Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 396,619	$ 425,316
Inventory:
Land under development	46,999	60,611
Contract land deposits, net	379,844	343,295
Total assets	2,643,943	2,511,718
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Total liabilities	1,339,502	1,272,553
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,555,330 shares issued as of both December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015	206	206
Additional paid-in capital	1,515,828	1,447,795
Deferred compensation trust – 108,640 and 108,614 shares of NVR, Inc. common stock as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	(17,375)	(17,333)
Deferred compensation liability	17,375	17,333
Retained earnings	5,695,376	5,270,114
Less treasury stock at cost – 16,862,327 and 16,664,342 shares as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	(5,906,969)	(5,478,950)
Total shareholders' equity	1,304,441	1,239,165
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	2,643,943	2,511,718
Homebuilding [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	375,748	397,522
Restricted cash	17,561	23,440
Receivables	18,937	11,482
Inventory:
Lots and housing units, covered under sales agreements with customers	883,868	785,982
Unsold lots and housing units	145,065	147,832
Land under development	46,999	60,611
Building materials and other	16,168	12,101
Total Inventory	1,092,100	1,006,526
Assets related to consolidated variable interest entity	1,251	1,749
Contract land deposits, net	379,844	343,295
Property, plant and equipment, net	45,915	44,651
Reorganization value in excess of amounts allocable to identifiable assets, net	41,580	41,580
Goodwill and finite-lived intangible assets, net	2,599	3,982
Deferred tax assets, net	170,652	161,805
Other assets	87,159	96,136
Total assets	2,233,346	2,132,168
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable	251,212	227,437
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	336,318	304,922
Liabilities related to consolidated variable interest entity	882	1,091
Customer deposits	122,236	110,965
Senior notes	596,455	595,847
Total liabilities	1,307,103	1,240,262
Mortgage Banking [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	19,657	26,804
Restricted cash	1,857	2,038
Mortgage loans held for sale, net	351,958	319,553
Inventory:
Property, plant and equipment, net	4,903	5,313
Reorganization value in excess of amounts allocable to identifiable assets, net	7,347	7,347
Other assets	24,875	18,495
Total assets	410,597	379,550
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable and other liabilities	32,399	32,291
Total liabilities	$ 32,399	$ 32,291