Capitalized Interest (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

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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, 2014 and 2013 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$	3,618		$	1,577		$	3,294		$	893
Interest incurred		6,200			6,264			12,423			12,514
Interest charged to interest expense		(5,723	)		(5,374	)		(11,517	)		(10,940	)
Interest charged to cost of sales		(285	)		(13	)		(390	)		(13	)
Interest capitalized, end of period	$	3,810		$	2,454		$	3,810		$	2,454