Capitalized Interest (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

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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 three and six months ended June 30, 2013 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2013			Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$	1,577		$	893
Interest incurred		6,264			12,514
Interest charged to interest expense		(5,374	)		(10,940	)
Interest charged to cost of sales		(13	)		(13	)
Interest capitalized, end of period	$	2,454		$	2,454