Capitalized Interest (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

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, 2015 and 2014 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$	4,271		$	3,618		$	4,072		$	3,294
Interest incurred		6,262			6,200			12,525			12,423
Interest charged to interest expense		(5,956	)		(5,723	)		(11,874	)		(11,517	)
Interest charged to cost of sales		(245	)		(285	)		(391	)		(390	)
Interest capitalized, end of period	$	4,332		$	3,810		$	4,332		$	3,810