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Joint Ventures | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Joint Ventures | Joint Ventures On a limited basis, NVR obtains finished lots using joint venture limited liability corporations (“JVs”). The JVs are typically structured such that NVR is a non-controlling member and is at risk only for the amount the Company has invested, or has committed to invest, in addition to any deposits placed under Lot Purchase Agreements with the joint venture. NVR is not a borrower, guarantor or obligor on any debt of the JVs, as applicable. The Company enters into Lot Purchase Agreements to purchase lots from these JVs, and as a result has a variable interest in these JVs. During the third quarter of 2018, the Company recognized a $7,400 impairment charge (including approximately $760 of capitalized interest) related to one of these JVs. The charge was recorded to homebuilding "Cost of sales" on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income. None of the other JVs had any indicators of impairment as of September 30, 2018. At September 30, 2018, the Company had an aggregate investment totaling approximately $31,750 in six JVs that are expected to produce approximately 6,900 finished lots, of which approximately 3,550 lots were controlled by the Company and the remaining approximately 3,350 lots were either under contract with unrelated parties or not currently under contract. In addition, NVR had additional funding commitments totaling approximately $5,000 in the aggregate to three of the JVs at September 30, 2018. The Company has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of five of the JVs because either NVR and the other JV partner share power or the other JV partner has the controlling financial interest. The aggregate investment in unconsolidated JVs was approximately $31,750 and $49,000 at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, and is reported in the “Other assets” line item on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. For the remaining JV, NVR has concluded that it is the primary beneficiary because the Company has the controlling financial interest in the JV. The condensed balance sheets as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 of the consolidated JV were as follows:
|  | September 30, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
Assets: |  |  |  |
Cash |  | $ | 335 |  |  | $ | 1,069 |
Other assets |  | — |  |  | 37 |
Total assets |  | $ | 335 |  |  | $ | 1,106 |
Liabilities and equity: |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued expenses |  | $ | 290 |  |  | $ | 487 |
Equity |  | 45 |  |  | 619 |
Total liabilities and equity |  | $ | 335 |  |  | $ | 1,106 |
The Company recognizes income from the JVs as a reduction to the lot cost of the lots purchased from the respective JVs when the homes are settled, based on the expected total profitability and the total number of lots expected to be produced by the respective JVs. With the Company's adoption of ASU 2016-15 effective January 1, 2018, the Company made the election to classify distributions received from unconsolidated JVs using the cumulative earnings approach. As a result, distributions received up to the amount of cumulative earnings recognized by the Company are reported as distributions of earnings and those in excess of that amount are reported as a distribution of capital. These distributions are classified within the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of cash flows as cash flows from operating activities and investing activities, respectively. See Note 1 for additional discussion regarding the Company's adoption of ASU 2016-15.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2196965 + Details
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