Capitalized Interest (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$	2,454		$	—		$	893		$	—
Interest incurred		6,287			1,678			18,801			2,201
Interest charged to interest expense		(5,682	)		(1,511	)		(16,622	)		(2,034	)
Interest charged to cost of sales		(38	)		—			(51	)		—
Interest capitalized, end of period	$	3,021		$	167		$	3,021		$	167