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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Estimated federal taxable income $ 388,000nvr_EstimatedFederalTaxableIncome $ 362,978nvr_EstimatedFederalTaxableIncome  
Statutory federal income tax rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate    
Effective tax rate 37.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 36.36%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 34.35%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Income tax expense due to reversal of previously recognized tax deductions 7,000us-gaap_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisions    
Income tax expense reduction     9,154nvr_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitReductionInReserves
Unrecognized tax benefits that would affect effective tax rate 29,902us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate    
Accrued interest on unrecognized tax benefits   625us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense  
Reversal of accrued interest on unrecognized tax benefits 184nvr_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesReversal   4,116nvr_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesReversal
Total accrued interest on unrecognized tax benefits 21,096us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued 21,281us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued  
Reduction in unrecognized tax benefits $ 6,339us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleAmountOfUnrecordedBenefit