Capitalized Interest (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

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, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$	4,576		$	4,332		$	4,434		$	4,072
Interest incurred		6,562			6,317			19,347			18,842
Interest charged to interest expense		(5,624	)		(6,081	)		(15,526	)		(17,955	)
Interest charged to cost of sales		(600	)		(288	)		(3,341	)		(679	)
Interest capitalized, end of period	$	4,914		$	4,280		$	4,914		$	4,280