Capitalized Interest (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Capitalized Interest Costs, Including Allowance for Funds Used During Construction [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 years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 was as follows:

	December 31,
	2018			2017			2016
Interest capitalized, beginning of year	$	5,583		$	5,106		$	4,434
Interest incurred	26,277			26,384			25,951
Interest charged to interest expense	(25,081		)	(24,185		)	(21,707		)
Interest charged to cost of sales	(2,625		)	(1,722		)	(3,572		)
Interest capitalized, end of year	$	4,154		$	5,583		$	5,106