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Product Warranties - Summary of Changes in Product Warranties Reserve (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]    
Warranty reserve, beginning of period $ 94,060us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual $ 101,507us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual
Provision 9,081nvr_CostsAccruedForNewWarrantyContractsAndChangesInEstimatesForPreExistingWarranties 10,260nvr_CostsAccruedForNewWarrantyContractsAndChangesInEstimatesForPreExistingWarranties
Payments (13,398)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments (13,002)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments
Warranty reserve, end of period $ 89,743us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual $ 98,765us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual