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Equity-Based Compensation, Profit Sharing and Deferred Compensation Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended | 180 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 CompensationPlan | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2014
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price | $ 0 nvr_RestrictedShareUnitsExercisePrice |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum shares available for grant | 362,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant |  |  |  |  | 362,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant |
Equity-based compensation expense | $ 63,227 us-gaap_StockOptionPlanExpense |  | $ 34,296 us-gaap_StockOptionPlanExpense |  | $ 64,841 us-gaap_StockOptionPlanExpense |  |
Tax benefit related to equity-based compensation costs | 22,900 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense |  | 12,100 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense |  | 23,900 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense |  |
Forfeiture estimate adjustment |  |  | 7,900 nvr_IncreaseDecreaseInShareBasedCompensationExpenseDueToChangeInEstimatedForfeitureRate |  |  |  |
Forfeiture estimate adjustment charged from homebuilding general and administrative expense |  |  | 7,100 nvr_ForfeitureEstimateAdjustmentHomebuildingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense |  |  |  |
Forfeiture estimate adjustment charged from homebuilding cost of sales expense |  |  | 300 nvr_ForfeitureEstimateAdjustmentHomebuildingCostOfSales |  |  |  |
Forfeiture estimate adjustment charged from NVRM general and administrative expense |  |  | 500 nvr_ForfeitureEstimateAdjustmentMortgageGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense |  |  |  |
Total unrecognized compensation cost for all outstanding Options and RSUs | 195,400 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized |  |  |  |  | 195,400 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized |
Weighted-average period over which the unrecognized compensation will be recorded | 2 years 8 months 12 days |  |  |  |  |  |
Reissued shares during the period, shares | 123,000 nvr_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesTreasuryStockReissuedUponExerciseOfStockOptionAndOther |  | 102,000 nvr_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesTreasuryStockReissuedUponExerciseOfStockOptionAndOther |  | 222,000 nvr_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesTreasuryStockReissuedUponExerciseOfStockOptionAndOther | 7,287,000 nvr_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesTreasuryStockReissuedUponExerciseOfStockOptionAndOther |
Combined plan contribution | $ 16,980 nvr_CombinedPlanContributionsEsopAndPsp |  | $ 12,012 nvr_CombinedPlanContributionsEsopAndPsp |  | $ 9,575 nvr_CombinedPlanContributionsEsopAndPsp |  |
Shares contributed to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan | 14,000 us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPSharesContributedToESOP |  | 10,000 us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPSharesContributedToESOP |  |  |  |
Number of deferred compensation plans | 2 nvr_NumberOfDeferredCompensationPlans |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock shares held in rabbi trust account | 108,614 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesHeldInEmployeeTrustShares |  | 109,256 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesHeldInEmployeeTrustShares |  |  | 108,614 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesHeldInEmployeeTrustShares |
Shares of common stock issued from rabbi trust account |  |  | 43,000 nvr_CommonStockIssuedEmployeeStockTrustShares |  |  |  |
Shares of common stock contributed to rabbi trust account | 0 nvr_CommonStockSharesContributedToEmployeeTrustShares |  | 0 nvr_CommonStockSharesContributedToEmployeeTrustShares |  |  |  |
Options [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of years for options granted | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding | 1,201,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  | 667,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  |  | 1,201,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |
Minimum [Member] | Options [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted share units vesting period or Option vesting period | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Options [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted share units vesting period or Option vesting period | 6 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Two Thousand Ten Equity Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum shares available for grant | 41,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandTenEquityPlanMember |  |  |  |  | 41,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandTenEquityPlanMember |
Shares authorized under the plan | 700,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandTenEquityPlanMember |  |  |  |  | 700,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandTenEquityPlanMember |
Two Thousand Ten Equity Plan | Options [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of years for options expiration | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Options vesting rights | Over four years in 25% increments beginning on December 31, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of options vesting rights | 25.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandTenEquityPlanMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of options vesting rights |  |  | 50.00%nvr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardVestingRightsPercentageAtFuturePeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandTenEquityPlanMember |  |  |  |
Options issued under the plan | 49,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandTenEquityPlanMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Two Thousand Ten Equity Plan | RSUs [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price | $ 0 nvr_RestrictedShareUnitsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandTenEquityPlanMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum shares available for grant | 33,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandTenEquityPlanMember |  |  |  |  | 33,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandTenEquityPlanMember |
Restricted share units outstanding | 55,000 nvr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandTenEquityPlanMember | [1] | 45,000 nvr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandTenEquityPlanMember | [1] |  | 55,000 nvr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandTenEquityPlanMember | [1]
