Capitalized Interest (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

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 months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$	5,106		$	4,434
Interest incurred		6,559			6,388
Interest charged to interest expense		(5,836	)		(5,088	)
Interest charged to cost of sales		(265	)		(376	)
Interest capitalized, end of period	$	5,564		$	5,358