,484
House and land inventory	4,150,964		4,214,046
Total assets	8,342,285		6,385,463
Financial Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Total assets	$351,437		$348,946

[1]	Other homebuilding primarily includes cash and equivalents, capitalized interest, net deferred tax assets, intangibles, and other corporate items that are not allocated to the operating segments.

Investments_In_Unconsolidated_2

Investments In Unconsolidated Entities (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities	($785,000)	($284,000)	($282,000)	($3,836,000)
Capital contributions made to unconsolidated entities			1,057,000	1,266,000
Total dividends and distribution of earnings from unconsolidated entities			$1,900,000	$9,900,000

Investments_In_Unconsolidated_3

Investments In Unconsolidated Entities (Summary Schedule Of Joint Ventures) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Investments in joint ventures with debt non-recourse to Company	$26,362	$11,155
Investments in other active joint ventures	18,644	34,474
Total investments in unconsolidated entities	45,006	45,629
Total joint venture debt	10,104	6,915
Company proportionate share of joint venture debt:
Joint venture debt with limited recourse guaranties	955	769
Joint venture debt non-recourse to Company	2,065	826
Company's total proportionate share of joint venture debt	$3,020	$1,595

Shareholders_Equity_Narrative_

Shareholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Share data in Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$0.10	$0	$0.10	$0
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid			5-Aug-13
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount			$269,000,000
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock			89,940,000	961,000
Share repurchase plan [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount	352,300,000
Stock repurchases, shares	5,300
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	83,000,000
Shares withheld to pay taxes [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock			$6,900,000	$1,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid			2-Oct-13

Income_Taxes_Narrative_Details

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross	$2,300,000,000	$2,500,000,000
Deferred tax assets, net	2,108,756,000	0
Valuation allowance	-231,000,000	-2,500,000,000
Section 382 limitations on use of pre-ownership Centex losses per year	67,400,000
Period in which to recognize Section 382 limitations on use of pre-ownership Centex losses, months	60 months
Gross unrecognized tax benefits	165,900,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate	31,000,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued	32,900,000
Possible decrease in unrecognized tax benefits	$130,000,000
Minimum [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Income Tax Examination, Year under Examination	2003
Maximum [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Income Tax Examination, Year under Examination	2013

Fair_Value_Disclosures_Fair_Va2

Fair Value Disclosures Fair Value Disclosures (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior notes	$2,056,657	[1]	$2,509,613	[1]
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale	296,922		318,931
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Disclosed at fair value:
Financial Services debt (fair value)	115,098		138,795
Senior notes (fair value)	2,060,018		2,663,451
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Disclosed at fair value:
Cash and equivalents (including restricted cash) (fair value)	1,419,415		1,476,710
House And Land Inventory Member \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0		11,243
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	12,122		6,021
Forward Contracts [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	-8,956		-646
Whole Loan Commitments [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	-141		-55
Residential Mortgage [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring	$296,922		$318,931

[1]	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_Narrative_Details

Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount	$27,000,000	$96,400,000	$461,400,000	$96,400,000
Loss on debt retirements	3,858,000	0	26,930,000	0
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	178,100,000		178,100,000		179,200,000
Days from time of origination of loan to point of sale to third party			30 days
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	115,098,000		115,098,000		138,795,000
Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	124,400,000		124,400,000		124,600,000
Maximum Borrowing Capacity	150,000,000		150,000,000
Credit facility expiration date			1-Sep-14
Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	53,700,000		53,700,000		54,500,000
Repurchse Agreement [Member] \| Financial Services [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum Borrowing Capacity	150,000,000		150,000,000
Credit facility expiration date			12-Sep-14
Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date			13-Sep-13
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	$115,098,000		$115,098,000

Debt_Summary_of_Senior_Notes_D

Debt (Summary of Senior Notes) (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Unsecured Senior Notes 5.25% due January 2014 [Member]

Unsecured Senior Notes 5.70% due May 2014 [Member]

Unsecured Senior Notes 5.20% due February 2015 [Member]

