Segment Information (Operating Data By Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Revenues:
Revenues		$ 17,311,953	$ 17,946,950	$ 16,061,578
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(1,573,928)	(1,321,276)	(1,312,642)
Other Segment Items		(319,242)	(118,136)	(144,856)
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Income before income taxes		2,911,321	4,005,879	3,449,267
Adjustments to previously recorded reserves		(42,298)	(333,853)	(130,841)
Goodwill impairment	$ 28,600	28,553	0	0
Property and equipment impairments		49,629	0	0
Homebuilding
Revenues:
Cost of Product and Service Sold		(12,507,462)	(12,501,659)	(11,154,813)
Operating Segments \| Homebuilding
Revenues:
Revenues		16,923,286	17,513,956	15,740,823
Other Segment Items		(88,605)	104,903	42,707
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Income before income taxes		2,753,291	3,795,924	3,316,075
Operating Segments \| Homebuilding \| Northeast
Revenues:
Revenues		1,242,515	1,068,199	969,107
Cost of Product and Service Sold		(840,045)	(729,284)	(665,616)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(102,160)	(94,925)	(85,666)
Other Segment Items		(6,443)	(13,994)	(7,317)
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Income before income taxes		293,867	229,996	210,508
Operating Segments \| Homebuilding \| Southeast
Revenues:
Revenues		2,959,063	2,880,882	2,669,065
Cost of Product and Service Sold		(2,069,322)	(1,948,510)	(1,792,371)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(295,164)	(287,274)	(255,327)
Other Segment Items		(34,097)	(13,571)	(17,524)
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Income before income taxes		560,480	631,527	603,843
Operating Segments \| Homebuilding \| Florida
Revenues:
Revenues		4,264,540	4,706,048	4,650,355
Cost of Product and Service Sold		(3,010,191)	(3,153,767)	(3,040,705)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(401,278)	(427,392)	(396,978)
Other Segment Items		(31,425)	(3,578)	(19,191)
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Income before income taxes		821,646	1,121,311	1,193,481
Operating Segments \| Homebuilding \| Midwest
Revenues:
Revenues		2,727,733	2,590,309	2,084,807
Cost of Product and Service Sold		(1,930,473)	(1,854,693)	(1,521,994)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(246,908)	(236,195)	(196,159)
Other Segment Items		(11,291)	(9,236)	(12,688)
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Income before income taxes		539,061	490,185	353,966
Operating Segments \| Homebuilding \| Texas
Revenues:
Revenues		1,675,539	2,140,699	2,040,164
Cost of Product and Service Sold		(1,273,133)	(1,526,930)	(1,434,639)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(221,400)	(257,490)	(224,434)
Other Segment Items		(18,827)	(10,685)	(9,189)
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Income before income taxes		162,179	345,594	371,902
Operating Segments \| Homebuilding \| West
Revenues:
Revenues		3,876,804	3,933,430	3,182,947
Cost of Product and Service Sold		(3,115,723)	(3,017,970)	(2,476,076)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(343,738)	(341,613)	(284,392)
Other Segment Items		(38,346)	(21,008)	(42,486)
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Income before income taxes		378,997	552,839	379,993
Operating Segments \| Homebuilding \| Other homebuilding
Revenues:
Revenues		177,092	194,389	144,378
Cost of Product and Service Sold		(268,575)	(270,505)	(223,412)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		36,720	323,613	130,314
Other Segment Items		51,824	176,975	151,102
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Income before income taxes		(2,939)	424,472	202,382
Operating Segments \| Financial Services
Revenues:
Revenues		388,667	432,994	320,755
Other Segment Items		(230,637)	(223,039)	(187,563)
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Income before income taxes		158,030	209,955	133,192
Home sale revenues
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Gain Property Sale, Unconsolidated Entity			39,500
Home sale revenues \| Homebuilding
Revenues:
Revenues		16,743,522	17,318,521	15,598,707
Cost of Product and Service Sold		$ (12,341,421)	$ (12,311,766)	$ (11,030,206)

PULTEGROUP INC/MI/ 10-K