Shares authorized under the plan | 240,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandTenEquityPlanMember |  |  |  |  | 240,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandTenEquityPlanMember |
Options vesting rights | 33% increments on December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of options vesting rights | 33.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandTenEquityPlanMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of options vesting rights | 50.00%nvr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardVestingRightsPercentageAtFuturePeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandTenEquityPlanMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Options issued under the plan | 16,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandTenEquityPlanMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding RSUs, exercise price | $ 0 nvr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardsEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandTenEquityPlanMember |  |  |  |  | $ 0 nvr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardsEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandTenEquityPlanMember |
Restricted share units weighted average fair value per share of grants | $ 1,153.41 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandTenEquityPlanMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Two Thousand Ten Equity Plan | Minimum [Member] | RSUs [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted share units vesting period or Option vesting period | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Two Thousand Ten Equity Plan | Maximum [Member] | RSUs [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted share units vesting period or Option vesting period | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |
1998 Option Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum shares available for grant | 0 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_NineteenNinetyEightOptionPlanMember |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_NineteenNinetyEightOptionPlanMember |
Shares authorized under the plan | 1,000,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_NineteenNinetyEightOptionPlanMember |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_NineteenNinetyEightOptionPlanMember |
Number of years for options expiration | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |
1998 Directors' Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum shares available for grant | 0 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_NineteenNinetyEightDirectorsPlanMember |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_NineteenNinetyEightDirectorsPlanMember |
Shares authorized under the plan | 150,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_NineteenNinetyEightDirectorsPlanMember |  |  |  |  | 150,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_NineteenNinetyEightDirectorsPlanMember |
Number of years for options expiration | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |
2000 Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum shares available for grant | 0 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandPlanMember |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandPlanMember |
Shares authorized under the plan | 2,000,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandPlanMember |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandPlanMember |
Number of years for options expiration | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Options vesting rights | Vest annually in 25% increments based on the date of grant. |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of options vesting rights | 25.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandPlanMember |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 Plan [Member] | Options [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted share units vesting period or Option vesting period | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum shares available for grant | 321,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandFourteenEquityPlanMember |  |  |  |  | 321,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandFourteenEquityPlanMember |
Shares authorized under the plan | 950,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandFourteenEquityPlanMember |  |  |  |  | 950,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandFourteenEquityPlanMember |
Number of years for options expiration | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Options vesting rights | Over four years in 25% increments beginning on December 31, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of options vesting rights | 25.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandFourteenEquityPlanMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Options issued under the plan | 634,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandFourteenEquityPlanMember |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 Plan [Member] | Options [Member] | Option Grant Solely Contingent upon Continued Employment or Continued Service as a Director |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of options vesting rights | 50.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandFourteenEquityPlanMember / us-gaap_VestingAxis = us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheOneMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Options granted | 296,000 nvr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTimeBasedShareOptionGrantsInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandFourteenEquityPlanMember / us-gaap_VestingAxis = us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheOneMember |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 Plan [Member] | Options [Member] | Option Grant Contingent upon Continued Employment or Service as a Director and Achievement of Performance Metric |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of options vesting rights | 50.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandFourteenEquityPlanMember / us-gaap_VestingAxis = us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheTwoMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Options granted | 338,000 nvr_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTimeAndPerformanceBasedShareOptionGrantsInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = nvr_TwoThousandFourteenEquityPlanMember / us-gaap_VestingAxis = us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheTwoMember |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | RSU grants were issued at a $0 exercise price.

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