Capitalized Interest (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 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 years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was as follows:

	December 31,
	2013			2012
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$	893		$	—
Interest incurred		25,048			8,422
Interest charged to interest expense		(22,385	)		(7,529	)
Interest charged to cost of sales		(262	)		—
Interest capitalized, end of period	$	3,294		$	893