Unsecured Senior Notes 5.25% due June 2015 [Member]

Unsecured Senior Notes 6.50% due May 2016 [Member]

Unsecured Senior Notes 7.625% due October 2017 [Member]

Unsecured Senior Notes 7.875% due June 2032 [Member]

Unsecured Senior Notes 6.375% due May 2033 [Member]

Unsecured Senior Notes 6.00% due February 2035 [Member]

Unsecured Senior Notes 7.375% due June 2046 [Member]

Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Senior note carrying value

$2,056,657,000

[1]

$2,056,657,000

[1]

$2,509,613,000

[1]

[2]

$187,970,000

[2]

$208,274,000

[2]

$95,627,000

[2]

$95,615,000

[2]

$232,243,000

[2]

$264,058,000

[2]

$458,975,000

[2]

$457,154,000

[2]

$122,641,000

[3]

$149,481,000

[3]

$299,185,000

[2]

$299,152,000

[2]

$398,550,000

[2]

$398,492,000

[2]

$299,436,000

[2]

$299,417,000

[2]

$150,000,000

[2]

$150,000,000

[2]

Estimated fair value

2,060,018,000

2,663,451,000

Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

5.25%

5.70%

5.20%

5.25%

6.50%

7.63%

7.88%

6.38%

6.00%

7.38%

Maturity Date, Description

Jan-14

May-14

Feb-15

Jun-15

May-16

Oct-17

Jun-32

May-33

Feb-35

Jun-46

Extinguishment of Debt, Amount

$27,000,000

$96,400,000

$461,400,000

$96,400,000

[1]

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.

[2]

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

[3]

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

Commitments_and_Contingencies_2

Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	24 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2007	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Total Mortgage Loans Originated			$39,500,000,000
Percentage of loan origination repurchase requests in which Company is able to cure or refute the claim		60.00%
Actual Loss Severities Percentage on Mortgage Repurchase Requests		50.00%
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	178,100,000	178,100,000			179,200,000
Surety Bonds Outstanding	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000			1,000,000,000
Litigation Settlement, Expense	8,000,000	38,000,000
Maximum product warranty in years		10 years
Number of self-insurance claims managed at any one time	1,000	1,000
Self-insurance liabilities	691,598,000	691,598,000		708,142,000	721,284,000	723,826,000	733,042,000	739,029,000
Incurred but not reported percentage of liability reserves	77.00%	77.00%
Residential mortgage backed securities known [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Residential mortgage-backed securities principal sold in previous period	162,000,000	162,000,000
Residential mortgage backed securities other [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Residential mortgage-backed securities principal sold in previous period	$116,000,000	$116,000,000

Commitments_and_Contingencies_3

Commitments and Contingencies (Changes To Anticipated Loan Losses) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities, beginning of period	$154,421	$120,711	$164,280	$128,330
Reserves provided	0	0	0	0
Payments	-8,220	-2,089	-18,079	-9,708
Liabilities, end of period	$146,201	$118,622	$146,201	$118,622

Commitments_and_Contingencies_4

Commitments and Contingencies (Changes To Warranty Liability) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Warranty liabilities, beginning of period	$61,914	$64,364	$64,098	$68,025
Reserves provided	15,322	12,593	36,079	32,014
Payments	-10,551	-10,976	-32,330	-34,336
Other adjustments	-1,602	-1,453	-2,764	-1,175
Warranty liabilities, end of period	$65,083	$64,528	$65,083	$64,528

Commitments_and_Contingencies_5

Commitments and Contingencies (Changes in Self-insurance Liability) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Balance, beginning of period	$708,142	$733,042	$721,284	$739,029
Reserves provided	21,439	15,557	52,266	37,772
Payments	-37,983	-24,773	-81,952	-52,975
Balance, end of period	$691,598	$723,826	$691,598	$723,826

