Entity tax identification number Entity Tax Identification Number Participant rollovers EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Participant Contribution, Rollover Maximum Maximum [Member] Forfeitures utilized to offset administrative expenses EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account, Decrease from Administrative Expense Legal Entity [Axis] Legal Entity [Axis] Statistical Measurement [Domain] Statistical Measurement [Domain] EBP, Description of Plan [Table] EBP, Description of Plan [Table] Mutual funds Mutual Fund [Member] Total Fully Corrected Under Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program and PTE 2002-51 EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution, Corrected EBP, Contribution Tranche [Domain] EBP, Contribution Tranche [Domain] Contribution Tranche [Domain] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Table] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Table] Maximum participant contributions to eligible compensation (as a percent) EBP, Participant Contribution, Pretax, Maximum Annual Compensation to Total Compensation, Percentage EBP, Delinquent Participant Contribution, Type [Domain] EBP, Delinquent Participant Contribution, Type [Domain] EBP, Delinquent Participant Contribution, Type [Domain] Total deductions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease Maximum borrowing amount EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing, Amount Fair Value Measurements EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Text Block] Minimum borrowing amount EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Minimum Borrowing, Amount Investments, at fair value EBP, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Fair Value Money market fund Money Market Funds [Member] Level 1 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Schedule of Reconciliation to Form 5500 EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Table Text Block] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Abstract] Participant contribution, automatic 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Loans in default and deemed distributed EBP, Reconciliation to Form 5500, Net Asset Available for Benefit, Deemed Distribution Basis of Accounting EBP, Basis of Accounting [Policy Text Block] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Table] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Table] Shares/Units EBP, Investment, Number of Shares EBP, Description of Plan and Accounting Change [Abstract] Schedule of Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table Text Block] Retirement age EBP, Retirement Age EBP, Retirement Age Investments [Domain] Investments [Domain] EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution [Abstract] Use of Estimates EBP, Use of Estimate [Policy Text Block] Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Text Block] Cover [Abstract] Risks and Uncertainties EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Text Block] Employer EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Employer Contribution, Cash EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution [Line Items] EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution [Line Items] EBP, Delinquent Participant Contribution, Type [Axis] EBP, Delinquent Participant Contribution, Type [Axis] EBP, Delinquent Participant Contribution, Type Minimum Minimum [Member] Investment Type [Axis] Investment Type [Axis] Interest income on notes receivable from participants EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Interest Income on Note Receivable from Participant Total contributions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Contribution Participant EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Participant Contribution, Excluding Rollover Net appreciation in fair value of investments EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Gain (Loss) on Investment Interest and dividends EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Interest and Dividend Income on Investment EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items] EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items] Plan number EBP, Plan Number EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Line Items] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Line Items] Description of Plan EBP, Description of Plan [Text Block] Contributions Pending Correction in Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution, Pending Correction in VFCP EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items] Loan Repayments EBP, Loan Repayments [Member] EBP, Loan Repayments PulteGroup, Inc. common stock EBP, Employer, Common Stock [Member] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Abstract] EBP, Accounting Policy [Table] EBP, Accounting Policy [Table] Total additions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase Investment Income: EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Income (Loss) on Investment [Abstract] Investment, Identifier [Axis] Investment, Identifier [Axis] Administrative expenses EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease from Administrative Expense Total assets EBP, Asset Held for Investment Document Information [Line Items] Document Information [Line Items] EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Line Items] EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Line Items] EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Table] EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Table] Participant compensation matched (as a percent) EBP, Employer Contribution, Participant Compensation Matched, Percentage EBP, Contribution Tranche One EBP, Contribution Tranche One [Member] EBP, Contribution Tranche One EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract] Contributions Corrected Outside Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution, Corrected Outside VFCP EBP, Tax Status [Table] EBP, Tax Status [Table] Net increase EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) Related Party Transactions EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Text Block] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Abstract] EBP, Accounting Policy, Accounting Standard Update, and Change in Accounting Principle [Abstract] Participant contribution, automatic deferral rate (as a percent) EBP, Participant Contribution, Automatic, Deferral Rate Benefit payments Total benefit payments per the financial statements EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease from Payment to Participant Participant Contributions Transferred Late to the Plan EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution, Transferred Late to Plan Investment, Current Value EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Current Value Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract] EBP, Accounting Policy [Line Items] EBP, Accounting Policy [Line Items] EBP, Tax Status [Abstract] Money market fund EBP, Employer Stock Fund, Money Market Funds [Member] EBP, Employer Stock Fund, Money Market Funds EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Table] EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Table] EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Line Items] EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Line Items] Total distributions per Form 5500 EBP, Form 5500 Caption, Benefit Payment and Payments to Provide Benefits Reconciliation to Form 5500 EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Text Block] Participant Loan, Current Value EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Participant Loan, after Deemed Distribution Income Recognition and Investment Valuation EBP, Investment [Policy Text Block] Document Type Document Type Entity Central Index Key Entity Central Index Key Interest rate EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Participant Loan, Interest Rate EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Abstract] Common collective trust funds Common Collective Trust [Member] Net assets available for benefits: EBP, Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract] EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Abstract] EBP, Tax Status [Line Items] EBP, Tax Status [Line Items] EBP, Subsequent Event [Table] EBP, Subsequent Event [Table] Deductions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease [Abstract] Notes receivable from participants EBP, Note Receivable from Participant Requisite eligibility period EBP, Requisite Service Period EBP, Requisite Service Period Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis] Summary of Significant Accounting Policies EBP, Summary of Accounting Policy [Text Block] Entity Registrant Name Entity Registrant Name EBP, Subsequent Event [Abstract] Subsequent Events EBP, Subsequent Event [Text Block] Schedule H, Line 4a - Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution [Text Block] EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution [Table] EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution [Table] Income Tax Status EBP, Tax Status [Text Block] EBP, Contribution Tranche [Axis] EBP, Contribution Tranche [Axis] EBP, Contribution Tranche Maximum borrowing to total account (as a percent) EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing, to Total Account, Percentage EBP 001 EBP 001 [Member] EBP 001 EBP, Subsequent Event [Line Items] EBP, Subsequent Event [Line Items] Document Information [Table] Document Information [Table] Notes Receivable from Particpants EBP, Note Receivable from Participant [Policy Text Block] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Line Items] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Line Items] Contributions Not Corrected EBP, Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contribution, Not Corrected Net assets available for benefits Beginning of year End of year Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements EBP, Net Asset Available for Benefit Entity [Domain] Entity [Domain] Contributions: EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Contribution [Abstract] Forfeitures balance EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account Employer matching (as a percent) EBP, Employer Contribution, Matching Percentage Net assets per the Form 5500 EBP, Form 5500 Caption, Net Assets Investments measured at net asset value Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table] Participant Contributions EBP, Participant Contributions [Member] EBP, Participant Contributions EBP, Statement of Net Asset 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