Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Inventory:
Land under development	$ 63,608
Contract land deposits, net	377,105	$ 413,851
Total assets	5,499,920	3,809,815
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Total liabilities	2,580,927	1,468,571
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, 2020 and December 31, 2019	206	206
Additional paid-in capital	2,188,207	2,055,407
Deferred compensation trust – 106,697 and 107,295 shares of NVR, Inc. common stock as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	(16,710)	(16,912)
Deferred compensation liability	16,710	16,912
Retained earnings	8,506,116	7,909,872
Less treasury stock at cost – 16,836,943 and 16,922,558 shares as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	(7,775,536)	(7,624,241)
Total shareholders' equity	2,918,993	2,341,244
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	5,499,920	3,809,815
Home Building [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	2,539,460	1,110,892
Restricted cash	28,026	17,943
Receivables	21,461	18,278
Inventory:
Lots and housing units, covered under sales agreements with customers	1,541,587	1,075,420
Unsold lots and housing units	124,371	184,352
Land under development	63,608	69,196
Building materials and other	33,620	18,320
Total Inventory	1,763,186	1,347,288
Contract land deposits, net	377,105	413,851
Property, plant and equipment, net	58,570	52,260
Operating lease right-of-use assets	54,964	63,825
Reorganization value in excess of amounts allocable to identifiable assets, net	41,580	41,580
Other assets	204,343	176,144
Total assets	5,088,695	3,242,061
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable	342,412	262,987
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	387,757	346,035
Customer deposits	211,122	131,886
Operating lease liabilities	61,382	71,095
Senior notes	1,517,982	598,301
Total liabilities	2,520,655	1,410,304
Mortgage Banking [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	21,546	29,412
Restricted cash	3,172	2,276
Trade and Loans Receivables Held-for-sale, Net, Not Part of Disposal Group	340,927	492,125
Inventory:
Property, plant and equipment, net	4,896	5,828
Operating lease right-of-use assets	13,376	13,345
Reorganization value in excess of amounts allocable to identifiable assets, net	7,347	7,347
Other assets	19,961	17,421
Total assets	411,225	567,754
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Operating lease liabilities	14,366	14,282
Accounts payable and other liabilities	45,906	43,985
Total liabilities	$ 60,272	$ 58,267