Supplemental_Guarantor_Informa2

Supplemental Guarantor Information (Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	$1,349,994		$1,404,760		$1,563,651	$1,563,651	$1,083,071
Restricted cash	69,421		71,950
House and land inventory	4,150,964		4,214,046
Land held for sale	65,100		91,104
Land, not owned, under option agreements	27,612		31,066
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale	296,922		318,931
Investments in unconsolidated entities	45,006		45,629
Other assets	440,524		407,675
Intangible assets	139,423		149,248
Deferred tax assets, net	2,108,756		0
Investments in subsidiaries and intercompany accounts, net	0		0
Total assets	8,693,722		6,734,409
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, customer deposits, accrued and other liabilities	1,833,412		1,697,520
Income tax liabilities	196,870		198,865
Financial Services debt	115,098		138,795
Senior notes	2,056,657	[1]	2,509,613	[1]
Total liabilities	4,202,037		4,544,793
Total shareholders' equity	4,491,685		2,189,616		2,122,046		1,938,615
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	8,693,722		6,734,409
Parent Company [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	187,299		146,168		143,561		119,287
Restricted cash	53,672		54,546
House and land inventory	0		0
Land held for sale	0		0
Land, not owned, under option agreements	0		0
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale	0		0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	66		1,528
Other assets	40,125		28,951
Intangible assets	0		0
Deferred tax assets, net	2,087,306
Investments in subsidiaries and intercompany accounts, net	4,461,536		4,723,466
Total assets	6,830,004		4,954,659
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, customer deposits, accrued and other liabilities	84,792		56,565
Income tax liabilities	196,870		198,865
Financial Services debt	0		0
Senior notes	2,056,657		2,509,613
Total liabilities	2,338,319		2,765,043
Total shareholders' equity	4,491,685		2,189,616
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	6,830,004		4,954,659
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	1,080,993		1,063,943		1,337,123		875,561
Restricted cash	4,455		3,365
House and land inventory	4,150,254		4,210,201
Land held for sale	64,066		91,104
Land, not owned, under option agreements	27,612		31,066
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale	0		0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	40,983		40,973
Other assets	353,549		324,109
Intangible assets	139,423		149,248
Deferred tax assets, net	20
Investments in subsidiaries and intercompany accounts, net	644,702		7,198,710
Total assets	6,506,057		13,112,719
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, customer deposits, accrued and other liabilities	1,470,586		1,343,653
Income tax liabilities	0		0
Financial Services debt	0		0
Senior notes	0		0
Total liabilities	1,470,586		1,343,653
Total shareholders' equity	5,035,471		11,769,066
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	6,506,057		13,112,719
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	81,702		194,649		82,967		88,223
Restricted cash	11,294		14,039
House and land inventory	710		3,845
Land held for sale	1,034		0
Land, not owned, under option agreements	0		0
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale	296,922		318,931
Investments in unconsolidated entities	3,957		3,128
Other assets	46,850		54,615
Intangible assets	0		0
Deferred tax assets, net	21,430
Investments in subsidiaries and intercompany accounts, net	5,035,100		6,296,915
Total assets	5,498,999		6,886,122
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, customer deposits, accrued and other liabilities	278,034		297,302
Income tax liabilities	0		0
Financial Services debt	115,098		138,795
Senior notes	0		0
Total liabilities	393,132		436,097
Total shareholders' equity	5,105,867		6,450,025
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	5,498,999		6,886,122
Eliminating Entries [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	0		0		0		0
Restricted cash	0		0
House and land inventory	0		0
Land held for sale	0		0
Land, not owned, under option agreements	0		0
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale	0		0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0		0
Other assets	0		0
Intangible assets	0		0
Deferred tax assets, net	0
Investments in subsidiaries and intercompany accounts, net	-10,141,338		-18,219,091
Total assets	-10,141,338		-18,219,091
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, customer deposits, accrued and other liabilities	0		0
Income tax liabilities	0		0
Financial Services debt	0		0
Senior notes	0		0
Total liabilities	0		0
Total shareholders' equity	-10,141,338		-18,219,091
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	($10,141,338)		($18,219,091)

[1]	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.

