Capitalized Interest (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Interest Costs Incurred Capitalized [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 nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$	4,332		$	3,810		$	4,072		$	3,294
Interest incurred		6,317			6,293			18,842			18,716
Interest charged to interest expense		(6,081	)		(5,775	)		(17,955	)		(17,292	)
Interest charged to cost of sales		(288	)		(301	)		(679	)		(691	)
Interest capitalized, end of period	$	4,280		$	4,027		$	4,280		$	4,027