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Capitalized Interest (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
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 years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was as follows:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Interest capitalized, beginning of year |  | $ | 4,072 |  |  | $ | 3,294 |  |  | $ | 893 |
Interest incurred |  |  | 25,155 |  |  |  | 24,994 |  |  |  | 25,048 |
Interest charged to interest expense |  |  | (23,559 | ) |  |  | (23,140 | ) |  |  | (22,385 | )
Interest charged to cost of sales |  |  | (1,234 | ) |  |  | (1,076 | ) |  |  | (262 | )
Interest capitalized, end of year |  | $ | 4,434 |  |  | $ | 4,072 |  |  | $ | 3,294 |

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