Supplemental_Guarantor_Informa3

Supplemental Guarantor Information (Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Homebuilding
Home sale revenues	$1,491,959	$1,232,704	$3,811,386	$3,070,895
Land sale revenues	55,783	22,623	102,299	69,770
Total homebuilding revenues	1,547,742	1,255,327	3,913,685	3,140,665
Financial Services	34,336	47,264	110,571	112,367
Total revenues	1,582,078	1,302,591	4,024,256	3,253,032
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Home sale cost of revenues	1,180,137	1,023,704	3,072,425	2,605,249
Land sale cost of revenues	49,933	21,061	92,661	62,069
Total cost of revenues	1,230,070	1,044,765	3,165,086	2,667,318
Financial Services expenses	23,244	20,578	68,867	62,914
Selling, general and administrative expenses	138,637	125,191	418,794	372,691
Other expense (income), net	17,055	7,453	79,166	24,570
Interest income	-1,036	-1,219	-3,321	-3,582
Interest expense	171	201	544	616
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities	-785	-284	-282	-3,836
Intercompany interest	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	174,722	105,906	295,402	132,341
Income tax expense (benefit)	-2,107,162	-10,727	-2,104,661	-15,062
Income (loss) before equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	2,281,884	116,633	2,400,063	147,403
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net income	2,281,884	116,633	2,400,063	147,403
Other comprehensive income	77	58	273	173
Comprehensive income	2,281,961	116,691	2,400,336	147,576
Parent Company [Member]
Homebuilding
Home sale revenues	0	0	0	0
Land sale revenues	0	0	0	0
Total homebuilding revenues	0	0	0	0
Financial Services	0	0	0	0
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Home sale cost of revenues	0	0	0	0
Land sale cost of revenues	0	0	0	0
Total cost of revenues	0	0	0	0
Financial Services expenses	209	-5	625	165
Selling, general and administrative expenses	0	0	0	0
Other expense (income), net	3,844	-10	26,887	-30
Interest income	-91	-55	-257	-178
Interest expense	171	201	544	616
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities	2	0	1,462	-2
Intercompany interest	-158,633	159,014	16,647	421,479
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	154,498	-159,145	-45,908	-422,050
Income tax expense (benefit)	-2,108,148	-9,738	-2,108,019	9,518
Income (loss) before equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	2,262,646	-149,407	2,062,111	-431,568
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	19,238	266,040	337,952	578,971
Net income	2,281,884	116,633	2,400,063	147,403
Other comprehensive income	77	58	273	173
Comprehensive income	2,281,961	116,691	2,400,336	147,576
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Homebuilding
Home sale revenues	1,491,959	1,232,704	3,811,386	3,070,895
Land sale revenues	55,783	22,623	102,299	69,770
Total homebuilding revenues	1,547,742	1,255,327	3,913,685	3,140,665
Financial Services	649	537	1,759	1,367
Total revenues	1,548,391	1,255,864	3,915,444	3,142,032
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Home sale cost of revenues	1,180,137	1,023,704	3,072,425	2,605,249
Land sale cost of revenues	49,933	21,061	92,661	62,069
Total cost of revenues	1,230,070	1,044,765	3,165,086	2,667,318
Financial Services expenses	145	123	369	396
Selling, general and administrative expenses	138,629	124,410	417,495	370,076
Other expense (income), net	10,860	7,315	48,379	21,774
Interest income	-928	-1,141	-2,985	-3,335
Interest expense	0	0	0	0
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities	-570	-150	-916	-3,312
Intercompany interest	162,739	-155,576	-9,658	-411,405
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	7,446	236,118	297,674	500,520
Income tax expense (benefit)	-1,692	-10,648	-9,658	-14,842
Income (loss) before equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	9,138	246,766	307,332	515,362
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	11,316	19,387	33,292	64,123
Net income	20,454	266,153	340,624	579,485
Other comprehensive income	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income	20,454	266,153	340,624	579,485
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Homebuilding
Home sale revenues	0	0	0	0
Land sale revenues	0	0	0	0
Total homebuilding revenues	0	0	0	0
Financial Services	33,687	46,727	108,812	111,000
Total revenues	33,687	46,727	108,812	111,000
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Home sale cost of revenues	0	0	0	0
Land sale cost of revenues	0	0	0	0
Total cost of revenues	0	0	0	0
Financial Services expenses	22,890	20,460	67,873	62,353
Selling, general and administrative expenses	8	781	1,299	2,615
Other expense (income), net	2,351	148	3,900	2,826
Interest income	-17	-23	-79	-69
Interest expense	0	0	0	0
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities	-217	-134	-828	-522
Intercompany interest	-4,106	-3,438	-6,989	-10,074
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	12,778	28,933	43,636	53,871
Income tax expense (benefit)	2,678	9,659	13,016	-9,738
Income (loss) before equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	10,100	19,274	30,620	63,609
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	94,212	183,738	295,673	329,332
Net income	104,312	203,012	326,293	392,941
Other comprehensive income	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income	104,312	203,012	326,293	392,941
Eliminating Entries [Member]
Homebuilding
Home sale revenues	0	0	0	0
Land sale revenues	0	0	0	0
Total homebuilding revenues	0	0	0	0
Financial Services	0	0	0
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Home sale cost of revenues	0	0	0
Land sale cost of revenues	0	0	0
Total cost of revenues	0	0	0	0
Financial Services expenses	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	0	0	0
Other expense (income), net	0	0	0
Interest income	0	0	0
Interest expense	0	0	0
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities	0	0	0
Intercompany interest	0	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Income tax expense (benefit)	0	0	0
Income (loss) before equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	-124,766	-469,165	-666,917	-972,426
Net income	-124,766	-469,165	-666,917	-972,426
Other comprehensive income	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income	($124,766)	($469,165)	($666,917)	($972,426)

