Capitalized Interest (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Capitalized Interest Costs, Including Allowance for Funds Used During Construction [Abstract]

Summary of Interest Costs Incurred, Capitalized, Expensed and Charged to Cost of Sales

NVR’s interest costs incurred, capitalized, expensed and charged to cost of sales during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:

	December 31,
	2017			2016			2015
Interest capitalized, beginning of year	$	5,106		$	4,434		$	4,072
Interest incurred	26,384			25,951			25,155
Interest charged to interest expense	(24,185		)	(21,707		)	(23,559		)
Interest charged to cost of sales	(1,722		)	(3,572		)	(1,234		)
Interest capitalized, end of year	$	5,583		$	5,106		$	4,434