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Variable Interest Entities (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
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Total Risk Related to Lot Options

NVR’s total risk of loss related to contract land deposits as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, was as follows:

     June 30, 2013     December 31, 2012  

Contract land deposits

   $ 268,915      $ 256,577   

Loss reserve on contract land deposits

     (61,186     (65,039
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Contract land deposits, net

     207,729        191,538   

Contingent obligations in the form of letters of credit

     754        3,338   

Contingent specific performance obligations (1)

     3,125        7,047   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total risk of loss

   $ 211,608      $ 201,923   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company was committed to purchase 36 and 71 finished lots under specific performance obligations, respectively.