Supplemental_Guarantor_Informa4

Supplemental Guarantor Information (Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$554,950	$421,232
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	200	2,696
Investments in unconsolidated entities	-1,057	-1,266
Net change in loans held for investment	236	736
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit	875	26,096
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	9	4,705
Capital expenditures	-18,354	-10,597
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-18,091	22,370
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	-23,697	103,000
Other borrowings (repayments)	-477,220	-92,493
Stock option exercises	18,549	27,432
Stock repurchases	-89,940	-961
Dividends paid	-19,317	0
Intercompany activities, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-591,625	36,978
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	-54,766	480,580
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	1,404,760	1,083,071
Cash and equivalents at end of period	1,349,994	1,563,651
Parent Company [Member]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	15,822	-397,371
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	0
Net change in loans held for investment	0	0
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit	875	26,096
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	0	0
Capital expenditures	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	875	26,096
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	0	0
Other borrowings (repayments)	-485,048	-96,393
Stock option exercises	18,549	-27,432
Stock repurchases	-89,940	-961
Dividends paid	-19,317
Intercompany activities, net	600,190	465,471
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	24,434	395,549
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	41,131	24,274
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	146,168	119,287
Cash and equivalents at end of period	187,299	143,561
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	511,801	765,922
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	200	2,696
Investments in unconsolidated entities	-1,057	-1,266
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	9	4,705
Capital expenditures	-16,679	-8,398
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-17,527	-2,263
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	0	0
Other borrowings (repayments)	7,828	3,900
Stock option exercises	0	0
Stock repurchases	0	0
Dividends paid	0
Intercompany activities, net	-485,052	-305,997
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-477,224	-302,097
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	17,050	461,562
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	1,063,943	875,561
Cash and equivalents at end of period	1,080,993	1,337,123
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	27,327	52,681
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	0
Net change in loans held for investment	236	736
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit	0	0
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	0	0
Capital expenditures	-1,675	-2,199
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-1,439	-1,463
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)	-23,697	103,000
Other borrowings (repayments)	0	0
Stock option exercises	0	0
Stock repurchases	0	0
Dividends paid	0
Intercompany activities, net	-115,138	-159,474
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-138,835	-56,474
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	-112,947	-5,256
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	194,649	88,223
Cash and equivalents at end of period	81,702	82,967
Eliminating Entries [Member]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	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	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
Intercompany activities, net	0	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	0
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$0	$0