Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Inventory:
Land under development	$ 80,193
Contract land deposits, net	404,850	$ 396,177
Total assets	3,843,359	3,165,933
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Operating lease liabilities	85,674
Total liabilities	1,471,902	1,357,371
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,555,330 shares issued as of both September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018	206	206
Additional paid-in capital	2,020,180	1,820,223
Deferred compensation trust – 107,295 and 107,340 shares of NVR, Inc. common stock as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	(16,912)	(16,937)
Deferred compensation liability	16,912	16,937
Retained earnings	7,653,735	7,031,333
Less treasury stock at cost – 16,857,145 and 16,977,499 shares as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	(7,302,664)	(7,043,200)
Total shareholders' equity	2,371,457	1,808,562
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	3,843,359	3,165,933
Home Building [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	1,068,172	688,783
Restricted cash	18,337	16,982
Receivables	29,276	18,641
Inventory:
Lots and housing units, covered under sales agreements with customers	1,236,831	1,076,904
Unsold lots and housing units	161,417	115,631
Land under development	80,193	38,857
Building materials and other	18,008	21,718
Total Inventory	1,496,449	1,253,110
Contract land deposits, net	404,850	396,177
Property, plant and equipment, net	50,463	42,234
Operating lease right-of-use assets	63,505	0
Reorganization value in excess of amounts allocable to identifiable assets, net	41,580	41,580
Other assets	181,234	184,004
Total assets	3,353,866	2,641,511
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable	285,714	244,496
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	319,347	332,871
Customer deposits	142,937	138,246
Operating lease liabilities	70,864	0
Senior notes	598,146	597,681
Total liabilities	1,417,008	1,313,294
Mortgage Banking [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	26,765	23,092
Restricted cash	2,493	3,071
Trade and Loans Receivables Held-for-sale, Net, Not Part of Disposal Group	411,223	458,324
Inventory:
Property, plant and equipment, net	6,058	6,510
Operating lease right-of-use assets	13,857	0
Reorganization value in excess of amounts allocable to identifiable assets, net	7,347	7,347
Other assets	21,750	26,078
Total assets	489,493	524,422
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Operating lease liabilities	14,810	0
Accounts payable and other liabilities	40,084	44,077
Total liabilities	$ 54,894	$ 44,077